Been throttled lately?"We are interested from hearing from individuals who are subscribers to Bell or Rogers’ high speed internet services who are concerned about alleged internet throttling practices by Bell and...
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Credit cards are part of the foundation of our ID, but are also quite prone to theft or misappropriation. Case in point: As Visa investigates a series of fraud reports stemming from airport kiosk usage, Westjet is...
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Mexican Government expresses gratefulness to outstanding foreign figures for their humanitarian and social help.The following is a translation from the government web page:It is the purpose of The...
A Via rail train travelling east from Toronto to Montreal crashed into a flatbed truck this afternoon, injuring three people."The accident, which occurred at about 3:20 p.m. near Mallorytown, derailed the train's engine and baggage car and has temporarily shut down all train...
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NowPublic has been identified by KPMG and Backbone Magazine as one of Canada's top Internet companies."(Toronto, July 15, 2008 ) - KPMG and Backbone magazine congratulate the top twenty winners of the first annual...
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Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Funny, I have received emails from Momin Khawaja supporters who take exception to my opinions and reporting on this trial, many quite upset, I even mention his...
Two Order of Canada medals have already been returned since abortion-rights activist Henry Morgentaler received his just over a week ago. Both medal denyers are Catholics who oppose Dr. Morgentaler's pro-abortion work.The medals represent the highest Canadian honour and are...
Its summertime in Ottawa. Do you know where your local street-grates are? 150 manhole covers have disappeared from Ottawa's streets in the past month, and one day after the city issued an official safety...
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Well of course, somebody had to rain on my parade. Just hours after the news, changes to Ontario's gambling legislation had become a matter of public record my arch-nemesis peered out from underneath his hiding hole...
I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...
The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...
As an avid online gambler I have sent money to many international countries. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, Barbados, Guyana and surprisingly even The UK where industry stalwart’s Bowmans International makes their...
All Canadians should be worried about this."Following pressure from the U.S. government and entertainment lobbies, the Canadian government announced sweeping changes to Canadian copyright law. The changes mirror...
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People all across Canada celebrated how wonderful it is to be Canadian yesterday - either by taking part in firework displays, having a bar-b-que, becoming a citizen and being sworn in, and remembering what makes...
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An interesting turn of events nowq that a publlication ban has been lifted in Canada's first Terrorist Trial ongoing in Ottawa, the Nations Capital." Trial told of Khawaja link to suicide bomber By DONNA CASEY, SUN...