Technology: Canada

CBC - Technology (20 minutes ago)

Researchers at UPEI are experimenting with using sawdust to clean wastewater, and they hope in the future they can use it to remove 'forever chemicals' — like PFAS.

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CBC - Technology (5 hours ago)

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise.

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CBC - Technology (5 hours ago)

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who says she feared for the safety of her children.

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CBC - Technology (12 hours ago)

A master beekeeper in Alberta is putting an insulated hive to the test he says could help a struggling Canadian industry.

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CBC - Technology (20 hours ago)

For more than 30 years, major nuclear powers have refrained from testing nuclear bombs. But that streak may soon be over as Russia and the U.S. conduct missile tests and threaten to resume explosions of the most powerful weapons ever devised.

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CBC - Technology (A day ago)

Millions of people across the Caribbean are trying to deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the region this week, slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Now, several groups have done a rapid analysis to determine what role climate change could have played.

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CBC - Technology (3 days ago)

Jamaica's decade-long effort to build layers of financial protection in case of natural disasters might help the country access millions of dollars in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — and provide a model to follow for climate-vulnerable nations elsewhere.

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CBC - Technology (3 days ago)

Alberta Fish and Wildlife says a man was mauled by a grizzly bear south of Cochrane, Alta. The bear was subsequently shot by the man's hunting partner.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

Avid wildlife photographer Rod Young reported a bull elk in distress to Prince Albert National Park staff, who then tranquilized the animal and freed it from the man-made netting.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

Many of nature's apex predators guard their dinner from scavengers until they've gobbled up every last morsel and licked the bones clean. But polar bars eat what they need, and leave the rest behind for other Arctic critters to munch.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

Bats don't exactly have a glowing public image. After all, they're often associated with blood-sucking vampires, gloomy caves and all things spooky. But migratory bats in Canada are in desperate need of protection, according to researchers.

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CBC - Technology (4 days ago)

Residents of a street in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood say they're fighting a rat infestation brought on by a neighbour who refuses to stop feeding wildlife in her backyard.

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CBC - Technology (5 days ago)

Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut. A new study identities it as a new species, and offers an intriguing explanation for how it got there.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

The Alberta government says one grizzly bear has been killed by a member of the Wildlife Management Responder Network, marking the first bear "lethally removed" since that program was implemented last summer.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Landowners in Wine Harbour are speaking up for the first time against the cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Vampire bats are 'little ninjas' who are actually quite sweet

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

An Islander discovered a large fossil footprint along the shores of P.E.I.'s Hillsborough Bay. It's believed to date back to the Permian Period, before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and experts say it may belong to a Pareiasaur.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

For Mountain View County beekeepers Simone and Steven Dold, bears trying to steal from their hives is just "one of the realities" of living in the rural Alberta community of Bearberry.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers who are facing unexpected losses in funding due to cuts and policy changes at U.S. federal research agencies.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Acadia University will soon be home to the first tick-breeding research centre in Canada. The team will test repellents and research tick-borne diseases, but it will also breed thousands of the pests to send to researchers around the world.

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CBC - Technology (6 days ago)

Hurricane Melissa's Category 5 winds tore into western Jamaica Tuesday morning, marking one of the most powerful Atlantic landfalls ever recorded. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how Melissa may be part of a new hurricane era: storms fuelled by record-warm seas and slowed by a shifting jet stream.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

Three wolves were spotted in Fort McPherson in October. One was shot and killed this week. The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change is encouraging residents to leash their pets, vaccinate their dogs, and not to store food outside.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

A Nova Scotia man who fishes in the Minas Basin says he routinely sees the harm that faulty culverts cause fish.

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Global News - Technology (A week ago)

OpenAI's proposed changes to its corporate structure have drawn the scrutiny of regulators, competitors and advocates concerned about the societal impacts of AI.

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Global News - Technology (A week ago)

In June CEO Andy Jassy, who has aggressively sought to cut costs, said that he anticipated generative AI would reduce Amazon's corporate workforce in the next few years.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

It's been more than 60 million years since duck-billed dinosaurs roamed around what is now known as western North America.Or, more accurately, since they clomped around. On their hoofs. 

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked and severely injured him in B.C.'s East Kootenay region earlier this month.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year-old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river's shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks asked some of Canada's leading scientists to imagine what the next half-century might bring. The science show reached a milestone this month: 50 years on the air.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

With over 200 different certifications to her name, Phoebe the pug could — in theory — safely drive a truck, steer a boat and operate a forklift, to name a few.

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CBC - Technology (A week ago)

There's been a new comet in the sky over the past few weeks, but now is the prime time to see it for yourself.

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Global News - Technology (A week ago)

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon's comments come at a time of rising concerns about the risks of chatbots to children, including mental health issues.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The long-endangered North Atlantic right whale saw a "modest” increase in numbers in 2024, according to a newly released estimate from the New England Aquarium, and ship strikes and entanglements are substantially down so far this year.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

In about four months, Jeremy Hansen will launch with the Artemis II mission. The space pioneer met with elementary students visiting the Canadian Space Agency and answered their questions about the launch.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

An alien comet passing through our solar system made its closest approach to Mars recently, and two European robotic spacecraft orbiting the red planet turned to take a look.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The creature was discovered in August when Pender Island resident Kathleen Durant was walking her dog and came across what looked like a big, red jellyfish on the beach. But then, she saw an eye.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country's water.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A humpback whale has been struck by a Hullo Ferries vessel near Vancouver in English Bay, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A P.E.I. seafood company has a new way of storing lobsters, thanks to some UPEI engineering students who helped design a new "rainfall" storage system that makes it easier to load and unload pallets of lobsters, while keeping them wet and healthy. CBC's Nancy Russell has more.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Researchers in Kingston, Ont., are embarking upon a clinical trial that will look at whether very small doses of psilocybin — the hallucinogenic compound in magic mushrooms — can offer relief to people suffering from general anxiety disorder.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Nicolas Vaagen is using 3D printing to help people with disabilities live life to the fullest.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The bodies of 142 migratory birds, the majority of them snow geese, were found last week in a rural area south of Saskatoon near Patience Lake, Sask. Conservation officers are requesting the public's help to identify the perpetrators.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Small modular nuclear reactors are being touted as a key piece of the future of clean energy and construction is now underway in Ontario on the first of its kind in the G7. For The National, CBC's Susan Ormiston breaks down what's behind the hype and why some say Canada should proceed with caution.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Quebec's forensic lab, the Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale du Québec, is the only one of its kind in the province using cutting-edge genetic genealogy to solve decades-old murder cases.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Studies combing through past patient data have made a similar link between drugs like Ozempic and a loss of appetite for more than just food.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

There's a toad invasion underfoot. No, really.  According to  a new study  that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you can now find them on six of seven continents with a colony most-recently spreading fast in East Africa.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

"Given the seriousness of the injury, it will be important to monitor the animal's healing progress," a DFO spokesperson said.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

In 2007, a massive landslide crashed into B.C.'s Lake Chehalis, triggering a tsunami that surged 38 metres up the shore — one of the most dramatic inland waves ever recorded. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks into how scientists were able to reconstruct the event and reveal how it unfolded — as well as what it could tell us about the next "lake...

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

The Nova Scotia government has given its approval to granting a lease for more than 80 hectares of land and water on the province's Eastern Shore to a group that wants to create North America's first whale sanctuary.

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CBC - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A U.S. company is proposing to 'sell sunlight after dark,' saying it could help power solar farms and provide access to light in emergency situations. Astronomers are not only concerned about what this will do to the night sky, but also to wildlife.

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Global News - Technology (2 weeks ago)

EU Commissioner Michael McGrath is visiting Canada as the Liberal government pursues an AI policy that puts less emphasis on regulation and more on adoption.

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Global News - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Online users reported issues with Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood, the McDonald's app and many other services.

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Global News - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.

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Global News - Technology (2 weeks ago)

Court documents say a company targeted by the man received a ransom demand for $2.85 million worth of bitcoin or else the personal info of students and teachers would be leaked.

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Global News - Technology (3 weeks ago)

The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, is urging parents to put down their phones because technology is contributing to an epidemic that hurts family relationships.

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Global News - Technology (4 weeks ago)

Apple is being sued in a California federal court for allegations it copyrighted more books to train its Apple Intelligence AI technology.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Toyota Canada is recalling nearly 33,000 vehicles for an increased risk of a crash due to rear visibility issues with some multimedia displays.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Imperial Oil's announcement that it's cutting hundreds of jobs is the latest in a long list of industry layoffs, driven by low oil prices, new technology and unfavourable policies.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Google is the latest tech company to settle lawsuits brought by Trump over his 2021 suspension from platforms in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

The cyberattack affected the software of Collins Aerospace at several European airports, as passengers faced dozens of cancelled and delayed flights.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

At the heart of the case is the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, a 2010 law designed to ensure that people know what they're being charged for online.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Privacy commissioners in Ottawa, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta found TikTok has been collecting and using personal data of hundreds of thousands of children who use the app each year.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Evan Solomon told the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal on Wednesday that the "refreshed" strategy will be tabled later this year.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

The senators have given Match, which also operates Hinge and OkCupid, until October 15 to provide evidence that it has made efforts to prevent romance scams.

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Global News - Technology (A month ago)

Industry and legal experts say Trump's new fee on some visa applications could benefit Canada's economy as many skilled foreign workers will look to other opportunities.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt expressed confidence that the agreement would be finalized soon, saying she anticipates it will happen 'in the coming days.'

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

The call between the two leaders began around 8 a.m. Washington time, according to a White House official and China's Xinhua News Agency.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

OpenAI is set to argue that a lawsuit by several Canadian news publishers should be moved from an Ontario court to the United States.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

The federal government is drafting plans for a public registry of its tech projects using artificial intelligence technology across multiple departments.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

Wealthsimple says some Canadian clients have had their personal data — including Social Insurance Numbers — compromised in a 'data security incident.'

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

Internet and cellphone service providers are now required to report all major outages to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

The party announced Wednesday that Liberal House leader Iain Rankin will table the Social Media Responsibility Act this fall, which would ban kids under 16 from using social media.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

AI is being used by more and more Canadians, but while many say they're comfortable using it, a majority say governments need to regulate it for safety.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

A man told U.S. agents he flew his drone to record the beauty of Florida nature, sunrises and cruise ships. Federal agents found photos and videos of classified Space Force sites.

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Global News - Technology (2 months ago)

Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne has recommended Google de-list articles about a criminal charge that was dropped, but says Google won't implement the recommendation.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

CBC/Radio-Canada says it plans to defend itself in federal court after the information commissioner ordered the public broadcaster to disclose some subscriber numbers.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

More than 700 Concordia students have contributed to the Starsailor rocket program since it began seven years ago, the university says.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

The federal government says the agreement with Cohere also involves looking at building Canada's commercial capabilities to use and export AI.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

A Meta spokesperson said the company is in the process of revising the document and that such conversations with children never should have been allowed.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

A former executive at Google painted a grim outlook for the near-term based on the speed that Artificial Intelligence technology is advancing unless 'systematic' changes are made.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

Experts and advocates say Canadian rules aren't keeping up with the pace of hateful artificial intelligence-generated content, nor adequately addressing the safety risks.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

Moe's likeness, including his voice, has been used in online video ads for cryptocurrency schemes that he says he would never endorse.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

The move would likely raise the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

The airline said last month that a 'sophisticated, criminal' third party was able to gain access to some personal and travel-related data during the June cybersecurity incident.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

According to the report, ChatGPT delivered startlingly detailed and personalized plans for drug use, calorie-restricted diets or self-injury to teenagers.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

The Miami jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its driver assist technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a self-admitted reckless driver.

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Global News - Technology (3 months ago)

Platforms will face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (US$33 million) for "failing to take responsible steps” to exclude underage account holders.

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

Chantal Bernier says the agreement that ended a federal probe into the hack was the most effective way to hold PowerSchool accountable, but called for more powers at the agency.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

There are less than 370 North Atlantic right whales left in the world — and a local man spotted one off the southern Avalon Peninsula earlier this month.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted near Haida Gwaii, a collection of islands off B.C.'s northwest coast, and conservationists are celebrating the rare sighting as they are a critically endangered species in Canada.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is believed to be the first provincial park in Saskatchewan using GPS ear tags to track the location of bison.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Researchers at Vitalité are studying the genes of New Brunswickers to find common variants they may have inherited from their parents. The hope is that with a full map of the province, medical teams can screen people sooner and treat them better.

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

The hack accessed the personal data — including medical information and social security numbers — of millions of current and former students and thousands of staff across Canada.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Howard Mah and Lori Arnason had set out for a short hike to Troll Falls in Alberta's Kananaskis Country on July 19 to celebrate their wedding anniversary — one they won't soon forget.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan is looking into how wildfires are impacting bird physiology during migration.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A research team from the University of Manitoba has discovered a new genus of placoderm fish, named Elmosteus lundarensis, one of the earliest fish to develop bones, a jaw and teeth.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Astronomers believe they have captured an image of a planet in the act of forming, something that has never before been witnessed.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed the first documented case of two massive black holes merging — happily, billions of light years from Earth.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

As air quality worsens in Canada due to wildfire smoke, UBC's Air Pollution Exposure Lab is one of the only facilities of its kind in Canada gathering pinpoint data to provide insight into the ways poor air quality is harmful to human health and wellness. 

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

Microsoft issued an alert on Saturday that said the server software being targeted is used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within their organizations. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

It's an important waterway in North America, but conditions in the St. Lawrence River can change rapidly and its size and force makes rescues complicated and dangerous for emergency responders.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

With various air quality indexes available, and as wildfire smoke becomes an increasing health risk, here's what often goes into the decision to play sports or not — and how to make sense of air quality indexes when making your own decision.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A spearhead believed to be from the last ice-age period has been uncovered on a family farm in Paris, Ont., an artifact that may have been buried there for thousands of years. "It was just a freak chance that we found this here," says Laura Vellenga.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The Federal Court of Appeal heard arguments from a B.C. ostrich farm Tuesday as it sought to protect its herd from a cull ordered due to the avian flu, in a case that has sparked accusations of government overreach from critics in Canada and the U.S.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The 10-year project began in 2019, although the zoo was releasing turtles before that and has freed around 3,000 of them over the past decade.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Whether you're a believer, skeptic or fall somewhere in between, a new federally commissioned report recommends a government agency be tasked with responding to UFO reports from the public and pilots.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Want a big piece of Mars? It could be yours — for $4M US

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

University of New Brunswick researchers had a hand in a new documentary series The Wild Ones that shows endangered North Atlantic right whales up close.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

As people continue to mourn the loss of a wayward grizzly on an island off the B.C. coast, many are left wondering why the bear wasn't relocated to avoid what some say was its certain fate. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Dolphins off the coast of Australia are swimming around with sponges on their noses. But unlike the orcas who wear salmon on their heads, "sponging” isn't a fashion statement or a cultural trend; it's a sophisticated foraging technique passed down through generations.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

As Alberta's measles outbreaks grow, researchers are watching the province's wastewater for the highly contagious virus and hoping to determine if the technology could eventually serve as an early detection tool.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Taylor Borth tells The National about the moment she snapped a photo of an unusually 'fat' marmot while walking through a park in Kamloops, B.C.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

You know when Environment Canada tells you a storm is coming and to stay away from it? There's a group of people based in Alberta who find their happy place in the eye of a storm, not a safe distance from it.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A robot that's being designed to check potato plants for viruses is back for a second summer, and its creators at UPEI say the new version is faster and even works at night. The AgriScout can replace humans who walk through the fields looking for disease, who have been hard to hire in recent years. CBC's Nancy Russell takes us to a potato field to...

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service (COS) says a grizzly bear on an island off the Sunshine Coast has been shot and killed. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

It was a bump in the night. A big one. Astronomers revealed on Monday that two massive black holes collided producing another one that is 225 times the mass of our sun.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

It's time to pull out the bug spray. After a mild several years for mosquito activity in Calgary due to prolonged droughts, the periodic rain lately means the bloodsuckers are out in full swing.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A new study shows that how Squamellaria plants in Fiji house warring species of ants by building them their own little walled-off compartments with separate entrances. When researchers removed those walls, all hell broke loose.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

So far this year, 17 tornadoes have touched down in Saskatchewan, according to a Western University-based tornado tracking project — 10 of which hit the province in a single day.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A natural remedy that has previously helped counter oil spills will be too slow to "do any useful work" if there's a spill in the Canadian Arctic, increasing chances of "catastrophic" harm, researchers say.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Scientists studying a 21-to 24-million-year-old rhino fossil found in the Haughton Crater on Nunavut's Devon Island say the high Arctic environment preserved the oldest recoverable ancient proteins found so far.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The increase in tree "fluff" is likely a stress response from poplars, aspen and willows reacting to the dry conditions from the past few years, according to the N.W.T.'s department of Environment and Climate Change.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate hoax involving Spotify, AI and a suspicious rock band says he apologizes to anyone hurt by his experiment but that it's been "too fascinating" to turn away from.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

An amateur entomologist's lucky encounter with an emerald ash borer set in motion a chain reaction of research on the pest that has devastated ash forests across North America.

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly set to announce a $70 billion investment in artificial intelligence and energy investments.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

How old is an old puffin?  Well, the oldest known puffin in New Brunswick was found this week at 33 years old. 

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

CEO Shou Chew said the company would soon have to fire more than 350 employees in Canada, stop its direct investment in Canada and cut support for Canadian creators and culture.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

On July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5, Earth will rotate a tiny bit quicker making those days ever so slightly shorter than 24 hours.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A group of chimpanzees in Zambia have resurrected an old fashion trend with a surprising new twist. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The Canadian environmentalist says it's too late to solve the climate crisis, especially through legal, political and economic channels. Instead, Suzuki says he believes the future of the movement depends on trying to spur action in local communities.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Researched surveyed nearly 6,000 people in 13 different countries about what makes a person cool, and found the answers to be surprisingly universal.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Sonu De'cruze worries a ban would force breeders and owners "underground," and that these exotic cats won't receive proper care because owners will be afraid to take them to the vet. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Coal generation fell to a record low during June 2025, and experts say that the EU's power system is changing. The picture is very different in Canada, where solar is still a small share of total electricity generation.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Researchers from the University of Regina have been studying a fracture in a rib fossil from the province's famous Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex to explore how dinosaurs healed after an injury.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

There is an "urgent need for more robust actions" to save the southern resident killer whales from extinction, says the report released by the David Suzuki Foundation and Raincoast Conservation Foundation on Monday.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

One of the world's second-largest species of fish was spotted off the coast of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip on July 3.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

After years of patchwork response, Toronto's city manager has created a new plan to take on Toronto's growing rat problem. It's set to be scrutinized Wednesday at a city committee meeting.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Nestled in the centre of the quiet Blackfriars Community Garden in London, Ont., Anne Marie Allen's plot is marked with a large sign that says, "Depression Era Garden.”

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

X CEO Linda Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said the "best is yet to come."

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The sightings have some asking if the insects are returning or if they just went unnoticed. Experts say the rain and humidity are contributing to the increase in firefly population in Eastern Canada.

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

Grok has shared several antisemitic posts, including the trope that Jews run Hollywood, and denied that such a stance could be described as Nazism.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The Government of Alberta is calling for strychnine to be unbanned for use on Richardson's ground squirrels, commonly referred to as gophers. The province says reversing the ban on the controversial rodenticide would help farmers who are having their crops devastated by out-of-control gopher populations.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The number of fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries has more than doubled in the span of two years, according to the city. From 2022 to 2024, the number of fires jumped from 29 to 76.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The man was released from hospital with minor injuries. The bear was protecting its young and won't be destroyed, the Conservation Officer Service says.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

An Australian woman has been convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance systems as cuts to U.S. health institutions threaten access to crucial monitoring data, experts say in an editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Âsowanânihk, which means "a place to cross" in Cree, is located near Prince Albert and is estimated to be around 11,000 years old. It holds a wealth of evidence of Indigenous settlements that likely existed there.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

When a female cowbird is ready to have a baby, she'll stake out another bird's nest, wait until the coast is clear, then slip in, stealthily lay her egg and leave it behind for another family to raise.

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Global News - Technology (4 months ago)

Online dating platforms are laying off employees as they try to restructure as fewer people use the apps, with Gen Z potentially seeing the biggest decline.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The satellite was part of groundbreaking efforts to track methane pollution and make information public. Capping methane leaks is one of the quickest ways to tackle global warning, say scientists, and MethaneSAT was a publicly-available global map of emissions.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

In an effort to reduce the number of badgers killed on B.C.'s roads, the B.C. Badger Connectivity Initiative aims to create safer road crossings for badgers by designing new highway infrastructure and building passable culverts at five spots in B.C.'s Interior where badgers are most likely to be killed by road traffic. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Toronto's city manager has outlined a plan to address the number of rats in the city as major construction projects and climate change are contributing to the growing pest problem. 

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes. Environment and Climate Change Canada does not expect the suspension to impact the quality of its forecasts.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

It appears our solar system is getting more popular with out-of-towners. Astronomers have found a third interstellar object, something that has origins beyond our own solar system. The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is not believed to pose any danger to Earth.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

Some Windsor, N.S., residents say a two-year-old decision to close the gates of an aboiteau and keep Lake Pisiquid filled with water is unnecessary and causing other problems.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A tiny, insect-eating bird that breeds in Alberta is delaying its annual migration south, a change likely triggered by climate change that spells trouble for the fragile species.

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Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert methane. Scientists say the finding gives them a deeper understanding of the methane cycle and the creatures far below the ocean's surface.

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CBC - Technology (4 months ago)

A snapping turtle clawing at the front door is not a regular occurrence for most Londoners, but at Alan Graham's house, it happens nearly every year.

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