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8 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations while government stands by, report says
The federal government is not doing enough to support First Nations communities contending with food insecurity problems made worse by climate change — and is aggravating the situation by failing to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions — says a new report by the U.S.-based Human Rights...
Tim Hortons to stop using two cups for hot drinks, use sleeves instead
Tim Hortons is ending the practice of double cupping hot drinks, a move the fast food restaurant says will eliminate hundreds of millions of cups from landfills each...
COVID-19 outbreaks at foreign mink farms have fur breeders on high alert
Canadian fur breeders are closely eyeing a series of coronavirus outbreaks at European and American mink farms that have forced authorities to cull millions of animals that may have contracted the...
New study suggests fish farms raise risk of exposure to infectious disease for wild B.C. salmon
A new study suggests that the presence of active fish farms in B.C. waters can more than double the chance of finding genetic material from organisms that cause disease in wild...
Canadian professor's website helps Russia spread disinformation, says U.S. State Department
Ahead of the U.S. elections on Nov. 3, the FBI has identified Russian proxy sites as a major source of "malign foreign influence." According to the U.S. State Department, a site run by a retired University of Ottawa professor has the biggest...
Pre-election lawsuit against Google sets the stage for global action on tech giants
The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google may open the door to further moves against the tech giants in the United States and...
U.S. spacecraft touches asteroid to grab sample
A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to...
Armenia claims it found Canadian tech on downed Turkish drone
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged the international community today to follow Canada’s example by suspending exports of military technology to Turkey — after his defence officials claimed they had found Canadian components on a downed Turkish...