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Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement to be completed in late 2028, Yukon gov’t says
03 Oct 2026
Work on the project was paused following concerns with soil conditions and instability in some of the construction areas. The territory ended contracts with the previous engineering and construction firms, and hired new engineers in June.
Stephenville facility not an airport yet, but it is open for business
03 Oct 2026
The new owners of the Stephenville airport are still chasing certification that would allow them to take on passenger airlines, but in the meantime they are celebrating the reopening of the facility — and welcoming private flights.
A transgender musician was denied washroom access. P.E.I.'s music scene is taking a stand
03 Oct 2026
Prince Edward Island's music scene is pushing back after a Charlottetown venue denied washroom access to a transgender musician.
U.S border officers turned back Campobello-bound truck because it carried booze
03 Oct 2026
There are renewed calls for year-round ferry service to Campobello Island after a truck carrying alcohol was forced to use the Deer Island ferry instead of the highway through Maine.
Body found in house after 'suspicious' fire in western N.B.
03 Oct 2026
RCMP are investigating after a body was discovered inside a home burned in a "suspicious" fire in rural western New Brunswick Thursday morning.
PQ leader says he wants to be a premier for all Quebecers
03 Oct 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon spoke with CBC Quebec’s National Assembly correspondent Cathy Senay about several subjects, including the anxiety of English-speaking Quebecers.
Big names in Quebec business want the province’s next premier to sit down with entrepreneurs
03 Oct 2026
Just days before Quebecers head to the polls, some of the province’s most well-known business leaders are calling on the next government to have a clear economic plan. They say Quebec is lagging behind the rest of Canada.
Fruit from privately owned trees often goes to waste. Volunteers want to change that
03 Oct 2026
The Ottawa organization Hidden Harvest gathers fruit from private and city-owned trees, giving a third to local charitable organizations, a third to the homeowner and a third to the volunteers themsel
12 Jewish teachers file human rights complaints against group of Ontario school boards, unions
03 Oct 2026
Twelve Jewish teachers have filed human rights complaints against a group of Ontario school boards and teachers' unions, alleging they have experienced discrimination at their workplaces due to incidents of antisemitism.
Finding recovery in the age of online betting
03 Oct 2026
Since Ontario allowed private online gambling in 2022, calls to the province's mental health helpline from young men have surged. CBC's Dale Manucdoc speaks with two recovering gamblers about what helped them break the cycle.
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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.
