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Inuvik gathering helps build community among Beaufort Delta artists, organizers say
21 May 2026
Artists from across the Beaufort Delta are in Inuvik this week, showcasing their talent at Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre.
Danny Williams satisfied with MOU review findings, insists he wasn't involved
21 May 2026
Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said he felt great satisfaction when he read through the independent Churchill River review committee's findings — but only as a concerned citizen.
Gas prices down more than 5 cents across N.L. Thursday
21 May 2026
The price of gasoline decreased on Thursday, following increases on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Police killed or injured their loved ones. Grief turned these 3 strangers into allies
21 May 2026
No one tells you what to do after your loved one is killed or injured in a police intervention. It’s part of what united a handful of families from across Quebec. Together, they’re pushing a shared go
Transit emerges as top issue in early days of mayoral race
21 May 2026
Transit has leapt to the forefront of Ottawa’s municipal election campaign, as three challengers look to convince voters they can do a better job turning around OC Transpo than Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.
Why are so many Toronto restaurant toilets in dingy basements?
21 May 2026
If you’ve been to a restaurant or bar in Toronto and needed to use the toilet, you’ve almost definitely been directed down a steep staircase. But how did so many washrooms end up underground?
Northern Ontario health authority's ex-CEO, former chief of staff raise concerns after baby's death
21 May 2026
A former CEO for the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority says the organization had achieved accreditation before he left in 2010 and he's disappointed it's no longer in place, especially after hearing o
What does Colbert's cancellation mean for the future of late night?
21 May 2026
After 11 seasons, the curtains are closing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Industry watchers say while Colbert's voice will be missed, the late-night format needs to change to survive in the st
What tech CEOs want from the new federal AI strategy
21 May 2026
As the federal government finishes its delayed national AI strategy, some technology leaders in Canada are hopeful the new policy will resemble an industrial blueprint that illustrates Ottawa is serio
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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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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.
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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.
