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11 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Increased foreign threat to COVID-19 research prompts extraordinary warning from Canada's spy agencies
Canada's spy agencies are warning that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a "valuable target" for state-sponsored actors — just a day after U.S. intelligence agencies raised the alarm about China-backed hacking of institutions and companies researching vaccines, treatments and tests for the...
COVID-19 delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission
Dozens of scientists are sitting in quarantine, waiting for permission to sail forth and capture a crucial moment in the polar calendar that's essential to their year-long Arctic research...
Tyrannosaurus rex built for distance, not speed, research shows
Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most feared predators in the Age of Dinosaurs, may have been built for endurance, not...
6 ways to speed up your home internet connection
As we all hunker down with video chats, streaming and online games, home internet for many households struggles to keep up with demand. A Carleton computer scientist has some tips to avoid internet...
Sextortion, puppies and more: Niagara police warn of 4 online scams
Niagara Regional Police is sharing some of the different online scams they've been seeing during the COVID-19...
National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1, but no camping yet
Canada is slowly beginning to emerge from its COVID-19 cocoon, with the federal government poised to announce a gradual reopening of national parks and heritage sites, and more provinces taking the first halting steps toward a return to...
Coronavirus vaccine possible in about a year, says EU agency
A vaccine to counter the novel coronavirus could be approved in about a year in an "optimistic" scenario, a agency that approves medicines for the European Union said on...
Laurier math students frustrated over department's decision to require external webcams
Students are pushing back against Wilfrid Laurier University's requirement for math students to purchase external webcams for exams, calling the move unreasonable in a global...
Canadian-approved N95 mask targeted by Chinese counterfeiters
A Chinese-made mask approved by Health Canada is the subject of a counterfeit warning issued by the Centers for Disease Control in the...
No slacking allowed: Companies keep careful eye on work-from-home productivity during COVID-19
Heads up, Canadians working from home. If you thought your new arrangement was a licence to slack off, think again. The boom in people doing their jobs off site during the COVID-19 lockdown has led to rising interest in services that help employers remotely monitor their workers'...
Alberta, Ottawa reach preliminary deal on methane emissions regulation
Alberta’s new methane regulations will meet a provincial emissions reduction target and will cost polluters half as much as adopting federal standards, provincial government estimates...