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Fort Smith animal shelter to close Sunday as town plans transition to pound
30 Oct 2026
Facing chronic volunteer burnout and lack of staffing, the Fort Smith Animal Shelter will cease volunteer operations on Nov. 1. The facility is expected to transition to a town-operated pound, and vol
Despite flood, 'it’s business as usual' for Iris Kirby House, says chair
30 Oct 2026
A malfunctioning sprinkler forced the closure of the Iris Kirby House’s shelter earlier this week, but the board wants people to know it's working with other organizations to find a more stable shelte
Hear Martin scream, watch Martin jump: CBC’s Weekend AM host braves St. John’s haunted house
30 Oct 2026
Nightmare on Thorburn Road in St. John’s is drawing hundreds of scare-seekers to its elaborate walkthrough of thrills and terror. The CBC’s Martin Jones was one of them and videojournalist Madison Taylor made sure to catch all of his reactions.
Another suspected historic mortar found in P.E.I. potato field, police say
30 Oct 2026
Prince Edward Island RCMP say a potato harvester found a possible historic explosive munition in a field on Wednesday for the second time this week.
Man who threatened to kill city councillor gets 4 months in jail
30 Oct 2026
A man who harassed and threatened to kill Rideau Vanier Coun. Stéphanie Plante has been sentenced to four months of jail time and three years of probation.
Experts, Liberal MP hope for full ban on sports betting ads as advocates cite mental health decline
30 Oct 2026
Sports betting businesses in Ontario, Alberta and eventually Quebec could soon be limited by a Senate bill seeking to restrict sports betting ads across Canada based on findings of increased addiction
Some northern Alberta communities are adjusting snow-clearing strategies after last winter’s deluge
30 Oct 2026
On the heels of a winter fraught with record-breaking snowfall, some northern Alberta communities are adjusting the way they plow roads.
Textbook terror: University course sinks teeth into the art of the horror film
30 Oct 2026
Rane Gusdal's group is one of several that submit short films for Julia Chan's course at the University of Calgary on the horror film genre, a style of film that peaks amid the supernatural spirit of Halloween.
Christa Pike says she's in 'constant pain' since surviving execution attempt
30 Oct 2026
Convicted murderer Christa Pike says while she continues to get stronger, she has been in pain since surviving a botched execution in Tennessee last month.
5 unforgettable Patrick Stewart performances as Jean-Luc Picard
30 Oct 2026
Patrick Stewart had dozens of credits on the screen and the stage, but for many people he will always be Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Here are five of Stewart's best Picard performances to seek out.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
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
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
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.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
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.
