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Manslaughter charge laid in Thunder Bay, Ont., in connection with missing persons case
08 Jun 2026
A 33-year-old man from Thunder Bay, Ont., has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 36-year-old Kelsey Anderson, who was reported missing in the northwestern Ontario city last
Scott Pelley alleges political bias at CBS in post-firing interview
08 Jun 2026
In his first interview since being fired from 60 Minutes, veteran journalist Scott Pelley detailed his allegations of political interference and bias from CBS management.
Powerful earthquake creates tsunami in Philippines; residents urged to go to higher ground
08 Jun 2026
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake centred at sea shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and setting off one-metre-high tsunami waves along nearby coasts, officials said.
Calgary cowboy butter sculpture highlights how power melts away over time
08 Jun 2026
A new art exhibit at Contemporary Calgary is exploring socio-political themes of power and economics through an unlikely medium: a 500-pound butter sculpture of a cowboy on horseback.
Double-car train service set to return Monday on LRT Line 1
08 Jun 2026
After months of single-car train service due to wheel bearing issues, double-car trains are expected to return Monday morning to O-Train Line 1.
Tim Tierney to head up Federation of Canadian Municipalities
08 Jun 2026
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney has some new national responsibilities after being acclaimed this weekend as the next president of the municipal advocacy group.
Resident, firefighter taken to hospital after rooming house blaze in Winnipeg's North End
08 Jun 2026
A resident and a firefighter were taken to hospital Saturday night after a fire at a rooming house in Winnipeg's North End.
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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.
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.
