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3 B.C. activists on Gaza flotilla return to Vancouver after detainment by Israeli forces
25 May 2026
Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture.
Erskine-Smith nomination appeal dismissed by Ontario Liberal Party panel
25 May 2026
A complaint alleging voting irregularities during a tense Ontario Liberal nomination meeting in Scarborough has been dismissed by a party arbitration committee.
First Nation warns of fake letter ordering B.C. homeowners to vacacte property
25 May 2026
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) is condemning a fake letter that’s circulating among Britannia Beach residents, which claims the nation was asserting Indigenous title over their property and ordering them to leave.
Young baker helping those in need of housing one cookie at a time
25 May 2026
After learning about Habitat for Humanity in school, 10-year-old Riley decided to make a difference... one sweet treat at a time! The Toronto boy launched his own fundraiser selling homemade baked goo
Trading card expo returns to Brampton, Ont., for its 2nd year
25 May 2026
Cardfesta, a three-day trading card expo, returned to Brampton, Ont., this weekend for the second time. Organizers said they expected 8,000 to 10,000 attendees from across Ontario to attend this year'
How do Edmonton's potholes get repaired?
25 May 2026
Potholes are a never-ending problem Edmontonians are all too familiar with. The CBC's Nicole Healey takes a look at how they are fixed and why potholes just keep coming back.
Metro Vancouver outside workers begin strike action with overtime ban, other restrictions
25 May 2026
The union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver Regional District outside workers says its members have begun job action after contract talks reached an impasse.
Interlake First Nations say Manitoba didn't consult them before blocking access to traditional hunting lands
25 May 2026
A provincial gravel blockade along an access road east of Lake St. Martin tumbled earlier this week, as a group of First Nations in Manitoba's Interlake region gathered to remove it and get answers about why it was put there in the first place.
Mantario Trail expected to reopen in late June after 'remarkable' progress in restoration: Manitoba Parks
25 May 2026
A hiking trail in Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park that closed and has been undergoing repairs after it was scorched in last year's wildfires is now expected to re-open in June.
Montrealers mark 150th anniversary of emblematic Mount Royal Park
25 May 2026
It’s been a gathering place for generations of Montrealers, and it’s celebrating a milestone birthday. Mount Royal Park — a green landmark that’s synonymous with the city — is turning 150 years old.
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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.
