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  1. No Warranty

    Election robocalls need new regulations, panel advises

    A report for Elections Canada obtained exclusively by CBC News calls for new laws to crack down on federal political parties making misleading and fraudulent phone calls to voters during election campaigns. More...
  2. No Warranty

    MP says Guelph robocalls a mystery to Tories

    A Tory MP who serves as the prime minister's point-person on allegations of fraudulent calls to voters during the last federal election says his party doesn't know whether a former staffer who resigned last week had anything to do with the calls. More...
  3. No Warranty

    Robocall election controversy spreading

    The robocall controversy appears to be broadening, with opposition parties claiming the number of ridings affected by voter-suppression calls in the last federal election is greater than first thought. More...
  4. the doctor

    In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars, then departs (AP)

    AP - One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. More...
  5. the doctor

    Poll finds more boomers working past retirement (AP)

    AP - So much for kicking back at the lake house, long afternoons of golf or pretty much anything baby boomers had dreamed about in retirement. For many, the plan now calls for logging more hours at the office and renewed worries about money, according to a new poll. More...
  6. the doctor

    Syria's Assad says intervention will burn region (AP)

    AP - Western military intervention in Syria will lead to an "earthquake" that "would burn the whole region," Syrian President Bashar Assad warned in remarks published Sunday, following growing calls from anti-regime protesters for a no-fly zone over the country. More...
  7. FTA Hacker

    Android Trojan records phone calls

    While previous Android malware only logged call information, a new Trojan records actual phone calls. More...
  8. B

    The First Christmas Joke - and it's Scottish.........

    A man in Calgary calls his son in Regina the day before Christmas Eve and says, "I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough". "Dad, what are you talking about?'" the son screams. "We can't stand the sight of each...
  9. BROWNNOSE

    [Wow!] Canadian military families receive fake death calls

    Canadian military police are investigating fake calls to families of soldiers in Afghanistan claiming their relative has died in combat, authorities have said. At least three families at a military base in Quebec have been targeted, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. One woman...
  10. A

    Police no fans of nuisance rapper

    Police no fans of nuisance rapper MANCHESTER, England, (UPI) -- A would-be rap musician has made hundreds of nuisance calls to emergency lines in Manchester, England, evading police attempts to block him. Investigators say he has been calling for about 18 months and has made about 700 calls to...
  11. BROWNNOSE

    sick day

    :):confused: A guy works a new job on Thursday and Friday. On Monday he calls in and says, "I can't come in today. I'm sick." He works the rest of the week, but the following Monday he calls in and says, "I can't come in today. I'm sick." The boss asks the foreman about him, and the foreman...
  12. CASPER

    FCC Details Wilmington Response

    REGULATORY: FCC Details Wilmington Response The Federal Communications Commission said the help-line phone number it established as part of the Wilmington, N.C., transition to digital TV this week received phone calls from 797 area residents, a number representing less than one-half of one...
  13. C

    How to find the right guy!

    Find a guy, who calls you beautiful instead of hot.Who calls you back when you hang up on him. Who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead. Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats. Who holds your hand in front of his friends...
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