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If you hear an unfamiliar tone emitting from your cell phone this week, don’t be alarmed, it’s only a test.
Alert Ready, Canada’s public emergency alerting system, will carry out a nationwide test and push out notifications to every cell phone and tablet connected to an LTE network. Radio and television broadcasters will also take part in the alert.
WINNIPEG — A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a semi-trailer truck on the Perimeter Highway.
The accident was caught on dashcam April 24 when the semi ran a red light on the Perimeter at McGillivray Boulevard.
Rogers has partnered with Ericsson to bring Canadians 5G wireless service, promising greater speeds and connectivity.
The next level of wireless is being tested in Toronto and Ottawa, with other Canadian cities scheduled to join the testing phase later this year.
Drivers in need of roadside assistance now have a new way of calling for help through a partnership between CAA and Waze.
The real-time crowdsourced navigation app will now include a feature for CAA members to request help.
Manitoba is preparing to turn on the mobile Alert Ready national public alerting system on Friday, capable of delivering critical emergency information to all LTE-enabled devices.
“Individuals in Manitoba with compatible wireless devices, such as cell phones and smartphones, will be able to receive emergency alerts if they are in the geographic broadcast area,” said Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Neepawa Banner & Press
Across rural Manitoba, residents are concerned about safety. They’re concerned about the ability of the RCMP and local police forces to effectively tackle issues such as property crimes and illegal drugs, in the face of stretched budgets and competing demands on their time. They’re looking for support from the government. The provincial government has introduced new legislation aimed a keeping us safe, but not in the way that many Manitobans, especially those in rural areas, are looking for. Last week, Bill 17 received a first reading.
Penny-pinchers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan now have a new choice for wireless carriers with the entry of Bell’s Lucky Mobile into the market.
The new low-cost prepaid wireless service first launched in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia in December.
Bell MTS has flipped the switched on new LTE-Advanced wireless sites in two Winnipeg neighbourhoods, as well as in Brandon.
The telecom company says sites in Sage Creek and Wildwood are now active, along with a site on Brandon’s North Hill.
WINNIPEG — A man trying to sell his cell phone that he had listed online was robbed of his property at knifepoint on Thursday afternoon.
Winnipeg police say the victim contacted them to report he was in the 500 block of Atlantic Avenue to meet a potential buyer who had entered his vehicle. The suspect took out a machete-style knife and demanded property from the victim, who complied and then fled his own vehicle. The victim wasn’t injured.
A mobile app to request on-demand snow removal has expanded to the Winnipeg market.
Calgary-based MowSnowPros launched the app in the city this week, along with Red Deer and Saskatoon.
