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Charlottetown march calls for more men to stand up against gender-based violence
08 Oct 2026
More men need to stand up for survivors and show support and solidarity, according to people who marched against gender-based violence in Charlottetown on Wednesday night.
Wakeham discusses Churchill Falls with Quebec premier-designate
08 Oct 2026
On Wednesday, Newfoundland and Labrador's premier spoke with Quebec's premier-designate for the first time since the provincial election in Quebec on Oct. 5.
Parents say decision to exclude them from new Kenmount Terrace school unfair
08 Oct 2026
Parents in a growing area of St. John's are upset after learning not everyone who expected to will have access to a new school in the area. Education Minister Paul Dinn said the numbers demanded a change.
'Prestige and bragging rights': P.E.I. poultry fanciers celebrate first club show since 2019
08 Oct 2026
Members of the P.E.I. Purebred Poultry Fanciers Association have a lot to celebrate this month. The club is hosting its first show since being shut down by COVID-19 and avian influenza. It's also mark
Deputy Green leader wants province to reveal number of data centre proposals
08 Oct 2026
Green Party deputy leader Megan Mitton is calling on the provincial government to tell New Brunswickers how many artificial intelligence data centres are currently being proposed and which communities are targeted.
Codiac RCMP delay rollout of body cameras several months
08 Oct 2026
The rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers in the Moncton area has been delayed several months.
Parti Québécois win with record-low vote share revives calls for electoral reform
08 Oct 2026
A record-low vote share for Quebec's incoming PQ government has reignited a long-simmering debate over how the province elects its leaders.
Despite tensions, Quebec Anglo groups ‘cautiously optimistic’ about PQ government
08 Oct 2026
After eight years of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)’s majority government, groups representing English-speaking Quebecers say a minority government is a breath of fresh air and invites the potential for partnership.
Ottawa Senators home opener to start with tribute to former goalie
08 Oct 2026
The Ottawa Senators will open their season at home tonight with a tribute to former goaltender Ray Emery.
Here's what's open and closed in Ottawa this Thanksgiving
08 Oct 2026
Autumn is well underway and it's Thanksgiving time again across Canada. This year the harvest celebration falls on Monday, Oct. 12.
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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.
