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By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Environment Canada is going mobile.
The federal agency launched its first ever weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rain storm or blizzard is going to hit their backyard.
So much for rest and relaxation while on vacation, a new survey has found.
An Ipsos survey says about half of Canadians check their work email while vacationing, with men more likely to dive into their inbox while off the clock.
Two Winnipeg police officers will not be charged following an investigation where a man’s arm was fractured during an arrest nearly two years ago.
Police were called to a West End restaurant on February 7, 2016 for a patron who refused to leave. Police arrested the man and then released him, when he began recording police with his cell phone. A scuffle broke out and the man’s left arm was twisted and injured.
WINNIPEG — A man in his 60s is the first driver in the province to have his licence suspended for seven days for using a smartphone while driving.
Manitoba Public Insurance says the driver’s first offence happened in late November, resulting in an automatic three-day licence suspension under tougher new rules that took effect November 1.
By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Chinese telecom giant Huawei isn’t the only company that can build Canada’s next-generation wireless networks, the Trudeau government said Monday as China muted its threat to retaliate if Canada bans the company.
Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains offered a sharp retort to China’s ambassador to Canada, who warned last week of repercussions if the federal government bars Huawei from supplying equipment for faster, more resilient communications systems than cellphone users have now.
WINNIPEG — Since Manitoba’s tougher laws on distracting driving came into effect November 1, 237 drivers have had their licence suspended for a minimum three-day period.
Manitoba Public Insurance says Winnipeg police apprehended 149 drivers, while the RCMP and Brandon police reported that 67 and 21 drivers, respectively, were charged for using hand-operated electronic devices while driving.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – When the first big snow dump covered Winnipeg this week, the developers of a new phone app put their technology to the test.
“You can think of it as Uber for snow removal,” said OnTheStep founder Buhle Mwanza, referring to the ride-hailing app.
WINNIPEG — Most Canadians will receive an alert message today in some form or another during a test of the Alert Ready system at 1:55 p.m. CT.
The last nationwide test took place in May, sending mixed signals and only reaching a fraction of the population.
