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First cruise ship of season arrives in St. John’s
21 May 2026
It’s a sign of summer — the first cruise ship coming to the harbour of St. John’s.
Parking garage likely the next stop for the St. John’s Airport
21 May 2026
The St. John’s International Airport recently added hundreds of new parking spaces, but planners say it won’t be enough. Now, the airport authority is pausing plans to expand the arrivals section in f
Cape Breton RCMP arrest two adults in connection to death of a child
21 May 2026
The pair are facing charges related to failing to provide the necessities of life and criminal negligence causing death.
RCMP arrest Lévis, Que., man on terrorism allegations
21 May 2026
The RCMP have arrested a 40-year-old man in Lévis, Que., saying they have reasonable grounds to believe the man may commit terrorism offences.
Cleared encampment near LRT station stokes homelessness, addiction support concerns
21 May 2026
The clearing last week of an encampment near Ottawa's Bayview LRT station is being flagged by advocates as the latest worrying symptom of the city's homelessness and addictions crisis.
'Grateful': Charge head coach MacLeod reflects on season of adversity after Walter Cup loss
21 May 2026
No one would have blamed Carla MacLeod for wanting to step away after sharing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in late November, but the Ottawa Charge head coach is not one to step away from a challenge.
City announces free subway rides home from Rogers Stadium after summer concerts
21 May 2026
Concert-goers at Rogers Stadium will be able to head home on the subway for free at select stations on Line 1 after shows at the North York venue all summer.
Stellantis refreshing North American products — and building 11 new models by 2030
21 May 2026
For North America, the plan is designed to expand the automaker’s hybrid offerings, and offer new pickup trucks, a small van and seven “affordable” vehicles.
Man arrested in Toronto in connection with string of arsons, extortions in Winnipeg
21 May 2026
A 41-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a Winnipeg extortion investigation has been arrested in Toronto.
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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.
