Category: Science & Technology

Cuba and Google signed a deal Thursday moving the island one step closer to having a state-of-the-art connection to the modern internet. The American internet giant and the Cuban government agreed to create a seamless, cost-free connection between their two Read more …

It seems that cows on the prairies are doing their best to set records. On Monday, an Alberta cow gave birth to a humongous heifer that tipped the scales at 94 kilograms. Not to be outdone, a Saskatchewan cow had Read more …

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.) This week: You want to reduce your Read more …

The Ontario town of Innisfil will soon begin accepting digital currencies as payment for its property taxes, starting with Bitcoin. The town of 36,000 people is north of Toronto and south of Barrie, Ont. Its council voted late Tuesday in Read more …

Pet owners may be more keen in having a vegan diet for their cats or dogs than we thought, according to a study out of the University of Guelph.  University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) surveyed more than 3,600 dog and cat Read more …

Britain publicly chastised China’s Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new “significant technical issues,” increasing pressure on the company as it battles Western allegations that Beijing could use its gear Read more …

Israeli researchers said Thursday they have surveyed what they now believe to be the world’s longest salt cave, a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea. A recently completed survey of the Malham Cave determined Read more …

Research has uncovered powerful evidence linking shrinking sea ice in the Arctic to snow and rain in central North America. A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggests that a long dry period about 8,000 years ago through the Read more …

So you’re enjoying your electric vehicle. It’s pretty quiet, right? Cheap to drive around? Have you enjoyed some of those choice spots reserved for EVs, right in the best part of the parking lot? Perhaps you’ve delighted in knowing your car is Read more …

A matriarch killer whale thought to be on the brink of starving to death has resurfaced in B.C. waters, spurring cautious hope among local researchers. J17, a member of the J pod family and B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whale population, was spotted in Read more …