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CRTC probing Moblicity ownership
The CRTC is reviewing the structure of Mobilicity, the fledgling cellphone provider formerly known as DAVE Wireless, to see whether it meets Canadian-ownership rules.
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Late snow not enough to keep B.C. wet in summer
It's finally snowing on Vancouver's Cypress Mountain ski hill but not enough to ease concerns that the El Nino weather pattern B.C. is experiencing could lead to water shortages and forest fires this summer.
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Disease, weather kill Vancouver Island bees
Vancouver Island beekeepers say 90 per cent of their hives have been wiped out by a lethal combination of disease and a long summer last year, threatening the future of dozens of producers.
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Centuries-old Baltic shipwrecks found
A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks have been discovered in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts say.
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Sex.com goes on auction block
Sex.com, a popular domain name on the internet, will be auctioned off in New York this month after its owners defaulted on debt payments.
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Tailored diet may slow DNA damage
Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.
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Cisco unveils faster internet gear
Cisco Systems, the world's largest supplier of internet backbone equipment, is tripling the capacity of its gear, a move it is hyping as one that will change the internet forever.
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Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
Sony says it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.
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Ocean 'termites' could be key to biofuels
Once the scourge of the seven seas because of their appetite for wooden sailing ships, gribbles could hold the secret to turning wood into biofuels.
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Hackers take down Assassin's Creed
Gamers playing Assassin's Creed 2 on their computers were locked out after hackers attacked the servers on which some content is stored.
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Flatscreen TVs should have energy labels: FTC
Mandatory EnergyGuide labels are being proposed for all televisions sold in the United States in an effort to give consumers more information about the energy cost of watching TV.
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Developed countries outsource emissions: study
Developed countries are "outsourcing" more than a third of their carbon emissions associated with products and services to other countries, researchers say.
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B.C. fish farm 'not negligent' in escape
Investigators say a B.C. fish farm operator wasn't negligent when thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped last October, but one critic is questioning the government's standards.
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Quantum dots could lead to faster computers
An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers with over double the average existing hard-drive storage capacity.
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IPad coming to Canada in late April
Apple says its iPad tablet device will be available April 3 in the U.S., and in Canada and some other countries later next month.