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Truck driver dies at Vaughan warehouse, Ontario Labour Ministry investigating
10 Oct 2026
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating an industrial accident after a truck driver died in Vaughan on Friday.
In The Key Of C: Hear Alanis Morissette, Shad, Martha Wainwright, Partner and more
10 Oct 2026
This week's show is filled to the brim with thanks as host Craig Norris presents In The Key Of C's 12th annual musical salute to Thanksgiving. All of the songs are thankful for various things, in various ways.
Regina boy could be next Stan Lee comic book icon, but competition isn't over yet
10 Oct 2026
Tony Dubois, 12, has climbed the ranks of the Stan Lee's Super Kid competition. If he wins, he would get his own character, a pile of money and a trip to the 2027 Comic Con in L.A.
Special weather statements issued for parts of Saskatchewan going into long weekend
10 Oct 2026
As Saskatchewan residents get ready for Thanksgiving, a little snow may also be on the dinner plate.
Overlapping elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
10 Oct 2026
The local elections on Oct. 17 will see voters elect mayors, councillors, school board trustees and other local officials, while a provincial vote will be held Oct. 24 to elect 93 members of the legislature, which will determine B.C.'s next premier.
Blast at Riyadh airport leaves multiple people wounded, eyewitnesses say
10 Oct 2026
Many people were wounded in a blast at Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, according to two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the matter, and travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility.
Christa Pike discharged from hospital after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
10 Oct 2026
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, according to a statement released by her attorneys.
Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
10 Oct 2026
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said.
Marble Mountain isn't profitable, but it does boost the west coast's winter economy, says manager
10 Oct 2026
The west coast ski hill is one of the largest in Atlantic Canada, but it hasn't been profitable in years. The provincial government props it up with nearly $1.5 million annually.
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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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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?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
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.
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.
