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  Province to ban hand-held cell use by motorists

  September 2nd, 2009 - 5 h 00

  The provincial government plans to ban the use of hand-held electronic devices to text or talk while operating a vehicle, Premier Brad Wall said Tuesday. "There are compelling, true-life tragedies of especially young people, who weren't drinking...

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  Couldn't the call have waited?

  September 2nd, 2009 - 5 h 00

  PRINCE ALBERT - There's a time and a place for politics, not to mention looking at your cellphone's display to see who's calling. Most people, we would hope, know that a funeral is not one of those times or places. Unfortunately, Chief Lawrence...

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  Federal privacy watchdog works with Facebook

  August 18th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Ottawa - The federal privacy watchdog says it's having "positive discussions' with popular social networking site Facebook over concerns about use of personal details. In a report last month, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart warned that the...

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  Something to talk about

  August 17th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  We might be known by a stereotype as a quiet, polite nation, but it turns out Canadians have a lot to say. And we really put our money where our mouths are. A report released this week by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

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  Youtube poachers arrested

  August 8th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Three Saskatchewan men have been arrested after allegedly posting a video of themselves shooting duck from a moving vehicle on the internet. An "unprecedented" number of tips came into the province's Turn in Poachers line that lead to the...

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  Commons industry committee holds emergency meeting on sale of Nortel assets

  August 7th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is hearing from the lead players in the sale of Canada's erstwhile high-tech darling, Nortel Networks (TSX:NT). The House of Commons industry committee called today's emergency meeting to bring clarity to the...

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  Fraud on your Facebook

  July 29th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Be careful before you answer that message from a friend. For all you know, you might not be chatting or tweeting with the person you think you are. "You need to be skeptical of the medium," said easyDNS Technologies owner and founder Mark...

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  Common sense saves money on Internet

  July 28th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  When Kris Webb called a CIBC branch in Ontario to confirm a money order she had sent for a dinette set, she didn't even need to finish explaining to the teller why she was calling. "Let me guess," the teller said to Webb. "The name on the order...

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  Ont. demands feds be more aggressive to keep Nortel technology in Canadian hands

  July 27th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  TORONTO - Ontario is calling on the federal government to stop the transfer of the next generation of wireless technology developed by Nortel to foreign hands. Swedish giant LM Ericsson has agreed to purchase Nortel Networks' profitable and stable...

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  Another hat in the ring

  July 15th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  In Brief - Gloria Shmyr is jumping into the already crowded field running for council in Ward 1. Shmyr, a member of the national council of the MÉtis National Council of Women and an employee of the Prince Albert Downtown Improvement District...

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