- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 21/2/28 21:53
Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn't been so...
Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn't been so...
One dog sledder says "brazen" wolves have come right up to his home to steal seal meat this winter, while the Department of Fisheries, Forest, and Agriculture is encouraging residents to keep pets indoors as much as...
The Canada Energy Regulator says it hasn't always lived up to its obligations to First Nations, Métis and Inuit, and it's promising to change...
The agency he runs fell afoul of the Federal Court — and now the country's chief spy is intensifying his campaign for new powers and sounding the alarm on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's ability to keep an eye on hostile foreign states. But civil liberty advocates say Parliament should be wary if it agrees to change CSIS’s...
SATURDAY 27. FEBRUARY 2021
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that e-bikes designed to look and function more like mopeds or scooters do not meet the province's definition of a motor-assisted cycle and therefore require a driver's licence, registration and...
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s not expecting pushback from Facebook as he moves ahead with proposed legislation that would force the company and other global online giants to pay Canadian news agencies for the content they...
FRIDAY 26. FEBRUARY 2021
In 2020, Denmark set one of the most ambitious climate targets in the world but its government has yet to come up with a plan to achieve...
The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what's needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report...
After a woman walking in Central Park falsely accused a Black man of assaulting her, social media erupted in support of the scientist who was simply birdwatching causing anger, outrage — and action. Now, Black scientists from around the world are taking part, promoting their work and calling for...
Parks Canada is welcoming six plains bison to Waterton Lakes National Park, a move that is ecologically significant for the park and culturally significant for Indigenous communities in southern...
An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest is giving a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered...
THURSDAY 25. FEBRUARY 2021
Frostbite, norovirus and frozen camera gear — wildlife cinematographer Hugo Kitching says all was worth it to see the polar bears up...
Newly passed legislation in Australia forces Google and Facebook to pay for news, and Canada can learn from it, according to a Canadian publisher and an Australian media...
A Norwegian company's proposal to open a salmon farm and hatchery in Placentia Bay, N.L., got a major boost Thursday from Canada's OceanSupercluster, a federal innovation funding...
The fireball that lit up the sky across the Prairies on Monday morning was a small piece of a comet that burned up in the atmosphere, researchers at the University of Alberta...
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the effort to get the federal government to address environmental racism and the global energy consumption of...
Within minutes of its 8 a.m. opening Wednesday, the Alberta system allowing seniors to book for the COVID-19 vaccine had crashed. By noon, a trio of Edmonton brothers had figured out the problem and posted a solution to help others sidestep the...
After news coverage of butter becoming harder to melt, possibly due to palm oil additives in cattle feed, the Dairy Farmers of Canada association is recommending that producers stop the practice for the time...
A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil...
Racism has been perpetuated under the guise of science for centuries, and the effects are still being felt today, during the COVID-19...
A shortage of semiconductors — the microchips needed in everything from military equipment to coffee makers — is causing delays around the world, disrupting supply chains for smartphones and causing major problems in the auto industry. For consumers, it means a delay getting some products. It could also mean higher...
Canadian companies and governments can seize on the push for electric vehicles happening in the U.S. and become leaders in specific areas of electric vehicle manufacturing and innovation, experts...
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will use satellites to identify ships that may be fishing illegally, in a $7 million project to track so-called 'dark vessels' around the...
Omelette, Hamlett, Ebony and Ivory, the pig subjects in a Purdue University study, were able to use a joystick to play a multilevel version of a game that loosely resembles...
Hundreds of cybersecurity workers at Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency have voted to strike, a move that comes amid growing conerns about cyber attacks during the COVID-19...