Jan 23 2009

Anxiety grows over flood threat in Newfoundland town – AOL Canada

Anxiety grows over flood threat in Newfoundland town
AOL Canada – 22 hours ago
Emergency personnel in central Newfoundland are keeping a round-the-clock watch on the Exploits River, where flooding once put a town into an icy grip.
Badger on Flood Watch VOCM
Badger under flood watch St. John’s Telegram
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Jan 23 2009

CRTC reveals most Canadian ISPs filter P2P traffic – TechSpot


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CRTC reveals most Canadian ISPs filter P2P traffic
TechSpot – 21 Jan 2009
By Justin Mann, TechSpot.com ISP filtering isn't new and it isn't relegated to the US either. With the amount of attention being paid to Comcast recently, a lot of people around the world have begun to look at their ISPs and wonder exactly what happens
All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Traffic G4 TV
Canadian ISP's Intentionally Make P2P Slow Tom’s Guide
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Jan 23 2009

Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments – Digital Home


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Samsung A836 phone designed for rugged environments
Digital Home – 21 Jan 2009
If you're the kind of person who works outdoors or under physically demanding conditions, then you may be interested in the new A836 rugged phone from Samsung.
Canada's Rogers adds two rugged phones to lineup Electronista
Rogers Adds to Rugged Lineup With the Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE IntoMobile
MobileWhack.com – Canada NewsWire (press release) – Unwired View – Boy Genius Report
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Jan 23 2009

Satellite rivals tune in to same wavelength – Globe and Mail


Electronic House

Satellite rivals tune in to same wavelength
Globe and Mail – 19 Jan 2009
One of the more complex mating dances in Corporate Canada has begun, as satellite radio kingpins Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. – owner of XM Canada – and archrival Sirius Canada Inc. hire investment bankers to negotiate terms of a possible
Sirius XM to charge for online radio, more? Electronista
At long last, Canadian satellite radio providers talk merger Truck News
Electronic House – SlashGear – Idolator – The Consumerist
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Jan 23 2009

2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring First Impressions – Auto123


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2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring First Impressions
Auto123 – 1 hour ago
By Marc Bouchard, Victoria, British Columbia – Last year, Hyundai took advantage of the Montreal International Auto Show to unveil the all-new 2009 Elantra Touring, a more family-oriented variant of their popular compact.
European DNA shows National Post
First Drive: 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring CanadianDriver
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Jan 23 2009

DRM hassles relieved – Minnesota Daily


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DRM hassles relieved
Minnesota Daily – 9 hours ago
iTunes recently announced it will begin to sell online music catalogue DRM-free, marking an end to an infamous era of corporate stubbornness.
Net media gets liberated Ontarian
Nokia's Comes with Music: The facts CNET.com.au
Newmobilecomputing.com – iPhone, Therefore I Blog – Chicago Tribune Blog
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Jan 23 2009

West's trees dying faster as temperatures rise – Los Angeles Times


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West's trees dying faster as temperatures rise
Los Angeles Times – 44 minutes ago
A tree cutter climbs a pine infested with bark beetles northwest of Lake Arrowhead. Such infestations have been linked to climate change in previous studies.
Trees dying at alarming rate, study warns Globe and Mail
Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths New York Times
BBC News – AFP – Reuters – Scientific American
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Jan 23 2009

Flying flag in the Arctic could cost Forces $843 million a year … – The Canadian Press


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Flying flag in the Arctic could cost Forces 3 million a year
The Canadian Press – 13 hours ago
OTTAWA – Flying the flag in the Arctic could cost the Canadian military as much as 3 million annually, says a series of internal Defence Department cost estimates.
Obama unlikely to move soon on Arctic policy Nunatsiaq News
A Break from the Big Storms AccuWeather.com
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Jan 23 2009

Montreal hosts auto showcase – Calgary Herald


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Montreal hosts auto showcase
Calgary Herald – 1 hour ago
While Nissan is absent from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it certainly has a presence at the Montreal International Auto Show.
Top 10 debuts at Montreal show StarPhoenix
How the Detroit auto show almost lost the Germans Detroit Free Press
CanadaEast.com – Worcester Telegram – The Kingston Whig-Standard – KETV.com
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Jan 23 2009

Researchers develop tool to bury racial bias, forge understanding – Times of India

Researchers develop tool to bury racial bias, forge understanding
Times of India – 21 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON: One way of reducing racial bias could be to help people differentiate between faces of individuals of a different race, according to the latest study.
Racial Bias Decline With Ability To Identify Different Races MedIndia
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