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Paulatuk, N.W.T., looks to protect historical graveyard from shoreline erosion
15 Nov 2026
Cape Parry used to be a home to Inuit in the 1950s and '60s who later moved to Paulatuk. Erosion is now threatening a small graveyard at the former settlement.
Why it might be time to artificially freeze part of Ottawa's Rideau Canal
15 Nov 2026
The National Capital Commission is investigating the feasibility of using refrigerated pipes to keep the surface of the Rideau Canal frozen between the Corktown Footbridge and the National Arts Centre
Holiday spirit alive in Saskatchewan despite warm weather, lack of snow
15 Nov 2026
It's one of the warmest Novembers on record for Saskatchewan, but that's not stopping people from enjoying the festive season, with Santa Claus parades and holiday markets around the province.
Crown can't prove he pulled the trigger, but B.C. man guilty of 1st degree murder: Judge
15 Nov 2026
A British Columbia man has been convicted of first-degree murder in a gangland slaying in Nanaimo, B.C., five years ago, even though the Crown couldn't prove he pulled the trigger.
Senior Hamas commander who helped oversee Oct. 7 attack killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
15 Nov 2026
Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, with the Israeli military confirming his death.
It started with a lobster dinner. Now it's an East Coast institution
15 Nov 2026
The Shore Club in Hubbards, N.S., has spent more than eight decades serving up classic lobster suppers and live music to people from around the globe. A new CBC documentary pulls back the curtain on h
We tested 6 popular apps to see what data they collect and share: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet
15 Nov 2026
The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
This backup singer went from small-town Ontario to sharing the stage with Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler
15 Nov 2026
He sang with Meat Loaf, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor and Air Supply. Remember that duet of Total Eclipse of the Heart with Bonnie Tyler? He sang that, too. Rory Dodd made a career out of
Drop in Yukon lotteries revenue creates gap for sport and art groups that rely on funding
15 Nov 2026
The Yukon Lotteries Commission helps to fund sports and art organizations across the territory and as residents move to online gambling, the organizations worry about a dip in support.
Manitoba ski hill racing to make flood-damage repairs before opening for season
15 Nov 2026
With debris from June's devastating flood at Asessippi Ski Resort still around, staff are up against the clock making sure the slopes are groomed and open in time for the holidays.
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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.
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.
