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Wind turbine going up a ‘big moment’ in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
28 Sep 2026
The 1 megawatt turbine and 1 megawatt battery storage system is expected to displace at least 50 per cent of the diesel the community uses. It could be producing power later this year, if all goes smo
Yellowknife's mayoral candidates to take your questions on The Trailbreaker
28 Sep 2026
To submit questions for the candidates ahead of time, call the CBC talkback line at 1-866-271-9957 or text 867-446-4659.
As Canada pivots to Arctic, experts wonder if Ottawa has enough regional diplomats
28 Sep 2026
As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North.
Q&A | N.W.T. health care has 'absolutely' improved over past 3 years, says new minister
28 Sep 2026
For the bulk of this government’s term, Lesa Semmler was the territory’s health minister. In September, she resigned suddenly. That leaves Lucy Kuptana to fill in for the time being. Kuptana is also
Q&A | Yellowknife mayoral candidate Melissa Syer on her vision for the city
28 Sep 2026
Two people are running for mayor in Yellowknife's municipal election. CBC interviewed candidate Melissa Syer on her vision for the city and her take on some of the election's hot-button issues.
Q&A | Yellowknife mayoral candidate Garett Cochrane on his vision for the city
28 Sep 2026
Cochrane, one of two people running for mayor in the Oct. 19 vote, spoke to CBC News about his vision for the city and his take on some of the biggest issues in this campaign.
Fort Simpson youth learn on-the-land skills at fall culture camp
28 Sep 2026
After an approximately decade-long hiatus, the band and the school in Fort Simpson worked together to bring kids out to an on-the-land culture camp near the N’Dulee Ferry Crossing.
‘It’s really disturbing’: Yukoners say AI-generated website dangerous
28 Sep 2026
A website using artificial intelligence to generate articles masquerading as journalism is prompting some Yukon First Nations people to say the problem is reaching a tipping point.
Communities share feedback on Yukon’s MMIWG2S+ strategy
28 Sep 2026
The Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle is sharing feedback from northern communities on the territory's strategy to address violence against Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.
IN PHOTOS: Iqalummiut score free crafting materials at Canada Goose Resource Centre
28 Sep 2026
The yearly event travels to different communities for residents to make use of Canada Goose's extra materials.
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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
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The history of safety glass
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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.
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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.
