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Here's why Parks Canada is creating a 3D model of 1853 shipwreck in the N.W.T.
06 Aug 2026
It’s the most thorough assessment of the site since its discovery in 2010 and aims to answer questions about Arctic exploration, the lives of crew members on the ship, and the interaction of the Inuvialuit community with the ship.
BP posts profits, says exit from Bay du Nord oil project shows disciplined investing
06 Aug 2026
British oil company BP says it withdrew from the proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil project off the east coast of Newfoundland to free up some money.
Islanders asked to donate school supplies as costs soar and charities face shortages
06 Aug 2026
Growing up with a single mother, Kaylah Gormley understands how difficult it can be for some families to get the supplies that students need when the new school year rolls around.
8 million illegal cigarettes seized this year, surpassing 2025 total, police say
06 Aug 2026
A team of investigators partially funded by the New Brunswick government has seized more illegal tobacco so far this year than they did last year, according to the Department of Public Safety.
How a Hudson, Que., farm losing thousands to fraud exposes protection gap for businesses
06 Aug 2026
Pengrove Farms in Hudson, Que., was defrauded around $20,000, after people claimed to be a catering company in search of wholesale meat for their events. The aftermath of the fraud reveals gaps in Quebec’s business protection laws.
Court authorizes class action against McGill alleging failure to protect Jewish students
06 Aug 2026
The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class-action lawsuit against McGill University for allegedly failing to take reasonable action to protect Jewish students from discrimination following the events of Oct. 7., 2023.
Quebec psychiatrists call for a dedicated mental health minister
06 Aug 2026
During a news conference on Wednesday, the president of the province's psychiatrists' association proposed six measures that she said are needed to help prevent homelessness and suicide.
2nd set of remains found at Smiths Falls-area home identified as missing man: OPP
06 Aug 2026
Ontario Provincial Police say investigators have discovered a second set of human remains at a Smiths Falls-area property and have identified them as belonging to a man who went missing in the area almost eight years ago.
Landmark Ontario climate case lives on, but appeal court won't revisit ruling
06 Aug 2026
Ontario's top court has declined to reopen its ruling in a landmark challenge of the provincial government's climate plan, confirming the youth-led case should be sent back to a lower court.
Mississauga man charged following sudden death of Cambridge man after taking part 'healing experience'
06 Aug 2026
Police in Waterloo region have arrested and charged a Mississauga man in the death of a Cambridge man last month. Police say the Cambridge man took part in a private ibogaine healing experience. Iboga
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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?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
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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
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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.
