Scientists find strange mass at moon's south pole Social Sharing

Three hundred kilometres below the surface of the moon lurks something massive — and scientists aren’t completely sure what it is. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Several Phoenix pay system replacements expected to get test runs

The minister responsible for replacing the federal government's disastrous civil-service pay system says a series of pay "experiments" will likely be tested alongside Phoenix, created by IBM. | Continue reading


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Canada is using science to lay claim to the North Pole

Central to the claim is where a country's extended continental shelf ends, which can only be proved by detailed sub-sea geological work | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Quebec Cracks Down on Airbnb

The province has introduced stricter rules for online short-term housing rentals, in a move the tourism minister acknowledged was "long overdue." | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

'A more humane country': Canada to ban keeping whales, dolphins in captivity

Animal welfare advocates are celebrating after the House of Commons voted Monday to ban keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity — in a move with long-term consequences for Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Ottawa announces plans to ban single-use plastics in 2021 at the earliest

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will ban single-use plastics, which could include bags, straws and cutlery, in Canada in 2021 at the earliest. | Continue reading


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Depressing conclusion as new study reverses 25 years of research

Genes previously suspected as causing depression turn out to have little impact | Continue reading


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Why mid-life could be the best time to change careers

For workers who wish to find their way to new careers, it may be easier than before to land those roles, especially given that Canada's jobless rate has just dropped to its lowest level in 43 years. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Canada: Government to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

The Trudeau government will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, CBC News has learned. Plastic straws, cotton swabs, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are just some of the single-use plastics that will be banned in Canada. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Human remains from 1847 shipwreck suggest rural Irish origins based on diet

The ship left Sligo, Ireland,172 years ago carrying 180 passengers fleeing the Potato Famine. It sank off the coast of Cap-des-Rosiers, in Gaspé, Que., killing an estimated 120 to 150 people. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Free heroin? Unusual clinic offers 'chance at being human again'

Program offers low-dose heroin to people who use drugs so they can function without having to source them on the street. 'They just give us enough so that we are not a mess. So we can feel what it is to have a chance at being human again,' says man who credits program with saving … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Glue traps are heinously cruel. Retailers should be banned from selling them

Regardless of arbitrary social classifications of "pet" and "pest," no animal deserves to suffer in such a way. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

When AI makes a bad decision, who's legally responsible?

When an AI powered system is making the decisions, who's ultimately responsible if things go wrong? A look at the legal implications of AI. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Study sheds light on human consumption of microplastics

A study from the University of Victoria has for the first time compiled research on microplastics to try to estimate just how much people are consuming — and one researcher says the findings demonstrate more work needs to be done to understand how the tiny particles might impact … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Air Canada imposes 'no fly' ban, demands $18K from woman after ticket scam

A woman who says she unknowingly bought fraudulently obtained airline tickets online claims she’s being treated like a criminal by Air Canada. The carrier is demanding Ann Qian repay over $18,600 for flights between Toronto, Vancouver and Shanghai — and has banned her from flying … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Video games aren't corrupting young minds – they may be building them

New science suggests that video games are rarely addictive, and they can help with social and intellectual development — and possibly even mental health. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

The 96-year-old Ottawa woman who contributed to the discovery of DNA's structure

In 1948, young physicist June Lindsey's crystallography work in a British laboratory helped Watson and Crick discover the famous double-helix structure of DNA. Today, the 96-year-old's contribution goes unheralded, but a group of Ottawa scientists wants to change that. | Continue reading


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Actors' brains have different activity patterns when they're in character

'The more you become someone else, the less there is of you' | Continue reading


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Scientists create robot-like biomaterial with key traits of life

The DNA-based material can metabolise, self-assemble, and potentially even evolve | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Murders and disappearances of Indigenous women called a 'Canadian genocide'

The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who were murdered or disappeared across the country in recent decades are victims of a “Canadian genocide,” says the final report of the national inquiry created to probe the ongoing tragedy. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

U.S. now seeking social media details from most visa applicants

The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

The Culture of Coders: The surprising ways coders shape our lives

In his new book, Coders, author Clive Thompson immersed himself in the culture of computer programmers to figure out what makes them tick. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

What's Happening to Jupiter's Great Red Spot?

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is dying. Over the past week, amateur astronomers around the world have seen some unusual activity around the solar system's largest and longest-lasting storm. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Undercover video suggests Facebook wants extreme and disturbing content

Undercover footage reveals the review process — and just how much disturbing content remains on the social network. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

I Grew Up Gifted, but My Life Didn’t Turn Out the Way I Expected

When a child is labelled as “gifted,” there are separate challenges and obstacles parents and families need to prepare themselves for. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Chinese ex-husband's 1% stake in home leads to foreign buyers tax battle

A Richmond woman claims the B.C. government is trying to make her pay 100 per cent of the foreign buyers tax because her Chinese ex-husband holds a one per cent interest in the property. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Running from Cops: How a decades-old reality TV show distorted policing

For three decades, the ubiquitous reality TV show Cops has been shaping public perceptions of policing in America. Now a new investigative podcast digs into the show's penchant for stretching the truth and the costs of that deception. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

'Red Revert Lights' Are the New Smart Traffic Light

An Ottawa cyclist says he's had two very close calls when he was surprised in the middle of intersections with this sensor technology. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

'Call their bluff': Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges

A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Government subsidies for business greater than Canada's entire defence budget

From Bombardier to General Motors to the oil and gas industry, Canadian businesses benefit handsomely from government grants and tax breaks, even though politicians on both the left and the right have opposed so-called corporate welfare for decades. Peter Armstrong's guests are J … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

'They failed me'- How the promise of retraining U.S. coal miners came up empty

A program touted as an economic saviour for Appalachian coal country turned out to be riddled with problems and now faces a lawsuit from former students. One ex-student and employee says Mined Minds came to the region making promises like a soapbox preacher and failed to deliver. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Scientists Say Chile's Southern Patagonia Ice Field Has 'Split in Two'

Chile's 12,000 square kilometre Southern Patagonia Ice Field has split in two and is likely to continue to fracture amid climate change, according to a team of Chilean scientists who were in the region in March. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Robbers Cave: Exploring the dark side of a widely-celebrated psych experiment

Author Gina Perry explores Muzafer Sherif's famous 1950s experiment in "realistic conflict theory," where unknowing young boys were driven to conflict, in an effort to see if peace could then be engineered. Perry argues the experiment has a dark side, and should be considered in … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Facebook removes 3 Billion fake accounts in 6 months

Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

This condiment name has an unfortunate Cree translation | CBC News

A new condiment on the market is causing quite a stir for those who speak Cree. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

WestJet pilot's eyes burned by laser on flight from Newfoundland to Florida

A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials says. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Human Influence on Global Droughts Started 100 Years Ago, Scientists

Scientists created a global, historical 'drought atlas' showing a clear pattern of warming associated with emissions | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Canada to Introduce Digital Charter: Penalties for 'Misinformation'

The federal government says it will launch a new digital charter that will dictate how the country will combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference in Canada. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Facebook bans Israeli company it says aims to disrupt elections

Facebook says it has banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has cancelled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

University of Calgary journal targeted by serial 'hijacker'

A University of Calgary journal is the among the targets of a serial "hijacker" who has created fake versions of dozens of scientific publications over the last several years in an effort to scam money from researchers, according to an expert who has studied the phenomenon. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Updated flood plain maps will send the housing market underwater

Next year, the federal government will begin uploading nearly 2,000 user-friendly flood plain maps, updating them with the most recent geospatial data. The impact will be devastating. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Veterinarians lobby to expand pot laws to include pets – CBC News

A group of veterinarians is in Ottawa today, bringing five dogs with them to Parliament Hill, to lobby MPs to authorize the use of medical cannabis for animals. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Phoenix cost soars by another $137M, paid to IBM

The federal government continues to pay millions of dollars more than expected to IBM to run the troubled Phoenix pay system, despite its many problems. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Stanton Friedman, famed UFO researcher, dead at 84

A nuclear physicist by training, Stanton Friedman had devoted his life to researching and investigating UFOs since the late 1960s. He was credited with bringing the 1947 Roswell Incident back into the mainstream conversation. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Why investors can't wait to buy into Uber, a company that's never made money

Ride-sharing pioneer Uber is set to go public Friday. But beneath the hype, there are reasons to be concerned about those high-flying expectations soaring above an ocean of red ink. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Ottawa selectively bars media from Lima Group talks

Canadian officials decided on short notice to deny accreditation to all Russian and Venezuelan state media outlets planning to attend an international conference in Ottawa this winter — even though they knew the action likely would provoke retaliation against Canadian media. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Tech columnist crafts song out of smart speaker recordings to sound privacy

Amazon's voice-activated Alexa Echo devices are there to make your life easier. What many don't know, says Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler, is that it's recording everything you tell it, and sending those recordings to Amazon's data servers. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 5 years ago

Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up $28M in assets

The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets — virtually all of it in cash. | Continue reading


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