Technology: Canada

CBC - Technology (38 minutes ago)

Hand-carved arrowheads and jagged spears made of obsidian, a sharp rock formed by volcanic magma, are remnants of vast prehistoric trade networks that once cut across western North America. New research is shedding light on the artifacts unearthed in Alberta.

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CBC - Technology (38 minutes ago)

After returning home earlier this month, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke to the media about their extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station.

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Global News - Technology (14 hours ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump said that "there's tremendous interest in Tiktok," adding that he would "like to see TikTok remain alive.”

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CBC - Technology (A day ago)

Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days after a massive earthquake killed over 2,000 as searchers raced to find more survivors in Myanmar and Thailand.

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CBC - Technology (2 days ago)

It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement

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CBC - Technology (2 days ago)

Tim Cyr recounts the moment he released Wilson the Canada goose into the wild after a journey that included having an arrow in its backside for seven months, having the arrow removed and undergoing three months of rehab."

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CBC - Technology (2 days ago)

Attention those in eastern Canada: Do you still have those solar eclipse glasses from last year's total eclipse? If so, grab them and get up early on Saturday morning for a wonderful sight.

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CBC - Technology (3 days ago)

Mating season for wild turkeys in southern Quebec runs from late March to early April, meaning the male birds can get aggressive. Experts say more and more turkeys are showing up in urban areas because winters are milder and there's plenty of food.

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CBC - Technology (3 days ago)

Chris Lemons' tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean's surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

Wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen recounts the moment he came within a metre of a rare spirit bear or kermode and captured intimate portraits of the iconic animal.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

A log of wood believed to be 50 million years old has been hauled up from below ground at Diavik diamond mine in the N.W.T. — a find that researchers say is remarkable but not uncommon. 

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighboring Thailand.

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CBC - Technology (5 days ago)

Eleven years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the plane. One company is so certain new technology will help them find it that they've wagered $70 million.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on a shark.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to eliminate diversity efforts and language from government organizations has officially reached the moon, with NASA erasing references to its promise to land the first woman and first person of colour on there from several of its web pages.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Pacific Whale Watching Association executive director Erin Gless recounts the moment a baby orca, descended from the legendary matriarch Wake, was spotted in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Vancouver Island.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling — and jarring — experiences.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

Leslie and Bob Meloche have tapped their black walnut trees for the fifth year this season, a process they call much more labour-intensive than tapping maple.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

Researchers are newly documenting a community of algae that hang around just under the ice surface using samples collected by divers. But climate change might threaten the algae — and the new collection method.

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Global News - Technology (A week ago)

Researchers say they found 'possible links' between the Ontario Provincial Police and Paragon Solutions spyware, which has been used against civil society worldwide.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing and go check it out. But they didn't expect to find a rich and flourishing ecosystem.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

A Saint John auction house has opened bidding for a collection of ancient megalodon shark teeth.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

5 years after COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It's been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds are set to start north for migration season.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A Waterloo, Ont., professor says he's once again figured out the best time to play the online portion of the Tim Hortons Roll Up To Win game for the highest chances of prizes. But he adds the coffee shop chain's decision to bring back the physical cups this year has made strategizing "drastically more complicated."

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things individuals can do to make a difference.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Bird experts agree Creamsicle is rare — and potentially even unique  — in its colouring. But they disagree about what's behind the orange feathers. It could be a genetic mutation, an unfortunate accident, or the work of "nefarious miscreants."

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and live without the disturbance of younger, territorial penguins.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Astronauts' 9-month stay in space could help with healthier mission to Mars

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making the documentary Plastic People.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Marine mammal expert Ashley Noseworthy recounts the moment a pod of dolphins greeted the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts returning from nine months stuck in space.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The City of Toronto's response to a series of coyote attacks in downtown neighbourhoods aligns with best practices found in other cities, and problem animals should only be destroyed as a last resort, according to a new report. One woman who's dog was attacked and killed last fall says she was disappointed by the report's lack of a detailed plan.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, NASA astronauts Barry (Butch) Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally home.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a roughly week-long test mission.

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Global News - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for US$32 billion to boost the tech giant's in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming consequences of fossil fuel emissions. A place this remote and isolated makes a perfect laboratory for grasping the past, present and future of the Earth's climate, according to many scientists drawn to this fragile continent.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The hawk's presence at the Burnaby eco-centre deters local birds.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study providing clues about how those mammals evolved in a time where they faced giant predators.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Michael Schwinghamer has a passion for shipwrecks and is on a mission to capture them in their watery graves — leaning on his background in surveying and diving. His 3D renderings of ships lying on the sea floor could be the last glimpse before they're gone forever. CBC's Dave Irish explains.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

IN PHOTOS | See rare 'blood moon' during total lunar eclipse

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

NGC Aerospace in Sherbrooke, Que., designs navigation systems for satellites, lunar landers and rovers. The company's technology set foot on the moon as part of the Blue Ghost 1 landing, which was spearheaded by U.S. company, Firefly.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The meteorite landed close to Drummondville, Que., March 2, 2025. It was detected by the DOMe meteor observation network, a series of cameras deployed by Montreal's Planetarium in the St. Lawrence Valley.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk Hillier says it shouldn't be underestimated because of its size. The tiny green-and-gold invasive species can take down 36-metre trees in just a few years.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Whooping cranes have a remarkable recovery story. Meet some of the scientists bringing them back, in the documentary Dances With Cranes.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Late Thursday night or Friday early morning, North Americans with clear skies can look up to see a full moon with a beautiful reddish hue — also known as a "blood worm."  

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Global News - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Vance was tapped by Trump to find an approved buyer of under terms of a forced divestment law passed under the Biden administration that would otherwise see TikTok shut down.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Meteorologists and scientists in Atlantic Canada are concerned about cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, saying they rely on the U.S. agency's data and expertise.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we learn about a recycling workshop that engages people with joy and humour, look at why eastern monarch butterflies had a good year, and check out plans to plant millions of trees from local seeds in N.W.T.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn's tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for all.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A massive SpaceX Starship rocket exploded after takeoff again, raining down fiery debris and briefly grounding flights at Orlando International Airport Thursday evening.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

What does your smartphone have in common with a solar panel, or an EV battery, or a piece of military equipment? They're all made using critical minerals — an essential ingredient in powering the modern technology we use every day.

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Global News - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Social media users from around the world, including Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia, reported the platform either being slow to load or entirely inaccessible.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

At age six, kids are typically building up their reading skills and starting to discover interests, but some also already hold the stereotypical belief that boys are better than girls at computer science and engineering, according to a recent study. Initiatives both inside and outside schools work to counter gender biases, but educators say early...

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate.

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CBC - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Scientists calculated just how much U.S. butterfly populations have declined in the past 20 years. The results brought some scientists to tears, and have them warning about dire implications for other species – not just in the U.S.

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Global News - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A new report says cybercriminals linked to China, Russia and Iran are using generative AI tools like deepfakes to spread disinformation and target elections around the world.

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

Canada's participation in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" missile defence system for North America is limited to research involving the detection of incoming threats, the U.S. commander for NORAD told a defence conference on Wednesday. 

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins and seals — potentially threatening local wildlife, but also providing an opportunity for research into such rare "megabergs." 

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances, in light of growing scientific and public concern about the substances in Canada and around the world.

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get some opinions about which countries will lead on climate now that the U.S. has stepped back, look at a Montreal factory's plans to share its warmth, and check out a taste test of native seaweeds on the East Coast.

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay in Burlington, Ont., but according to Mervyn Sequeira — who watched and photographed a 20-minute battle between the two birds — the goose held its own.

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Global News - Technology (4 weeks ago)

It comes a year after the privacy commissioner concluded Aylo's pornographic sites broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct knowledge or consent.

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck 42 km east of Sidney, B.C., Monday morning. 

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, a success for the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions.

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CBC - Technology (4 weeks ago)

A retired Yukon-based entomologist is finding artistic inspiration in the tiniest and most private of places: beetle genitalia.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

A series of at least four earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 3.1 to 4.3, struck the Peace Region of northeastern B.C. between Feb. 8 and 12. The British Columbia Energy Regulator has confirmed fracking caused the most powerful quake overnight on Feb. 11.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins swimming near Ambleside Beach was caught on film by Vancouver resident Imaan Jiwa, who was out for a walk on Friday night. The encounter follows another sighting in Howe Sound earlier this week.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

The first round of U.S. tariffs and Canada's counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

CBC's Giacomo Panico visited a former NATO radome that's now privately owned and used by a local group of radio astronomers.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

It's the last weekend for stargazers to ​spot a planet parade. Curt Nason, president of the New Brunswick chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society, explains what to look for when you look up on Saturday night.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

An archaeological field school hosted by Chipewyan Prairie First Nation in Alberta is proving the community's oral history true and teaching other Indigenous people how to do the same in their communities.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that plants are leaking more water than initially thought — a discovery that could change the way scientists model climate change.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Southwestern British Columbia has experienced several small but noticeable earthquakes over the past few weeks. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains why these tremors do not increase or decrease the likelihood of a larger earthquake.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

When Brent Chapman's doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth surgically embedded in his eye to restore his sight, he says he felt "a little apprehensive.”

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

CBC News joins scientists aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke on a mission to Antarctica to unlock climate clues from the southern pole that they hope will shed light on what's happening in the Arctic.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

More than 35 per cent of New Brunswickers have a disability, according to Statistics Canada, and only 46 per cent of them are employed. But recent advancements in technology are levelling the playing field for people with disabilities, which could help close that gap.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Thousands of Canadians and Americans reported WhatsApp issues Friday morning, though it appeared resolved by about 12 p.m. Eastern.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Microsoft says it's ending service of its Skype platform and will focus more on Teams for consumers, noting that the two offer similar core features.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

NASA launches satellite for mission to map water on the moon

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero, after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a collision with this space rock about 40 to 90 metres wide.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Kinesiology professor are studying the effects of pea milk on osteoporosis in men and women over 50.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Speech recognition technology used by the company does suggest terms with phonetic similarities on occasion, Apple said.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

New measurements of a certain type of supernova seems to indicate that our expanding universe isn't accelerating at all, negating any need to invoke a mysterious 'dark energy' to explain supernovae observations.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Evan Brodsky, captain and videographer for a private boat tour company, was out on the Monterey Bay coast in California Friday morning, when he found himself surrounded by thousands of dolphins as far as the eye could see.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

There's less toxic PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in raincoats and other products sold in Canada, thanks to new rules elsewhere. But where is PFAS still found? What are the rules here anyway? Should you throw out your old Gore-Tex jacket? And what should you do to avoid products with PFAS?

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

If you're one of the people who ran outside during the B.C. earthquake last week, you're not alone. But it's not the safest choice. Here's why.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature this week says the world's glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 231 billion tonnes annually from 2000 to 2011, but that quickened to about 314 billion tonnes annually over about the next decade.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

From goats that can sense upcoming volcanic eruptions to wildlife that can prevent poaching, scientists are tapping into the "secret knowledge” of animals

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Wildfire officials in Yukon and the N.W.T. are heralding the Canadian Space Agency's plans for a new $72-million WildFireSat constellation, announced earlier this month.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Courtenay, B.C. resident Greg Porteous started making biochar for his neighbours as a way of taking action on climate change. The black, charcoal-like substance holds onto a lot of the carbon in the organic matter it's made from, and can be added to soil to make it healthier.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

High school and CEGEP students from across Canada spent months building their robots to face off in a giant game of tick-tack-toe for the 24th edition of the CRC Robotics Competition.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

There's been a lot of ice this winter, making for slippery sidewalks and driveways. And it's sometimes hard for people to track down road salt. So what can you use instead? CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon explains.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Researchers hope a pilot project that monitors the heart rate of baby seals will help them understand how the pups prepare for life in harsh conditions.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

The move comes just days after President Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook promised him that the company would shift from Mexico to the U.S.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

British Paralympian John McFall has formally completed his astronaut training, and is now on the waiting list for a spot to fly to the International Space Station, which would make him the first disabled person to reach orbit.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck B.C.'s Sunshine Coast on Friday, shaking homes and prompting a number of emergency alerts across the Lower Mainland but stopping short of any major damage.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Musk blew up at the Danish astronaut, calling him a derogatory slur after the former ISS commander said his claims were false.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

The Thursday morning quake was felt in Prince George, B.C. and Grande Prairie, Edson and Whitecourt, Alta., according to Earthquakes Canada. No damage has been reported.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, CBC's Jaela Bernstien gives us an inside look at how U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown is affecting science, we admire a new highly commended wildlife photo, and we discover what beautiful things can be crafted from trees killed by wildfires.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Trump's order directs his administration to consider responsive actions like tariffs to 'combat' digital service taxes imposed on U.S. tech companies by foreign countries.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

The first snowblower took to the streets of Montreal nearly 100 years ago.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

When Chelsea Coles opened her door on Monday morning, it took her brain a while to figure out what was going on.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

When animal rescuer Sarah Callan found out there was a baby seal flopping around the busy streets of downtown New Haven, Conn., she was surprised to say the least. 

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

The cougar kittens will stay temporarily with the animal care, health and welfare team at the zoo until a permanent home at another facility in Canada is determined.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Last month Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana, an original signatory of the Buffalo Treaty, gave Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man First Nation in Saskatchewan 11 plains bison from the Yellowstone National Park herd.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

In 2023, scientists discovered thousands of unknown life forms in the Pacific Ocean. The discovery highlighted an unsettling fact: 86 per cent of land species and 91 per cent of marine species remain undiscovered. Are we running out of time to classify the life around us?

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

More than 60 nations gathered in Paris this week to pledge a responsible approach to regulating artificial intelligence. The AI summit was meant to bring world powers together to set a global agenda on the rapidly developing technology — instead, it showed that some of them are diverging sharply.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep chill across the scientific community.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Broadcast meteorologists used to focus only on short-term forecasts. But as climate change impacts become more evident in the daily weather, their role is shifting. CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe speaks with ABC's meteorologist, Ginger Zee, to discuss this new reality.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Restrictive policy directives aimed at U.S. climate and weather scientists have some Canadian researchers concerned about the future of a field that relies heavily on open data and cross-border collaboration.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Chinese crime networks and Mexican cartels are using Canadian ports to trade highly lucrative fish bladders for the precursor chemicals needed to produce fentanyl.

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CBC - Technology (A month ago)

Using code that was thought to be lost for nearly 60 years, scientists brought the world's first chatbot back to life for anyone to try.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Coyotes are a regular presence in many Canadian cities, causing few problems and preying on pests. But people in one downtown Toronto neighbourhood say they're being terrorized, something experts say can be a bigger problem during mating season and if the animals get too used to human food.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Some male chimpanzees use covert physical gestures to sneakily solicit sex. According to a new study, these mating moves vary between chimpanzee communities, suggesting chimp populations have their own distinct dialects. 

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration removes access to government websites and databases with critical medical and environmental data used around the world, some Canadian residents are playing key roles in the effort to preserve copies.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Researchers are now racing to come up with strategies to at least slow the spread of the disease in deer and reduce the chances of it spreading to more vulnerable caribou populations — or, worse, humans.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A new study finds only 17 per cent of the world's peatlands are in protected areas, a vast under-protection considering how critical they are to carbon storage, biodiversity and water regulation. But it also highlights gaps in data about this vital ecosystem.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Researchers at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon are working hard to develop an electrified slime with real-world applications. Erica Pensini joined Saskatoon Morning to talk about how this slime could work and what it could be used for.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

The price for a carton of eggs has remained relatively stable in Canada, despite high egg prices afflicting the U.S. in the midst of an avian flu outbreak. Experts say that's because of smaller Canadian farms and how outbreaks are managed here.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

The investigation began with gunshots in the middle of the night, a wounded deer and attempts by alarmed locals in the tiny community of Bridge Lake, B.C., to effect the "citizen's arrest" of a hunter allegedly deserted by his friends. It led to a months-long poaching investigation into the owners of a multimillion-dollar home in Richmond.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Cockatoos are real problem solvers, and sometimes their problem is that their food is too bland. 

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

How one community in Guatemala lives off the forest, while protecting it for the future

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Less sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere has had an impact on corn quality in the Maritimes. Researchers are looking into it.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Photographer Ben Hartley recounts the moment he risked his life to capture some of the world's bravest surfers riding some of the world's biggest waves in Nazaré, Portugal.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A wave of competitors dropping out of the Yukon Arctic Ultra this week might be frustrating for racers and organizers, but it's also turning into a headache for one German researcher.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Parks Canada says it has found a confirmed case of bird flu in a Canada goose at Rouge National Urban Park and suspects five more. Here's how you can protect yourself and your pets.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Dylan Sampson could have never imagined a muskie would be at the end of his line in the Toronto Harbour. It was only the second recorded muskie catch in Lake Ontario fronting Toronto in the last 30 years.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

More than 2.77 million students were impacted by the PowerSchool data breach, according to numbers provided by multiple school boards.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Harley Newton, chief scientist for Ocearch, recounts the moment her team captured, measured, tagged and released their largest-ever male great white shark at 4.2 metres long and 750 kilograms.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A video of the woman approaching the whales was posted to YouTube and later used as evidence in court. The judge ruled it didn't matter that the paddleboarder didn't know she wasn't allowed to get so close.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

According to NASA, four to five planets being visible across the sky at the same time happens only once every few years.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the exploding zombie ant fungus that inspired The Last of Us.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A research lab focusing on ticks has embarked on a project to assess how effective preventive Lyme disease measures are and hopes people who have been bitten will help.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Misleading weather forecasts are popping up online. Here's how to spot them.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Saskatchewan Polytechnic has purchased a state-of-the-art robotic dog, also known as a quadruped, which students and partners can program for various industrial applications.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Researchers say they have noticed anecdotally that providing biscuits to the marmots has increased breeding. They hope being able to weigh the marmots regularly will provide more concrete data.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

An email to federal government departments says the concerns stem from DeepSeek's "inappropriate" collection and retention of sensitive personal information.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It's leading researchers to believe that evolutionary pressures might affect other complex communicators in similar ways.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

The site near Prince Albert, Sask., suggests Indigenous people lived in the region about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, ramping up concerns about the persistent spread of the virus.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected airspace is closed as a precaution, according to a new study. 

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth in eight years. Still, there's up to a two per cent chance it will, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Unable to speak because of a brain disorder known as spasmodic dysphonia, Susan O'Sullivan signed up for a clinical trial, hoping to get her voice back.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

The busy rodents were the key to restoring this rancher's land

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

The prospect of safely handling leftovers can stir debate. And it has an impact: one in eight Canadians — about four million — are affected every year by a foodborne illness, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. CORRECTION: A previous version of this video description misattributed the statistic about foodborne illness to Health...

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Last year, extreme cold wiped out 95 per cent of B.C.'s wine grape crop — these vineyards are replanting and preparing for another cold year.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Museums are running out of storage. Donations may be making it worse

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Standing in his living room, Richard Kabzems brandishes a thick binder stuffed with letters and notes of his two-year fight to stop fracking wells near his home in Farmington, B.C.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

From Companion to M3GAN, human-like robots have been popping up in several blockbuster films, but tech experts say we're still decades away from humanoid robots walking among us.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Federal Court judge staves off Feb. 1 cull deadline as a convoy of supporters embraces their cause.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Male sea otters that are not sexually or socially mature 'don't get access to females," which, in turn, frustrates the otter; it will attack and try to copulate with other animals, according to biologist Jane Watson.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how much longer you could live (and the emissions you could cut) if you swap out some read meat for plant-based proteins. We also explore how fracking causes earthquakes and see the greenery on Singapore's buildings that's attracting nature.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Canadian scientists say the uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's pause on federal health spending there could stall research on new drugs, vaccines and treatments for cancer, dementia and more — including at labs in this country.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

A new study suggests parents really do have a favourite kid based on birth order, gender and personality. Although the reasons may be more complex.

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CBC - Technology (2 months ago)

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu. Here's what they found inside and what it could tell us about the origin of life on Earth.

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