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Economic frustration set to boil over in midterm elections
02 Nov 2026
The U.S. economy is booming. But American consumers have never been more pessimistic. Economists blame tariffs and the war with Iran.
Hudson Williams talks tattoos, sex scenes, Connor Storrie with neurodivergent interviewers in The Assembly S2
02 Nov 2026
Hudson Williams answered a range of questions from autistic and neurodivergent interviewers in Season 2 of The Assembly. Here are five things we learned about the Heated Rivalry star.
Sask. man gives out burnt toast on Halloween | The Moment
02 Nov 2026
‘Toast man’ Mike Kesslar tells The National why he gives out burnt toast to children trick or treating at his house in Swift Current, Saskatchewan on Halloween.
Province denies Elections Alberta's request to delay next election or keep current electoral boundaries
02 Nov 2026
After writing correspondence on Friday addressed to all Alberta MLAs requesting to either delay the next provincial election or keep the same electoral boundaries for it, Elections Alberta chief electoral officer Gordon McClure has his answer.
Older brains may handle a poor night's sleep better than younger ones, SFU study suggests
02 Nov 2026
A new study from Simon Fraser University suggests that a poor night’s sleep might affect your brain differently depending on your age.
Montreal Roses knock off Vancouver Rise 3-0 in NSL semifinal opener
02 Nov 2026
The Montreal Roses defeated Vancouver Rise 3-0 in the opening leg of their Northern Super League semifinal at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Sunday.
Western Quebec medical centre shuts down after years of staff shortages
02 Nov 2026
A longstanding medical practice in Wakefield, Que., with thousands of patients has shut its doors for good, although many of those patients have been transferred to other clinics in the region.
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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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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
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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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From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
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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.
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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.
