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2 Mets outfielders, 1 improbable inside-the-park grand slam for the Nats
20 May 2026
When James Wood of the Washington Nationals came to the plate in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday against the Mets with three runners on, he did something so rare in the baseball world — hit an
Think you’re eating too much salt? Most Quebecers are, new study shows
20 May 2026
A new study found that 82 per cent of Quebecers eat more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day — the maximum amount recommended by Health Canada. Salt, bread and cheese are top culprits.
City to look into possible swap of properties on Main, Watt streets
20 May 2026
City hall is considering another land swap — but this time, politicians want staff to ensure it doesn’t break any rules.
Bystander describes jumping into action after car plunged into Kamloops, B.C., river
20 May 2026
While a 21-year-old woman was successfully rescued from the car, officials say a 24-year-old woman is presumed to have drowned after the car went into the river along Schubert Drive on Sunday.
Man charged after vehicle ramming in Vancouver's West End, police say
20 May 2026
A man has been charged with dangerous driving offences after an alleged vehicle ramming in Vancouver's West End on May 15 left a senior with critical injuries and two police officers hospitalized.
Cleanup begins after severe storms roll through southwestern Ontario, prompting concerns of tornadoes
20 May 2026
Those warnings, along with severe thunderstorm warnings, have since been lifted across southwestern Ontario, and it remains to be seen whether a tornado actually touched down.
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says 62 potential unmarked graves found on northern Alberta reserve
20 May 2026
The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, in conjunction with the University of Alberta, announced Tuesday it has identified 62 potential unmarked graves after a two-year search of the reserve in northern Alberta.
Trump pick Ed Gallrein projected to win Republican primary over Thomas Massie in Kentucky
20 May 2026
Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of U.S. President Donald Trump's power over his party after he handpicked challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein to oust the incumbent.
Family, friends deliver emotional statements in court about Leslieville mom killed in shooting
20 May 2026
Emotional victim impact statements were read by two Crown lawyers at a sentencing hearing in Toronto on Tuesday for a man convicted of second-degree murder.
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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
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
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.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
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.
