Cellphone

• Social media age limit? New bill wants Nova Scotia to lead the way for Canada

  The party announced Wednesday that Liberal House leader Iain Rankin will table the Social Media Responsibility Act this fall, which would ban kids under 16 from using social media.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2025
  
• ‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans

  From cellphone "hotels" to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones.

  Education

  Sep 24, 2024
  
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• Lethbridge students return to school with some new rules

  Newly implemented cellphone policies and other curriculum changes will ensure a slightly different school year than students may be used to.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
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• TDSB considering new policy limiting student cellphone use in classrooms

  Mobile phones in classrooms could soon become a thing of the past if a motion from TDSB trustees calling for an updated policy on cellphone use in schools is approved.

  Education

  Jan 17, 2024
• 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
• Murder trial: Crown shares texts extracted from Sandeson’s phone

  The lone witness to testify Tuesday at the William Sandeson murder trial was an RCMP digital forensic analyst who extracted data from three cellphones in connection with the case.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2023
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• Okotoks girls hockey team helps teen reunite with stolen cellphone

  Calgary police are working to stop the increase of cellphone thefts, but some people never get reunited with their stolen cells. But one particular case resulted in a happy ending.

  Features

  Apr 6, 2022
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• 3 people arrested in connection with robberies at cellphone stores: Toronto police

  In a press release, Toronto police said between Jan. 9 and Feb. 27, officers received reports of 11 robberies at cellphone stores.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2022