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Providers have to invest to meet growing demand for mobile use: Bell CEO
WINNIPEG - Internet and mobile providers must invest in infrastructure to keep up with a booming consumer appetite for entertainment both at home and on the go, Bell Canada Enterprises CEO George Cope...
Jun 02, 2017
Election signs defaced with racist graffiti as Nova Scotians head to the polls
HALIFAX - Police are investigating racist graffiti found scrawled on election signs in a suburban Halifax riding. Vandals appear to have spray-painted hate symbols and racist slurs on all three major-...
Jun 02, 2017
Overhaul funding for aboriginal special ed in Ontario, report urges
TORONTO - Funding special education for First Nations students from reserves in Ontario needs to be completely overhauled to provide stability and predictability, a report released Tuesday concludes. ...
Jun 02, 2017
Purported Jimmy Hendrix guitar withdrawn from June auction
DALLAS - Heritage Auctions has halted the planned offering of a guitar purported to have been played by Jimi Hendrix at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival amid concerns it’s not that particular inst...
Jun 02, 2017
No Adam Bighill and Ryan Phillips on defence? No problem, say B.C. Lions
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Mark Washington’s ears are ringing a little less than usual at B.C. Lions’ training camp. The club’s defensive co-ordinator has been steadily implementing his system...
Jun 02, 2017
Quebec mom charged with criminal negligence causing death of 7-month old girl
GATINEAU, Que. - A Quebec woman has been charged with criminal negligence in the death of her seven-month-old girl. Police in Gatineau, Que., said they responded to a call regarding an unresponsive ba...
Jun 02, 2017
Ontario health unit miscounts opioid-linked deaths; total deaths much lower
WINDSOR, Ont. - A public health official in a southwestern Ontario community says his health agency miscounted the number of opioid-linked deaths in the area for 2015, with the total actually signific...
Jun 02, 2017
Quebec man accused of killing ex-girlfriend changes lawyers for second time
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - A Quebec man charged in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend is once again changing lawyers. Anthony Pratte-Lops, 22, released his two previous lawyers and a third set of attorneys...
Jun 02, 2017
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 2
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 2 --- CANADA ‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED’ IN U.S. CLIMATE DECISION Canada’s environment minister says the world will continue marching toward a gre...
Jun 02, 2017
Woods found asleep at the wheel, no alcohol in his system
Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane Florida road in the dark of morning, the engine running and his right blinker flashing. His speech was slow and slurred, though t...
Jun 02, 2017