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New Brunswick schools to have stringent cellphone policies starting September
A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. New Brunswick has changed its cellphone policy for students, making it stricter for them to have their devices with them while in the classroom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
How a Toronto teacher got her students off their cellphones with a simple pledge
Vanessa Yoon, an accounting and personal finance teacher at York Mills Collegiate Institute, is photographed during class on May 1, 2024. Yoon signed an agreement with parents of students that if phones are a distraction, then the teacher has the right to take the phone away during the duration of class. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
young money
Kids’ cellphone requirements can be expensive but there are ways to slash the costs
Anita Bruinsma
canada
Saskatchewan finance minister apologizes for text to Speaker
Saskatchewan Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer speaks during a press conference in Regina, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
mobility and technology
With a new kind of billing for EV fast chargers, we found prices ranging from steep to cheap
An electric vehicle charger is seen plugged into an electric vehicle in an Ottawa, Ont. parking garage on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
alberta
Man charged in dispute between dog owners in Calgary that allegedly got physical
<p>Police in Calgary say a suspect has turned himself in following a dispute between two dog owners that allegedly got physical. Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</p>
driving concerns
Do police need my phone records to prove distracted driving?
File #: 8539367 Exclusive iStockphoto Photographer distracted teen driver on cell phone Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Driver, Distracted, Driving, Young Adult, Drive, Teenager, On The Phone, Mobile Phone, Talking, Car, 20s
weekends with
Mini Messi, Ryan Gauld, has found his footing with Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld
world
Most U.S. teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 8, 2015 a group of teens check their smart phones outside the Natural History Museum in Washington,DC. - American teenagers remain generally upbeat about social media, saying it helps them feel included and connected, despite persistent problems of social pressure and bullying, a study showed November 28, 2018. The Pew Research Center report found a strong majority of the 13- to 17-year-olds had positive rather than negative feelings about their social media experiences. (Photo by Nicholas KAMM / AFP)NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
canada
Parents, tell us how you are managing your kids’ cellphone use
car review
Driving Toyota Prius and RAV4 hybrids on the long road to James Bay
Mark with the Prius and RAV4 on the shore of James Bay at Chisasibi.
canada
Cellphone ban in schools cuts off support, experts say
-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE JAN. 15, 2017. -- FILE -- A focus group of teens in Santa Monica, Calif., Nov. 30, 2015. While parents sometimes impose rules for using social media on their kids, the most important rules are those that children create for themselves. (Jake Michaels/The New York Times)
first person
I almost fell for the ‘grandparent scam’ and now I’m angry
world
Mobile phones shut down in Pakistan amid election
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world
Moment massive fireball set off by gas explosion in Kenya's capital
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first person
Should I send an emoji condolence when words fail me?
opinion
‘We can’t ignore this problem any longer.’ Why Canada’s largest school board is finally taking steps to address cellphones in class
Naomi Buck
first person
There are good reasons why I still don’t use a cellphone
first person
A ‘wind phone’ speaks to the heart, not the head
politics
Daughter of missing Canadian victim of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel searches for answers
Judi Weinstein Haggai, a Canadian hostage still in Gaza. Courtesy of Iris Weinstein Haggai
power points
How a dopamine fast and avoiding multitasking can leave you feeling calmer
Harvey Schachter
first person
As a millennial mom, I’m torn between paying attention to my child and my phone
opinion
The One Where Matthew Perry Dies
Marsha Lederman
obituary
Third-generation grocer David Sobey grew Sobeys into a national chain
TORONTO, ONT - May 2, 2007 - SOBEY CHAIRMEN EMERITUS - David Sobey, the 70-something chairman emeritus of Sobeys, were in Toronto for their induction into the business hall of fame wednesday night. (Photo by Peter Power/the Globe and Mail)
politics
Quebec Liberals won’t name new leader until spring 2025
Quebec Liberal Party interim leader Marc Tanguay is greeted by a delegate as he walks in the Quebec Liberal general council meeting on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 in Drummondville, Que. The party says it will not select its new leader until the spring of 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
canada
Vancouver man confirmed as second Canadian to be killed in Hamas attack on music festival
A 22-year-old Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, was among those killed during a terrorist attack on the Supernova music festival in southern Israel on Saturday. CREDIT: Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
technology
The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off market, French agency says
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
first person
My son is starting high school, and he still doesn’t have a cell phone
lf-fp-no-phone-kid-0904 credit: Drew Shannon/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Cellphones have taken over our schools, and it’s been a disaster for our kids
Naomi Buck
canada
Kids Help Phone seeking help from AI to meet demand for mental health support
A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. Kids Help Phone says it's turning to artificial intelligence to help respond to the "enormous need" as more and more young people reach out for mental health help and support. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Erin Hooley
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british columbia
B.C. Crown Prosecutor says Ibrahim Ali killed girl, 13, during sexual assault
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 2, 2015. A trial has heard that a 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C., was passing through a neighbourhood park when she was dragged into the forest by Ibrahim Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
hockey
‘Do not disturb’ is a hockey player’s best friend during Stanley Cup playoffs
Edmonton Oilers' Vincent Desharnais (73) is tended to by a trainer after being hit by the San Jose Sharks during first period NHL action in Edmonton on Thursday April 13, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
world
Prince Harry back in U.K. court for final day of phone hacking hearing
Britain's Prince Harry saalutes media as he arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, Thursday, March 30, 2023. A group of British tabloids prepared to ask a judge to toss out lawsuits by Britain's Prince Harry, Elton John and several other celebrities who allege phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
international business
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can have only flip phone, limited internet while on bail, U.S. proposes
FILE - Samuel Bankman-Fried departs Manhattan federal court in New York on Feb. 9, 2023, in New York. Nishad Singh, a former FTX executive, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, to conspiracy and wire fraud charges as part of a deal to cooperate with federal prosecutors building their case against FTX founder Bankman-Fried in what authorities have dubbed one of the biggest frauds in history. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)