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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
Major downpour expected Saturday for most of eastern Ontario, western Quebec
04 Apr 2026
Rain is in the forecast for much of the region this Easter long weekend, with some areas expected to receive between 30 and 50 millimetres from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning.
Senators beat Sabres, move back into playoff spot
04 Apr 2026
Ottawa moved back into the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, but lost yet another defenceman.
Police watchdog clears officer who fatally shot man with BB gun at Danforth GO station
04 Apr 2026
Ontario's police watchdog will not lay charges against an officer who fatally shot a man at the Danforth GO station in December, saying the man had a BB gun that would have reasonably been thought to be real gun.
Hunting for a cause: National Service Dogs hosts an Easter egg hunt for dogs
04 Apr 2026
For three decades, National Service Dogs, a charity that trains service dogs, has turned the classic Easter egg hunt into a powerhouse fundraiser. Every hidden egg helps pair life-changing companions with those who need them most.
'Everyone wants to help': Searchers look for missing Ukrainian man last seen in Winnipeg
04 Apr 2026
Dozens of searchers combed parts of Winnipeg on Good Friday for a missing Ukrainian refugee last seen over two months ago.
Winnipeg mail-bomber Guido Amsel loses appeal of decision to deny him parole
04 Apr 2026
A Manitoba man sentenced to life in prison after sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers will remain incarcerated after losing an appeal of a decision to deny him parole.
Experts, parents weigh in on Premier Moe’s idea of banning social media for Sask. children 16 and younger
04 Apr 2026
Experts and parents weigh in on Sask. Premier Scott Moe floating an idea of a social media ban for children 16 years old and younger.
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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?
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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.
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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.
