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Previous studies have predicted that the global warming trend our planet is experiencing is so alert that we could see the Arctic region being stripped bear of its ice sheets within a few decades. But now, leading polar expert Warwick Vincent, who is the director of the Center for Northern Studies at Laval University... |
6 March 2009
10:57 GMT |
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While in Washington on Monday for talks over the increasing use of clean energy, Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced that the country was ready and willing to be part of a larger, North American fuel-efficiency standard, alongside the United States. The regulation is necessary in order to drastically... |
3 March 2009
10:06 GMT |
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Canadian users will be able to enjoy new handsets from the country' largest CDMA carrier, Bell Mobility, which has recently added the Palm Treo Pro to its offering. The new handset is targeted mainly at business users that need a powerful device to satisfy all their needs. The Palm Treo Pro smartphone runs und... |
28 February 2009
05:31 GMT |
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Upon closer inspection of pictures found in the archive of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet, located around the HR 8799 star. The funny thing is that the giant telescope scouted the celestial body in 1998, but came up empty handed as far as planets were concerned. But when resea... |
4 February 2009
07:39 GMT |
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Until this point in time researchers have believed that the Asian turtles that moved to America several millions of years ago did so by going around Alaska, and then spreading into the new land. However, recent discoveries, made by a team of investigators from the University of Rochester, seem to prove the fact that ... |
2 February 2009
05:33 GMT |
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The European Union is about to vote on the decision of baning seal product imports from countries that kill the animals in an inhumane manner. Canada is one of the states where the seals are most brutally done away with. They are clubbed to death with spiked wood, with metal rods, and with hakapiks, which are the tra... |
22 January 2009
10:29 GMT |
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Experts in the field of X-ray imaging believe they may have found a way to make the procedure more affordable for citizens in the developing world. Via the use of liquid crystals, recordings can be easily transmitted to an electronic format, allowing for better handling and storage, and encouraging even the most remo... |
13 January 2009
10:32 GMT |
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Due to extensive periods of poor management, Canadian forests have recently crossed a very dangerous line, when they started emitting more carbon dioxide than they stored. The main culprits for this situation are the pine beetle, which is already responsible for decimating tens of thousands of square miles of trees t... |
10 January 2009
03:55 GMT |
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The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is a government-backed independent corporation, created for the purpose of funding advanced biological research throughout the country. It supplies funds to scientists looking for breakthrough in such areas as bone and tissue engineering, orthopedics and cardiovascular healt... |
16 December 2008
07:22 GMT |
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Between 20 and 170 million migratory birds, from all over North America, set their nests in Canada's northern (or boreal) forests each year, as part of their breeding season. Some of them are already endangered, due to hunting or other factors, and the risk of them disappearing entirely is increased by numerous ... |
3 December 2008
08:44 GMT |
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Friends of the Earth Canada, the Polaris Institute, the Council of Canadians, Wellington Water Watchers and Ecojustice are the organizations that filed a misleading ad warning against international corporation Nestle, which, they say, distorted the truth in the commercials on bottled water. The largest food company i... |
2 December 2008
02:24 GMT |
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The massive oil deposits in Canada, totaling some 173 billion barrels of sandy oil, are set to produce enormous amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG), which are to be released into the atmosphere if carbon traps are not set in place to capture and store carbon dioxide. Usually, these devices compact CO2, which is then pl... |
1 December 2008
15:01 GMT |
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It looks like Bell and Telus will be the ones enjoying the arrival of the BlackBerry Storm, and probably at the about the same time. This information has reached us after an email has been sent out to those signing up for updates, in which the device is described as the first BlackBerry touchscreen smartphone ever. A... |
28 November 2008
07:43 GMT |
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The pink Bold is probably one of the most unpleasant rumors to have surfaced lately, the only good thing about it being that this new Bold version will reportedly not be available worldwide, but just in Canada. From the looks of things, pink is set to become the new black if we’re to listen to Rogers Wirel... |
27 November 2008
06:06 GMT |
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The Canadian sandy oil reserves are the second largest in the world, after those that Saudi Arabia currently possesses. They mean less dependency on Middle Eastern oil for both the US and Canada, and they already supply refineries all around Chicago. But the bright side of these exploitations stops here. Besides this... |
26 November 2008
10:00 GMT |
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A group of 100 to 200 narwhals were caught between the ices in the Arctic region of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, as they became separated from the main sea last week, Canadian officials announced. The whales face a slow death, as they will be surrounded and eventually overwhelmed by the ice sheets. Hunters have already began... |
22 November 2008
04:26 GMT |
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Obese people were granted the right to benefit from two seats on an airplane, even if they only buy one ticket. The decision came after companies such as Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and West Jet protested against a previous ruling on the matter. The new decision is permanent, and the companies have to implement it st... |
21 November 2008
09:04 GMT |
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Cruel hunting methods employed by Canada has prompted the European Union to announce that it will implement measures to ban imports of Canadian blubber, meat and pelts by as early as 2009. If the legislation passes, it will deal a devastating blow to the Canadian industry, as fishermen across the Atlantic coast rely ... |
20 November 2008
03:47 GMT |
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Canada announced last week that the country would not support international decisions to place asbestos on the blacklist of dangerous substances, thus protecting the sensitive industry. The nation is not keen on keeping the levels of production going necessarily, but shutting down the plants in the French-speaking re... |
5 November 2008
05:00 GMT |
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If the black version of Samsung Jack SGH-i616 available from Rogers doesn't look good enough for you, the largest Canadian mobile carrier has recently released a new Samsung Jack smartphone. Called Samsung Jack Merlot, the handset in question obviously comes dressed in a merlot color. The weird part of this... |
10 October 2008
03:33 GMT |
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As assumed yesterday, when Telus Mobility officially unveiled the fact that it would launch RIM's new BlackBerry Storm in Canada, the other major Canadian CDMA carrier, namely Bell, also confirmed the release of the smartphone. A Storm-related press release was not issued by Bell yet, but the carrier has up... |
9 October 2008
08:03 GMT |
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Alongside the silver and pink versions of LG Shine TU720, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, has just released a brand new and exclusive black edition of the fashionable phone. For some unknown reason, Rogers is offering the black Shine for a higher price than its previous versions: 79.99 CAD... |
8 October 2008
07:54 GMT |
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The same day RIM has officially unveiled its first touchscreen product – BlackBerry Storm – the handset was confirmed for a release in Canada too, via Telus. This, although, in the press material issued by RIM, the company only mentioned that the smartphone would be out via Verizon and Vodafone. Anyway, i... |
8 October 2008
04:36 GMT |
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Sure, Apple goes out of its way to protect the environment, but not so much to support education – or so we could infer from it suing the Victoria School of Business and Technology in Canada for using a logo shaped like an apple.The Victoria School of Business and Technology started using a blue and green apple... |
7 October 2008
08:48 GMT |
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We've seen RIM's BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in three color versions so far (black, black with red and black with silver). It seems that the fourth one will be pink and, apparently, it will first hit Canada, via the country's largest mobile operator, namely Rogers. According to an image appeared ov... |
6 October 2008
08:18 GMT |
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In case Canada's mobile users are afraid the brand new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic won't reach their country, Nokia has recently posted a page dedicated to the handset, on its Canadian official website. Thus, an upcoming 5800 XpressMusic release north of the US border is confirmed, although there are no exact de... |
6 October 2008
03:05 GMT |
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Canada's Samsung BlackJack, called Samsung Jack by Rogers, can now be updated to Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, thanks to an upgrade ROM released by Samsung.Samsung Jack (model name SGH-i616) is no longer a smartphone that can be deemed a novelty, but most of its owners will probably be happy to learn t... |
4 October 2008
06:41 GMT |
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The 72.5 million-year-old fossils that were uncovered in Canada belonged to a herd of a previously unknown species of dinosaurs, which has been named Pachyrhinosaur lakustai, in the honor of professor Lakusta, who first excavated in Alberta during the '70s. The name Pachyrhinosaur (thick-nosed) comes from ... |
3 October 2008
04:17 GMT |
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Nokia 3500 might not be the hottest phone around, but it is one of those handsets that look good, are easy to use, and have a price point that anyone can afford. It's no wonder then that Nokia has prepared several color versions for it, and one of them – the pink – is now available for mobile users a... |
2 October 2008
03:22 GMT |
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When released by Rogers in Canada, RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9000 came with the hefty price of $399, plus the high fees that users had, and still have, to pay for three years. The smartphone still has this price tag now, but it looks like Rogers will soon make it cheaper with $100, hence it will cost only $299.Of co... |
1 October 2008
09:55 GMT |
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Apart from being able to buy an HTC Touch Diamond via Telus, Canadian mobile users will soon have the chance to do the same via Rogers Wireless, the largest mobile operator from the North American country. There's nothing official yet regarding the release of Touch Diamond through Rogers, but according to a... |
19 September 2008
10:52 GMT |
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At about the same time with the appearance of BlackBerry Pearl 8220 on T-Mobile USA's official website, Rogers has unveiled several upcoming release parties for the same smartphone. Thus, we know now that the 8220 will be available for Canadian customers starting October, as the first from the release parties wi... |
16 September 2008
09:20 GMT |
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If you're a Canadian mobile user who thinks about buying a new Nokia 5310 XpressMusic but doesn't find Rogers' offer too attractive, look for the handset somewhere else. More exactly, check out the prices that Primus sells the 5310 for: with a contract agreement for three years, the slim music phone ca... |
12 September 2008
06:00 GMT |
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LG SV300 Wine is the name of the latest LG-built mobile phone rumored to reach the shores of Canada. The handset should be released on October 3 by Bell Mobility, the second largest Canadian carrier. According to Mobile in Canada, customers from across the North American country will be able to buy the Wine for ... |
11 September 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Nokia announced today that Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, is the first to offer the Nokia Maps and N-Gage services to Canadian customers. Both services are available for some time now in Europe, the US and on other markets, but Canada just did not get the chance to have them.When using Nokia M... |
10 September 2008
15:31 GMT |
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If you live in Canada and you're jealous of your US neighbors who have the chance to buy Motorola's V750 and VE20 handsets, you might be happy to find out that both phones will soon be available north of the US border too. According to a post found on Howard Forums, the two new Motorolas should be laun... |
5 September 2008
03:52 GMT |
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If you're in Canada and you're in need of a red handset that sports a full QWERTY keyboard, Telus has just the thing for you. The Nordic country's third largest mobile operator has released a new color version of its LG KEYBO – launched in its original black edition at the beginning of August.&nb... |
2 September 2008
05:29 GMT |
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The E71, one of the two new Eseries smartphones that Nokia has recently started selling, will be soon available across Canada. While lots of users might expect the handset to be picked by Rogers, the largest Canadian mobile carrier, it seems that the only operator to offer the E71 will be Fido. Of course, Fido is Rog... |
1 September 2008
10:28 GMT |
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BlackBerry Pearl 8220, also known as BlackBerry KickStart – the first ever clamshell smartphone created by Research in Motion – will apparently be more expensive than initially rumored. More exactly, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, seems to have set the price of Pearl 8220 to $149.9... |
29 August 2008
04:22 GMT |
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After finally releasing RIM's BlackBerry Bold, Canada's Rogers is getting ready to launch another new and cool handset - Sony Ericsson W760i. Although for the moment there is nothing official about the release of the new phone, according to a leaked ad spotted at MobileSyrup, the handset might be available ... |
25 August 2008
03:59 GMT |
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Almost one month after the initially-rumored release, BlackBerry Bold 9000 is finally available in Canada, as of today, August 21. As you probably already know, the Bold is offered in the North American country exclusively via Rogers Wireless, the largest Canadian mobile operator. Rogers has not announced (yet) Bol... |
21 August 2008
09:15 GMT |
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Rogers Wireless has finally announced the official release date for BlackBerry Bold in Canada: August 21 - meaning no later than tomorrow. Although the Bold was initially said to be available starting the end of July, this obviously did not happen, and rumors were going around saying that the new smartphone would not... |
20 August 2008
03:19 GMT |
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Canadian mobile users seem to be out of luck this month, or, at least, those who intend to buy a BlackBerry Bold 9000. Rogers Wireless, the sole carrier to offer the new smartphone in the North American country, will apparently be selling it for prices starting at $399 with a contract agreement for three years. Logic... |
16 August 2008
06:25 GMT |
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Sanyo Katana Eclipse is the name of the latest released handset in Canada. The new Katana is being sold by Bell Mobility, the second largest Canadian mobile, and it comes as a pretty small clamshell that refreshes Bell's line-up of Sanyo-made devices.The prices for which Bell is offering the new Katana (both onl... |
13 August 2008
03:56 GMT |
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Rogers Wireless, the largest Canadian mobile carrier, has just released two new handsets: Samsung J706 and a white version of Sony Ericsson W200a. Both phones are available only with Pay As You Go plans. Samsung J706 is a pretty small slider that brings the following features: quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 /... |
11 August 2008
04:17 GMT |
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For all the Canadian mobile users who have been waiting for an iPhone 3G alternative, we have good news, as Bell has just released the much-talked-about Samsung Instinct and the HTC Touch Dual. The two new high-end touchscreen devices can surely attract lots of customers, given that they're both good-looking and... |
9 August 2008
05:12 GMT |
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Virgin Mobile Canada has just released its first-ever BlackBerry smartphone, the Pearl 8130. The handset comes not long after the Canadian division of the global MVNO (Mobile virtual network operator) launched the popular full-QWERTY LG Rumor phone. BlackBerry Pearl is a quite popular device itself, and it's pre... |
7 August 2008
13:23 GMT |
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Although Canadian users might already know that HTC Touch Diamond will be available in their country, no release date for the handset has been announced. Well, now this "little" detail is cleared out, as Telus - Diamond's exclusive Canadian carrier - revealed the new Pocket PC would be on sale starting August 14... |
7 August 2008
08:31 GMT |
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Only a few days after the release of the fashionable Motorola U9 clamshell, Fido has now launched another new Motorola phone for the Canadian market, namely the Z6w. First unveiled by Moto back in February, Fido's new handset comes in a slider form factor, resembling the older Z6 and Z6c models. The Z6w is p... |
6 August 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Telus Mobility, the third largest Canadian mobile operator, has just released the so-called LG KEYBO handset. We already knew that Telus intended to add this device to its line-up of products, and now the KEYBO is finally out, with all the official details, pictures and prices. Coming as the Canadian version of ... |
6 August 2008
03:06 GMT |
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