Cell Phone

• Charge your phone overnight? Here’s why Montreal fire officials say to stop

  Montreal fire officials are warning against charging your phone overnight after thousands of lithium ion batteries set a shipping container on fire.

  Consumer

  Sep 27
  
• Some provinces are banning cellphones in classes. Here’s where and when

  As of June, there are at least five provinces with restrictions that will come into place this fall, with Quebec's own measure having taken effect this past January.

  Canada

  Jun 23
  
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• Freedom Mobile to offer 5G service through 2 new plans

  Freedom Mobile announced in May it would offer a $50 monthly plan that includes unlimited calls and texts as well as 40 gigabytes of data usable throughout Canada and the U.S.

  Tech

  Jul 27, 2023
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• Homeowner assaulted, cellphone stolen in Woolwich Township

  A man using a buy-and-sell website to sell his cellphone was beaten and robbed at his home Wednesday by two men wearing hoodies and surgical masks.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2023
• Kingston, Ont. police looking to identify theft suspect

  The Kingston police are appealing to the public for their assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a theft at a downtown library.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2023
• Police seek suspect after woman choked, robbed in Toronto

  Toronto police said on Feb. 2, at around 12:08 a.m., a woman walking in the Brimley Road and Lawrence Avenue east area was approached from behind and robbed of her cellphone.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2023
• Meet New Brunswick’s cardboard kid: ‘Boxes are not safe in our house’

  "If I see a box, I want to do something with it," said nine-year-old Cailin Jensen

  Jan 23, 2023
• Man robbed while waiting for meeting in Kitchener

  Investigators with Waterloo Regional Police say the victim was sprayed with a noxious substance and had his cell phone stolen.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2022
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• Guelph police charge Cambridge man after investigation into unwanted calls

  Investigators allege the accused made hundreds of harassing calls and texts to a Guelph woman's cell phone, then her workplace.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2022
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• Video: Thieves steal $17,000 in phones, accessories from Trail, B.C. retailer

  Security video captured two suspects as they broke into a mobile phone store and helped themselves to $17,000 worth of iPhones and other products.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2021