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Aurora College passes crucial step to becoming a polytechnic in 2027
17 Feb 2026
The Chairperson for Aurora College says the university is making significant strides towards becoming a polytechnic in 2027. This winter the college underwent an organizational review regarding whethe
'They gave me a chance': Charlottetown Islander reflects on playing home game in front of family
17 Feb 2026
When Émile-Alexandro Lemieux-Goupil of the Charlottetown Islanders suited up for Monday's home game against the Cape Breton Eagles, it was a long way from home for him and his family. His parents and
Mikaël Kingsbury cements legacy as ‘King of Moguls’ after winning 2 Olympic medals in Italy
17 Feb 2026
The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., is the only men's freestyle skier in history to win five Olympic medals. He also recently notched his record 100th moguls World Cup win.
Canadian Red Cross to assist in Nunavik’s fight against tuberculosis
17 Feb 2026
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services has struck a two-year deal with the Canadian Red Cross to assist the fight against tuberculosis, with health officials saying support from the Quebec government is inadequate.
Winterlude visitors line up for last looks at ice carvings
17 Feb 2026
Organizers say the 48th edition of the iconic Ottawa-Gatineau festival was a success. CBC spoke with visitors at Confederation Park on Family Day.
This Grade 12 Toronto student is competing in the Olympics — but not for Canada
17 Feb 2026
A 17-year-old Toronto teen is getting set for the biggest competition of her life in Italy this week. But as CBC’s Greg Ross explains, she won’t be wearing the Maple Leaf.
Winnipeggers lace up their skates and strap on their sporrans
17 Feb 2026
The swooshing of skates and the bleat of bagpipes rang out over Assiniboine Park duck pond on Monday, for the Great Canadian Kilt Skate. Hosted by the local St. Andrew's Society, the annual event drew
Province setting up temporary classrooms for Tumbler Ridge students
17 Feb 2026
The B.C. government is setting up temporary classroom space in trailers for the students of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the wake of the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School last week.
Police identify man killed in Chilliwack shooting
17 Feb 2026
The man who was killed in a Sunday shooting in Chilliwack, B.C., has been identified as 48-year-old Kristopher Benson.
'Who cares what the past was?': Canada's women look for redemption against U.S. in women's hockey final
17 Feb 2026
Canada, which was worse than the U.S. in every possible way in a 5-0 loss in the preliminary round, has 72 hours to find the belief that Thursday’s women's hockey final will have a different result —
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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.
