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N.S. sunseekers soak up unseasonably warm temperatures
21 May 2026
Hot weather on Wednesday broke daytime high records in a number of spots in the province, including Kentvile, Greenwood and Halifax. The CBC's Andrew Sampson has the story.
P.E.I. losing another doctor in July, adding nearly 1,400 people to patient registry
21 May 2026
Prince Edward Island is losing another doctor, adding nearly 1,400 people to the provincial patient registry.
Hitchhiking across Canada for cancer research
21 May 2026
A young cancer survivor gathers stories and money for the Terry Fox Foundation and the IWK in Halifax on his cross-country trek.
Hockey heartbreak: Summerside Western Capitals reflect on run to Centennial Cup final
21 May 2026
The Summerside Western Capitals’ season was one to remember. The team went on a thrilling run to the Centennial Cup final, but just missed out on winning it all.
Excitement builds as fans prepare to cheer on the Montreal Victoire in Ottawa for Game 4
21 May 2026
The Montreal Victoire are getting set to take on the Ottawa Charge in Game 4 of the Walter Cup final. Up 2-1 in the series, the Victoire have a chance to win the championship tonight.
Cleared encampment near LRT station raises homelessness and addiction support concerns
21 May 2026
The clearing last week of an encampment in an area south of Ottawa's Bayview LRT station is being flagged as a worrying symptom of the city's homelessness crisis. The recovery of a large number of nee
Toronto approves rules requiring side guards on heavy duty trucks under contract to city
21 May 2026
Toronto city council has voted to make side guards mandatory on all commercial trucks operating under contract to the city to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
Blue Jays' Berrios expected to miss at least 12 months after undergoing elbow surgery
21 May 2026
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios will miss the rest of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The procedure was performed Wednesday, a team spokesman said. Elbow ligament replaceme
New Bezhigoyaak Pier celebrates reconciliation, community and connection in Windsor
21 May 2026
The revitalized Queen’s Dock Cultural Pier was officially opened Wednesday in Sandwich Town in Windsor's west end, overlooking the Detroit River and Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Check out these blooms! These are the winners of CBC Windsor's spring photo contest
21 May 2026
Dozens of people snapped photos and entered them in the CBC Windsor spring blooms photo contest.
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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
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.
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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
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.
