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The climate change issue keeps dogging Andrew Scheer on the campaign trail
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has been confronted by climate change activists at every turn during this federal campaign, but he hasn't shown a lot of interest in engaging with them on an issue that has moved to the forefront of this...
Why did the female orgasm evolve? Experiment supports theory
In humans, the female orgasm isn’t required for reproduction, so scientists have long been puzzled about why it exists. Now, a new experiment on rabbits involving orgasm-suppressing antidepressants confirms an intriguing theory — that the reflex originally evolved to trigger...
Big telecom companies win court battle in ongoing war with CRTC over wholesale internet rates
The Federal Court of Appeal has issued a temporary stay of a CRTC decision that seeks to force Canada's biggest internet service providers to provide smaller rivals with access to their networks at new, lower wholesale...
Engineered-in-Edmonton Twitter bot combats misogyny on the campaign trail
A social media bot is attempting to combat misogyny in on the federal campaign trail, one tweet at a...
'I feel more equal': How technology is making direct communication possible for hearing impaired community
David Burke waited over 60 years to be able to communicate with the world. Technological innovations are helping hearing impaired people like Burke better communicate with the hearing...
SpaceX's Elon Musk plans to launch this Mars rocketship within months
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company's newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX's quest to launch humans to the moon and...
Toronto business owner loses $14K to technical glitch at mobile payment company
A glitch in the popular Square payment technology is causing financial headaches for some of the company’s users, CBC News has learned. Square won’t say how widespread the issue is, or how many customers have been affected but the company concedes it's not a...
What MIT Media Lab's funding scandal says about sexism in tech
The MIT Media Lab accepted — and covered up — millions of dollars in donations from billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. While one institution is at the centre of the scandal, the issues at the core of the controversy are prevalent across the tech industry, experts...
University of Alberta vice-president resigns over 'beefier barley' billboards
The University of Alberta's vice-president of university relations has resigned over the school's "beefier barley" billboards, which were slammed as promoting climate...
Toronto-area man out $2,775 after e-transfer fraudsters impersonate him on email
A Toronto-area contractor says it was "pretty creepy" to discover someone had impersonated him online — convincing his customers to e-transfer thousands of dollars, which were stolen. He and others who contacted Go Public are frustrated that Interac and the big banks won’t trace the...
Green party proposes a 'robot tax' when companies replace workers with machines
Green Leader Elizabeth May says that every time a company replaces a worker with a machine, a Green government would make that company pay a tax equivalent to the income tax paid by that laid-off...
SUNDAY 29. SEPTEMBER 2019
'How dare you!': Young activists are harnessing the power of social media to capture the world's attention
The Weekly with Wendy Mesley looks at just how powerful social media is for young activists to rally support for their...
Big Manitoba fish make a run for the border, biologists find
For decades, Winnipeggers have headed south to Grand Forks or Fargo, N.D., in search of a deal. Turns out some of our biggest fish have been doing the same...
Why engineers in Alberta think they've found a way for the oilsands to produce clean fuel
Engineers in Alberta believe they've got a way to capture hydrogen from the oilsands while leaving greenhouse gas emissions in the...
Invasive piranha pulled from B.C. lake twice this summer
An angler in Nanaimo, B.C., had a surprise this week when he reeled in his catch.
SATURDAY 28. SEPTEMBER 2019
Canadian Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addresses UN on clean water
Canadian Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan on Saturday. The 15-year-old activist from Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island in northern Ontario urged the global community to respect the sacredness and importance of clean...
How polkadot windows now protect birds at Pinery Provincial Park
Staff at Pinery Provincial Park, on the shores of Lake Huron, are applying thousands of tiny vinyl squares on the windows of the park's visitor centre in hopes that it will reduce bird strikes — which kill 25 million birds...
Climate lessons from the classroom spill into the streets
On Friday, tens of thousands of people — led by youth — marched across Canada in the Global Climate Strike. Many of the children in the streets do not know the details of the science, but they are convinced that they're heading into a different world than the one that exists...
Verafin's quiet, huge success: Canada's largest venture funding deal goes to an N.L. company
A leading financial crime management software company is headquartered in St. John's, and fueling growth in the province's growing tech...
'It's deceiving Canadians': Hidden trackers reveal plastic recycling dumped in Canadian landfill
After several instances of Canadian plastic waste turning up overseas in places like the Philippines and Malaysia, CBC's Marketplace wanted to track the lifecycle of Canadian...
Worried about climate change? You've got a tough decision to make
Climate change is shaping up to be a key issue in the current federal election campaign — maybe even the one that decides who wins all the marbles next month. But that doesn't make the choice facing concerned Canadians any...
FRIDAY 27. SEPTEMBER 2019
Would the Liberals' climate plan really add 31 cents to pump prices?
The claim that the Liberals' climate strategy will drive up the cost of driving is a cornerstone of the Conservatives' election message. How accurate are the Conservatives' claims?
Canadians rally across country to call for bolder action on climate change
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians attended marches across the country to urge government and corporate leaders to address climate...
Greta Thunberg meets Trudeau, tells him he's not doing enough to fight climate change
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning he's not doing enough to protect the environment from the threat of runaway climate...
UN protocol used by youths in climate complaint not available to Canadian kids
A children's rights advocate is urging Canada to adopt a United Nations protocol that 16 youths, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, are using to push for climate...