CRTC approves six new foreign-language services, gambling channel

OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has given cable and satellite carriers the green light to deliver six new foreign-language channels.

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Thu, November 24th, 2005

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  • People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.
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