Cellphones

• CRTC to require all internet and cellphone service outages be reported

  Internet and cellphone service providers are now required to report all major outages to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.

  Canada

  Sep 4
  
• Youth and Technology: A closer look at how young people engage with a digital world

  Global News speaks with experts about the impact of technology on young people.

  Tech

  Jan 23
  
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• New Brunswick schools to have stringent cellphone policies starting September

  Come September teachers in New Brunswick will get more authority to limit the use of cellphones in schools.

  Education

  May 9, 2024
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• Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms. What’s changing and how will it work?

  On Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new rules for vaping and cellphones that will be introduced at schools across the province when the academic year begins.

  Education

  Apr 30, 2024
• Consultations ongoing on whether cellphones will be permitted in Manitoba classrooms

  Manitoba Minister of Education and Child Development Nello Altomare has been conducting consultations on whether cellphones will continue to be permitted in Manitoba classrooms.

  Education

  Apr 29, 2024
• New plan to limit cellphone use, ban vaping in all Ontario schools

  The Ford government announced it is introducing limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to help improve learning in the classroom.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2024
• B.C. government cracking down on cellphones, internet content at schools

  B.C. announced three actions the government is taking to “keep kids safe and healthy” when it comes to cellphones, social media and internet content at schools.

  Education

  Jan 26, 2024
• Should cell phones be banned in B.C. schools?

  Some provinces have placed limits on personal electronic devices in the classroom, and the B.C. government said it's studying the issue.

  Education

  Jan 3, 2024
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• Suspect still wanted in south London, Ont. robbery that left 2 employees tied up

  London, Ont., police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect believed to be involved in a robbery late last month.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
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• B.C. school bans cellphones during instructional time

  Teens at Langford's Belmont Secondary School have a choice, they can leave their phone in their bag or locker, or place it in a phone holder when they enter the classroom.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2023