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Q&A | N.W.T. MP says energy, housing among projects funded by federal budget
10 Nov 2026
N.W.T. MP and Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Alty, joined Trailbreaker host Shannon Scott to discuss what’s in the recent federal budget for N.W.T. residents, and what’s missing.
'A line has been crossed': Verdun borough mayor condemns sexist caricature in local weekly
10 Nov 2026
A weekly newspaper based in Montreal's Nuns' Island has come under fire for distributing a sexist caricature of Céline-Audrey Beauregard, the borough mayor of Verdun.
Quebec coroner calls for improvements to REM station fence following deaths of 2 brothers
10 Nov 2026
A Quebec coroner says the REM light-rail network might have to re-evaluate the penetration-resistant fence around Du Quartier station, in Brossard, after two young men were fatally hit by a train there about a year ago.
Woman airlifted to hospital after being attacked by 2 dogs in Kawartha Lakes: OPP
10 Nov 2026
A woman was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital on Sunday after being attacked by two dogs in Kawartha Lakes, police say.
Windsor leaders remember former CAO Helga Reidel as a 'great human,' inspiring leader
10 Nov 2026
Former City of Windsor CAO Helga Reidel is being remembered as “a great human,” a hard worker and an inspiring leader following her death Thursday from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66.
$276 for hair ties? Skims offers advent calendar refunds after online backlash
10 Nov 2026
After intense customer backlash, Kim Kardashian's apparel brand Skims is offering refunds to anyone who purchased its 2026 accessories advent calendar, which costs $276 and was advertised as "12 fun days of surprises."
Revamped Mount Sima training facility welcomes record number of elite athletes for pre-season training
10 Nov 2026
Mount Sima's pre-season is breaking attendance records this year as elite athletes from all over are making use of the Whitehorse mountain's training facility. That’s thanks to a newly resurrected T-b
Q&A | N.W.T. MP says energy, housing projects among projects funded by federal budget
10 Nov 2026
N.W.T. MP and Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Alty, joined Trailbreaker host Shannon Scott to discuss what’s in the recent federal budget for N.W.T. residents, and what’s missing.
Sexton Lumber operations suspended indefinitely nearly 2 weeks after fire
10 Nov 2026
Operations at Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest sawmill are suspended following a late-October fire at its facility in Bloomfield.
A Diwali celebration in St. John’s brings together good food, friends, family and dancing
10 Nov 2026
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. Though far away from friends and family members in India, a gathering in St. John’s was upbeat and marked what many consider the most important festival in the Indian calendar.
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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?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
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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.
