A divisive vote on abortion has emerged as a test case for democracies grappling with the dark side of political advertising on social media, writes Nahlah Ayed. | Continue reading
Three California companies have launched versions of dockless scooters in major cities across the U.S. Riders love them, but cities are wary. | Continue reading
Bitcoin miners will guzzle more electricity this year than some countries do, according to new numbers from a leading researcher. And while some critics take issue with these figures, few disagree that the digital currency's energy use is a growing problem. | Continue reading
Two engineering students made such a good impression on Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk that he personally offered them a job right on the spot. | Continue reading
When the siren-like sounds from an Amber Alert rang out on cellular phones across Ontario on Monday, it sparked a bit of a backlash against Canada's new mobile emergency alert system. | Continue reading
Halifax Regional Police say they won't be charging a 19-year-old man arrested last month for downloading files from Nova Scotia's freedom-of-information portal. | Continue reading
Uber Technologies Inc on Monday said it has hired a former U.S. regulator to advise the company on safety, but would not confirm a technology website's report that a software flaw was responsible for a fatal accident involving one of its self-driving cars in March. | Continue reading
Air Canada said Friday it will join rival WestJet in severing its ties with Hopper Inc. after the travel app's suggestion it has sole access to "secret fares" caused confusion in the travel industry. | Continue reading
Cambridge Analytica, the political research firm at the centre of this year's Facebook data-mining scandal, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. | Continue reading
Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature passes the most restrictive abortion ban in the U.S., outlawing the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected, often at six weeks and before a woman realizes she is pregnant. | Continue reading
The volunteer community group NYC Mesh is working to bring affordable internet with lightning-quick downloads to New York, one building at a time. | Continue reading
The federal government continues to give new responsibilities and tens of millions of dollars to IBM Canada to prop up a pay system the government has said it plans to scrap and replace. In the past four months alone, IBM has secured $36.5 million in new contract extensions to wo … | Continue reading
A Toronto man is elated after a deputy judge ruled that a verbal contract he made with a Bell customer service agent — guaranteeing a monthly price for 24 months — trumps the contract Bell later emailed him, outlining prices could increase. | Continue reading
Enlarged spleens full of oxygen-rich red blood cells enable safer diving | Continue reading
Water experts condemn the effects of municipal, chemical and industrial waste on the Great Lakes. | Continue reading
Local proponents for cleaning up a large toxic patch of historical industrial pollution in the harbour of Thunder Bay, Ont., say they're still looking for an agency to spearhead remediation efforts. | Continue reading
Industrial waste and cancerous chemicals lead to a ban on commercial fishing in parts of the Great Lakes. | Continue reading
The Great Lakes have faced various threats for years, from industrial pollution to invasive species, but another challenge worries many researchers these days — the emerging chemical threat. | Continue reading
Despite recent improvements, the U.S. and Canada have a long way to go toward ridding the Great Lakes of pollution that endangers human health and the environment, according to an advisory agency. | Continue reading