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Lawyers for the Ontario government and Doug Ford say a landmark decision from the province’s transparency watchdog ordering the premier to potentially release calls on his personal cellphone is a “make-work project” that entertained irrelevant and unreliable evidence. On Wednesday, a panel of three Ontario judges heard a request by …

An international student in Cape Breton says a recent transfer of her cellphone number — without her consent — highlights potential security risks for all mobile phone users in Canada. On the morning of Dec. 30, 2024, Huijun Long received a notification on the Virgin Plus app that her phone number with …

Classrooms and hallways in Nova Scotia public schools may look a little bit different when students head back next week. The province’s new rules on cellphones will take effect, and that has most educators, students and parents feeling optimistic. “You can use it while you do projects and stuff, which …

Ontario’s education minister is reminding Ontarians of the upcoming cellphone ban in classrooms across the province and warns of disciplinary measures, including being sent to the principal’s office, just days before the start of the new school year. Jill Dunlop made the remarks on Thursday at a school in Caledon, …

The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused about how they’ll be expected to follow them. President Jason Schilling said about two weeks before most kindergarten to Grade 12 students go back to class, it’s …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a cellphone ban is coming this fall to schools across the province. “Provincewide, the education minister is sending out a letter today to all the divisions saying no phones in school — no phones at all in …

The Ford government announced it is introducing new limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children. During an announcement Sunday morning, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province is implementing a back-to-basics plan …

As the federal government touts measures meant to curb the cost of Canadians’ cellphone bills, some say there is a disconnect between what consumers are paying and the rhetoric surrounding price declines. On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drew the ire of social media users when he posted on X, …

Consumer advocate and wireless bill expert Mohammed Halabi helps explain why Canadian internet and cellphone bills are so high — and what consumers can do to negotiate lower prices. News Source link