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Health

‘My world stopped’: What it’s like to learn you have cancer from a message on your phone

When Beth Marchant opened the email announcing that her ultrasound results were ready, the then-32-year-old was floored to discover it…

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Lifestyle

How to get your kids to use their phone less

It’s a familiar struggle in many households: trying to pry kids’ phones away before bedtime. The American Academy of Pediatrics…

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Lifestyle

Phone use and kids: Parents’ manners

Editor’s note: Dr. Katie Hurley, DSW, LCSW, is a child and adolescent psychotherapist, educator, public speaker and writer. The views expressed here are her…

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Canada

B.C. police officers file Charter challenge over a phone and chat being searched in an internal investigation

Five current and former Nelson, B.C. police officers have filed a Charter challenge against the Office of the Attorney General after…

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Health

B.C. launches opioid treatment phone line to provide access to same-day care

The B.C. government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a free telephone line for people to get medication and…

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Lifestyle

School cell phone rules: Here’s how educators think they’ll win

Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered…

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Nova Scotia

Man thought he was paying power bill by phone; he got a scammer instead

When West Hants resident Drew Kaulback wanted to pay his Nova Scotia Power bill, he did what most people do: he searched…

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Nova Scotia

With expansion of phone app, Nova Scotia patients can access a suite of health info

Information on hospital visits and other medical records is now available for Nova Scotians through the province’s mobile phone application…

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Business

WestJet now charges $25 to book a flight by phone. Are airline fees out of control?

Jana Fatovic prefers to buy her WestJet flights over the phone to ensure everything goes smoothly. But a recent attempt…

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Business

Is the flip phone back? Why some people are switching to dumbphones

When Leigh Tynan agreed to get her 13-year-old daughter a cellphone, she didn’t want it to become a distraction. “When…

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