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How flippa ball is creating community among these Ottawa women
07 Nov 2026
Nearly 20 women gather each Wednesday at the Nepean Sportsplex to play flippa ball — a modified version of water polo for women aged 55 and up. The CBC's Emma Weller jumped in for a game.
Tax relief could be coming for Canadian artists — but how does it work?
07 Nov 2026
The newly proposed Canada Creative Credit tax relief is supposed to help artists. But how much can artists really expect in their pockets? Which kind of artists can benefit from it? And when — if ever — will it actually take effect?
Heavy wind downs trees, closing roads and knocking out power in Prince George, B.C., and region
07 Nov 2026
Social media was flooded with photos of the damage, which included trees on homes and, in one instance, a traffic light gone from its location.
MLB teams face tough calls on signings, trades as current labour deal runs out
07 Nov 2026
Major League Baseball teams have tough calls to make this month, as they scramble to get the players they want on their rosters during an off-season that may be truncated amid contentious labour negotiations.
Boys' competitive gymnastics program back in the Yukon after 15 years
07 Nov 2026
It wasn’t lack of desire or interest that kept a boys' gymnastics program dormant for so many years in the Yukon — it was finding the right coach.
Farmers pleased with federal budget's proposed changes allowing land to be given to nieces, nephews tax-free
07 Nov 2026
Expanded tax rollover rules in the 2026 federal budget are set to allow Canadian farm families to pass land down to nieces and nephews tax-free, a move producers and industry experts call a game-changer for preserving family operations.
Young southeast Manitobans step into the line dancing scene
07 Nov 2026
Friends Ava Kroeker and Aleah Kamerman started Silver Line Dancing in hopes of bringing line dancing to more young people in southeast Manitoba.
Riley Laychuk's weekend forecast: mixed bag
07 Nov 2026
Southern Manitoba will see a general mix of sun and clouds through the weekend. A couple of Alberta clippers will bring precipitation to the north.
These Sask. sisters had mastectomies on the same day. Only 1 of them had cancer
07 Nov 2026
Sisters Lila and Julia McCormick both had mastectomies on Sept. 9. One was for cancer treatment, the other for prevention.
Not his first rodeo: Seasoned Sask. cowboy competitor mentors next generation
07 Nov 2026
Scott Sigfusson started competing in rodeos at a young age. While the Tugaske, Sask., cowboy is not stopping anytime soon, he has turned more of his attention toward mentoring the next generation of cowboys and cowgirls.
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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 | 17 Mar 2025
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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.
