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Artemis II astronauts capture stunning 'Earthset' photo
08 Apr 2026
A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.
Federal fund for organizations cleaning up ocean debris in Maritimes returns with less money
08 Apr 2026
A federal fund for organizations that do marine and beach cleanups is returning, but with less money behind it than in past years.
Police probe gun, SUV used in Ryan Wedding-linked homicide for ties to unsolved cases
08 Apr 2026
Two years after the killing of a suspected drug trafficker in Niagara Falls, Ont. — purportedly targeted by Ryan Wedding's alleged criminal network — police are still trying to unlock the victim's pho
Israeli airstrike kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
08 Apr 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement.
Israeli airstrike kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
08 Apr 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement.
'Organized chaos' of Rock League strategy keeping curlers on their toes in early going
08 Apr 2026
Rock League has not been perfect through two days. But if the goal of this one-week Rock League preview season is proof of concept, then you can see how it all might come together.
'Organized chaos' of Rock League strategy keeping curlers on their toes in early going
08 Apr 2026
Rock League has not been perfect through two days. But if the goal of this one-week Rock League preview season is proof of concept, then you can see how it all might come together.
Yukon government approves permit for Gladiator Metals exploration project in Whitehorse
04 Apr 2026
B.C.-based Gladiator Metals has been granted a class 3 quartz exploration permit for a five-year term. The company is planning an exploration program on mineral claims both within and outside of Whitehorse city limits, to take place year-round.
Some grocery stores pull bogus maple syrup after Radio-Canada investigation
04 Apr 2026
Through lab testing, Radio-Canada's Enquête program found cans sold by a major maple syrup producer based in the Montérégie were cut with at least 50 per cent cane sugar, despite being labelled as pure maple syrup.
New waste collection schedule causing confusion for some
04 Apr 2026
Ottawa's new waste collection schedule is intended to balance the number of people who get service on pickup days. But the changes are getting mixed reviews. Some residents don't mind the shift but ot
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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
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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.
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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.
