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Canada Post moves to convert nearly half a million more homes to community mailboxes
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (505+ words) Posted Jun 11, 2026 04: 24: 07 PM. Canada Post is rolling out the latest phase of its transition from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, selecting more than three dozen communities that will undergo the conversion starting next year. Spanning seven provinces and 37 communities from…...
Social media platforms, app stores at odds over who should enforce social media bans
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (799+ words) Posted Jun 11, 2026 05: 00: 10 AM. As countries including Canada move toward social media bans in an attempt to keep youths safe online, tech companies are in a tug of war over who should be the gatekeepers. Executives from Snapchat and Meta, the…...
Halifax police warn residents of sudden rise in HRP phone scam
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (320+ words) Posted Jun 10, 2026 05: 02: 53 AM. Police in Halifax are issuing a warning about a phone scam that appears to be emerging in the municipality. HRP says the calls are from fraudsters who appear to be spoofing a Halifax Regional Police phone-line. On…...
Telus to charge $15 to activate new SIM cards, as ban on switching fees takes effect
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (915+ words) Posted Jun 9, 2026 02: 31: 17 PM. Telus Corp. is set to begin charging customers up to $25 when they switch to a new SIM card, but the company insists the fee doesn't violate new rules that ban activation charges. In a memo distributed to…...
Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (739+ words) Posted May 21, 2026 03: 40: 45 PM. Pennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million on expanding high-speed internet in rural areas, after federal officials backed down from a threat to withhold the money because of a dispute over state labor law. The…...
Congressional committee asks telecoms to do more to prevent scams as losses surge
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (446+ words) Posted May 21, 2026 10: 25: 25 AM. The committee is seeking information about the companies" efforts to collect data, monitor for scams and cybercrime, and take action against bad actors. The scrutiny comes amid growing concern in Washington about the explosion of scams targeting…...
Telecoms wrestle with spending decisions, regulations as annual conference kicks off
4+ week, 2+ day ago (969+ words) Posted May 12, 2026 01: 05: 07 PM. TORONTO " The head of Canada's telecom industry group says recent regulatory decisions have aimed to solve non-existent problems and added unnecessary burden at a time that the sector faces an "inflection point." Canadian Telecommunications Association president and…...
What can kids access on social media? Teen accounts, explained
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1014+ words) Posted May 7, 2026 05: 00: 16 AM. Fed up with kids encountering dangers online or so addicted to screens they can't pull themselves away from the infinite scroll, Canadian policymakers are looking to make social media safer. If Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew gets his…...
Five Things to Know About Largest Cell Phone Ban Study
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (788+ words) Posted May 5, 2026 01: 27: 56 PM. The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly…...
A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. Click here to learn more
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1040+ words) Posted Apr 15, 2026 08: 03: 46 AM. A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end office space. Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes. Then they set them down…...