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Agnico Eagle to go ahead with Hope Bay gold mine project in Nunavut
19 May 2026
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. says it's going ahead with a redevelopment of its Hope Bay gold mine project in Nunavut.
‘I’m very proud to be from Newfoundland and Labrador,' says Alex Newhook after Game 7-winning Habs goal
19 May 2026
Alex Newhook scored the Game 7-winning goal for the Montreal Canadiens, sending them to the Eastern Conference final and one step closer to the Stanley Cup.
Man found in Malpeque Bay, P.E.I. finally identified after nearly 30 years through DNA
19 May 2026
Nearly three decades after a body was found in Malpeque Bay, P.E.I., RCMP say DNA technology has finally helped identify the man and closed one of the province’s long-standing cold cases.
Last call will be pushed later in Ontario during FIFA World Cup
19 May 2026
From June 11 to July 19, Ontario establishments will be able to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., the province announced Tuesday. LCBO hours will also be extended at some retail locations during the tournament.
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer throws bullpen session in recovery from forearm tendinitis
19 May 2026
Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer threw a bullpen session of about 22 pitches Monday at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, N.Y., as he works his way back from right forearm tendinitis, and he could face batters this week.
Emergency alert cancelled as firefighters make progress with Clearwater County wildfire
19 May 2026
The wildfire in Clearwater County, north of the James-Wilson Provincial Recreation Area, is now listed as being held, said Alberta Wildfire. Meanwhile, 21 other fires burn in Alberta, all of which considered under control.
Metro Vancouver apartment dwellers don't recycle as much as single-family residents. What can be done?
19 May 2026
Metro Vancouver residents living in single-family homes are twice as likely to recycle and compost as their apartment-dwelling counterparts. The regional district wants to encourage multi-family residents to divert more of their waste.
Families, teachers push back against SD8 Indigenous education changes in Nelson schools
19 May 2026
Parents and teachers in the West Kootenay region say students could lose trusted relationships and culturally-grounded support already built inside schools as School District 8 is proposing changes to its Indigenous education model.
Snowbirds to be grounded following 2026 season until new aircraft arrive
19 May 2026
Canada’s iconic Snowbirds demonstration squadron will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive, the Department of National Defence said Tuesday.
PWHL adds expansion franchise in San Jose, bringing league to 12 teams
19 May 2026
The PWHL will add a franchise in San Jose ahead of next season, bringing the league to 12 teams. San Jose joins Detroit, Hamilton and Las Vegas as the four expansion teams heading into the league's fourth season.
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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
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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.
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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.
