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5 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Sharp rise in natural disasters in last 20 years, Asia hardest hit, UN says
There has been a dramatic increase in extreme weather events in the past 20 years, which are taking a heavy human and economic toll worldwide and are on track to expand further, and Asia has been hardest-hit, the United Nations said on...
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the site is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi...
Technical glitches briefly mar first day of applications for Canada Recovery Benefit
Canadians seeking to access new financial support after missing work because of COVID-19 appeared to briefly run into technical glitches as applications opened for the Canada Recovery Benefit on...
We're in a climate emergency: It's time for our leaders to start acting like it
Not everyone wants an oil recovery, writes contributor Lori Lee Oates, who instead calls on politicians to focus on climate change and the damage of fossil fuels.
Researchers hopeful bus-sized sharks will return in abundance to B.C. waters
It's been 10 years since Basking sharks were deemed endangered in Canada. Researchers say despite only two to three sightings a year in B.C. waters of the giant fish, they're hopeful for an eventual abundant return of the...