Ok, after some more reading around, it seems my new smartphone has to run WinMob6. Reason why the BB Pearl 8130 I had my eyes on, is no longer.
I have also scratched out the Palm Treo 700wx, as I find it to be lacking when comparing feature by feature vs similar phones.
So far I have norrowed it down to the following:
1. The
HTC 5800 
2. And the
Motorola Q 
I think I like the HTC 5800 best so far.
Xmas is approaching fast, and I won't be able to get my new phone until the 3rd week of Dec, but the good thing about this is that it could be that another smartphone will be added to the repertoire of
Bell.ca 
mocelet, about the Nokia phones... I was only able to confirm that
Bell.ca indeed does not sell Nokia. I haven't been able to find why. But if I do I'll get back to you.
JDL