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More than 500 properties under evacuation alert as wildfire burns north of West Kelowna
26 Jul 2026
A newly discovered out-of-control wildfire burning in B.C.’s Central Okanagan has prompted an evacuation alert for more than 500 properties in a popular vacation destination north of West Kelowna.
What’s it like having an AI boyfriend? Ontario researchers are finding out
26 Jul 2026
Can you imagine dating someone who agrees with everything you say without you ever having to contribute to the relationship? According to two University of Waterloo researchers, that’s what it’s like dating an AI companion.
This support group asks men a simple question: How are you, really?
26 Jul 2026
"How Are You, Really?" is a meetup at Open Book Coffee in Halifax that aims to support men through their life problems via open and heartfelt conversations. Men meet at the coffee shop after hours to talk with each other in constructive ways.
Revamped, vibrant Montreal basketball courts meant to inspire confidence
26 Jul 2026
A non-profit called Buckets & Borders travels the country building and restoring outdoor basketball courts through various sponsors. Its goal is to improve community life through the sport. The group'
Anti-Ford protesters rally in Ottawa as premier's polling numbers dip
26 Jul 2026
Protesters angry at Doug Ford gathered at Ottawa's human rights monument and elsewhere in the province Saturday as the Ontario premier faces scandal and record low polling numbers.
Mississauga house fire prompts evacuations, road closures
26 Jul 2026
In a post on social media platform X, Peel Region police said surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution while emergency crews worked at the scene.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for part of Yellowhead County
26 Jul 2026
The national weather agency issued a thunderstorm warning for part of Yellowhead County, Alta., Saturday afternoon.
Halifax Tides ride own goal to 1st-ever win over Vancouver Rise, snapping 3-game skid
26 Jul 2026
Jessica De Filippo's own goal lifted the visiting Halifax Tides over the Vancouver Rise 1-0 on Saturday in Northern Super League play in Burnaby, B.C.
Rolling the dice: Quebec’s board game industry having a moment as interest booms
26 Jul 2026
The board game industry in Quebec is no child’s play and organizers say the popularity of the FLIM festival proves it. The Festival Ludique de Montréal is a three-day open-air exhibition being held in
Some Manitoba beach communities under new leadership after 3 municipalities hold general elections
26 Jul 2026
A small town that had been placed under provincial administration has an all-new mayor and council after voters in three resort communities in Manitoba went to the polls Friday.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
