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Rogers Canada has the lowdown on who’s hooking up and who’s getting dumped via text

Rogers Canada has the lowdown on who’s hooking up and who’s getting dumped via text

Okay this is definitely the weirder of surveys that I have seen in a while and the fact that it is coming from Rogers, a Canadian wireless and cable provider, makes it a little bit more disconcerting. It ... continue
Canadian Jury Finds Afghan Family Guilty of Honor Killings

Canadian Jury Finds Afghan Family Guilty of Honor Killings

Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and their son Hamed were found guilty of four counts of first degree murder in the case of an "Honor Killing" in Canada.  The family was found guilty of planning and ... continue
World’s Largest Cut Emerald To Be Auctioned Off On Saturday [Video]

World’s Largest Cut Emerald To Be Auctioned Off On Saturday [Video]

Teodora, the world's largest cut emerald will go up for sale at Western Star auction on Saturday in the town of Kelowna, Canada. The stone weighs 57,500ct or approximately 11.5 kilograms. Shaped almost like a watermelon the name ... continue
Rogers caught violating Net Neutrality rules in Canada

Rogers caught violating Net Neutrality rules in Canada

Anyone who lives in Canada, is involved in the tech and internet industry, and has Rogers as their broadband access provider this news probably won't come as any surprise. It has been long rumored, sometimes proven, that Rogers ... continue
Fake iPad 2s mistakenly sold at Canadian Best Buy, Future Shop stores

Fake iPad 2s mistakenly sold at Canadian Best Buy, Future Shop stores

When you buy a new gadget, like an iPad 2 for example, you take it home with the expectation that, at the least, the product you wanted will be inside. For several Canadians who shopped at Best ... continue
State Department to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Reroute

State Department to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Reroute

The State Department is preparing to reject the proposed reroute of the Keystone XL oil pipeline today.  The Keystone XL Project is intended to be a direct route for Canadian Crude to make it to Gulf Coast ... continue
Canada loves it’s Apple

Canada loves it’s Apple

I don't think that the allure of technology has had the same effect in Canada among the general consumer than it it has to our American cousins to the south of the 49th Parallel but if a ... continue
iPad Passport Scan Allows Canadian Traveler To Enter United States

iPad Passport Scan Allows Canadian Traveler To Enter United States

Canadian traveler Martin Reisch realized when he reached the Canada border into the United States that he had left his passport at home, lucky for the tech savvy traveler he had the next best thing, his iPad ... continue
Toronto Raptors To Honor Canadian Military With Camouflage Uniforms

Toronto Raptors To Honor Canadian Military With Camouflage Uniforms

On March 21, 2012 the Toronto Raptors will take to the courts of their home game while wearing camouflage uniforms, a salute to Canada's active military members. Coachs and employees for the team will also sport poppies ... continue
Chronic Pain in Kids on the Rise, Study Says

Chronic Pain in Kids on the Rise, Study Says

While now more than ever, kids have broad access to diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions, it also seems that complaints among young people of chronic pain are on the rise, a new study has observed. Resulting in ... continue
Oh those wacky Canadians and their wanting to legalize file-sharing

Oh those wacky Canadians and their wanting to legalize file-sharing

In a move sure to drive more than a few music business mogul running and screaming it seems that the Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) has come out and said that they think that legalizing file-sharing might ... continue
[Rumor Mill] EB Games in Canada mixing used games with new ones

[Rumor Mill] EB Games in Canada mixing used games with new ones

If true this move by EB Games, otherwise known as GameStop everywhere else, is indeed true the proverbial shit is going to hit the fan; or possibly not given this apparently is only happening in Canada, so ... continue
Canada is pumping some massive high speed broadband that no one can use yet

Canada is pumping some massive high speed broadband that no one can use yet

The future of broadband in Canada is happening out in British Columbia right now where the province's advanced network and shared IT services, also known as BCNET, has been doing some serious pushing of the high speed ... continue
Canada Now Offering Plastic $100 Bills

Canada Now Offering Plastic $100 Bills

The Bank of Canada this week will begin the distribution of plastic $100 bills. Made out of a secret polymer substance the new bills are replacing traditional paper bills as the old bills go out of circulation ... continue
Half of Chinese Millionaires Leaving China

Half of Chinese Millionaires Leaving China

Almost half of wealthy Chinese citizens are planning to move, with the United States and Canada as most popular destinations. A report by Bank of China and Hurun Report, the publisher of luxury magazines, revealed that 46 percent ... continue
Testicular Ultrasound Finds Face Inside Tumor

Testicular Ultrasound Finds Face Inside Tumor

  This is a story that will likely never be duplicated, while examining ultrasound pictures of a testicular tumor researchers in Canada noticed somethings strange, a ghostly face was staring back at them. Speaking to the National Post one doctor said ... continue
A $201,000 cell phone bill, and no it’s not Canada’s fault

A $201,000 cell phone bill, and no it’s not Canada’s fault

Oh man this has got to hurt the old pocket book but it seems that a Florida woman has just got socked with a $201,000 cell phone bill after her two deaf-mute brothers got back from  a ... continue
Milla Jovovich Visits Injured Extra In Hospital

Milla Jovovich Visits Injured Extra In Hospital

Resident Evil actress Milla Jovovich took some time on Tuesday to visit an injured female extra in the hospital after the extra plummeted two stories to the ground when a stage shifted during shooting. After visiting with the extra ... continue
Google’s E-Books Store Finally Launches in UK, Australia and Canada

Google’s E-Books Store Finally Launches in UK, Australia and Canada

Brits, Aussies, Canadians: prepare to gorge on cheap (or even free) e-books. Though it's taken a while, Google's E-book Store has finally made it to the UK, Australia, and Canada, after a period of US exclusivity. That means ... continue
Hurricane Ophelia gets downgraded, headed towards Newfoundland

Hurricane Ophelia gets downgraded, headed towards Newfoundland

According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ophelia - now downgraded to Tropical Storm Ophelia - continued to weaken as it traveled over the cold Atlantic ocean over the weekend. The most recent readings ... continue
Toronto Officials Order Pet Stores To Stop Puppy Mill Sales

Toronto Officials Order Pet Stores To Stop Puppy Mill Sales

Toronto on Thursday took a huge step towards pushing puppy mills out of their city. Officials announced that pet stores can no longer sell cats and dogs that come from outside humane society, shelter or rescue groups. The ... continue
Last Ford Crown Victoria Rolls Off Production Line

Last Ford Crown Victoria Rolls Off Production Line

In 1979 Ford Motors Company introduced the Crown Victoria and now 32 years later and 10 million "Panther Platform" vehicles after the fact (which includes the Mercury Grand Marques and Lincoln Town Cars) the last Ford Crown ... continue