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Bell Canada is facing some uncomfortable questions after a Canadian traveller visiting Jerusalem received a welcome text from the carrier identifying his location as Palestine. The man described himself as shocked and disappointed, and the incident has sparked a broader conversation about how telecom companies handle politically sensitive geographic data in their roaming systems.
Shifting to the streaming world, Phoebe Bridgers has released a live EP recorded at Madison Square Garden, and she's done it exclusively through Tidal. The collection captures her surprise phone-free pop-up show from June fourth, and it's available to purchase and download without a subscription — a deliberate choice that puts the music ahead of the platform's paywall.
And in a move that reflects the financial pressures facing national sport organizations, Bobsleigh Skeleton Canada and Luge Canada have announced they will merge into a single unified body. Administrators say combining operations will create a more sustainable structure, letting athletes in all three sliding disciplines share resources rather than compete for them internally.
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