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Shaw apologizes to Globalive for “camel” remarks

CALGARY and TORONTO – Shaw Communications has apologized to Globalive’s Wind Mobile after the new wireless provider accused it of making “a racial slur” during a conference call with Shaw’s investment analysts last week.While discussing the company’s latest financial results, Shaw president Peter Bissonnette and CEO Jim Shaw joked about Toronto-based Wind, whose customers have complained of poor network coverage in Toronto and Calgary.At one point during the call, the duo laughingly asked, "Is the wind blowing in here?”, followed by "Or is that a camel?" and "Oh, it's a camel."According to a Canadian Press report, Wind Mobile chairman and...