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- 09/11/17 16:28
A bankrupt wind energy company's latest attempt to get funding from P.E.I. taxpayers has been turned down.
A bankrupt wind energy company's latest attempt to get funding from P.E.I. taxpayers has been turned down.
The Kindle e-book reader is now available in Canada, Amazon.com announced Monday morning.
A small Australian marsupial is taking a lesson from the reptile world and basking in the sun to conserve energy and improve its chances of survival, a researcher has found.
MONDAY 16. NOVEMBER 2009
Bristlecone pines, the world's oldest trees and growing at high altitudes in the American West, have been undergoing a growth spurt since 1950, fuelled by increasing temperatures, researchers say.
Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.
The United Nations is drawing fire after disrupting a meeting of rights activists at its internet governance convention in Egypt.
An anti-apartheid campaigner who's the new head of Greenpeace says he will use his activism know-how to spur governments into reversing climate change, stressing that unless dramatic steps are taken, "all the world is going to sink."
Several New Brunswick communities with a history of industrial activity or environmental contamination have elevated rates of cancer, according to the Conservation Council.
Canada's ski team is training with GPS technology that tracks the line and speed of a racer down a course.
Inuit leaders are calling on Canada's three northern territories to be more vocal about the need to address climate change, as the United Nations conference comes up in Copenhagen next month.
Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday - about 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.
U.S. President Barack Obama, on his state visit to China, urged the country's leadership to stop censoring the internet.
The space shuttle Atlantis is being prepared to launch on Monday afternoon for its final flight of the year. Fuelling began early Monday morning, in anticipation of the scheduled 2:28 p.m. ET launch.
SATURDAY 14. NOVEMBER 2009
Canada's first space clown can brag that his recent trip into the cosmos generated at least 23 times more international news coverage this year than the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.
Transport Canada is using crash simulation technology at a Quebec laboratory to study side-impact accidents, generating research that could lead to new safety regulations for adults and children down the road.
Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia could soon be part of a unique group of protected lands known for its night skies.
FRIDAY 13. NOVEMBER 2009
A Calgary scientist is looking for links between oil and gas activity and earthquakes in Alberta.
Google Inc.'s plans to add millions of copyright-protected books to its digital library are riding on a new legal settlement addressing the objections of government regulators who don't want Google to gain too much power over a new market.
Sprinters with long toes and short heel bones could have an advantage over other runners, research suggests.
Drug makers and internet companies attending a U.S. Food and Drug Administration hearing on online drug advertising are hoping the regulator will ease restrictions on promoting drugs on the web while consumer advocates want it to do the opposite.
NASA announces it found a "significant amount" of water on the moon as a result of the LCROSS impact last month.
EBay says a flood of modified Xbox 360 video game consoles that have been banned from connecting to Xbox Live has hit the online auction site, and is warning users to be wary of what they buy.
Switzerland's privacy watchdog announces he plans to sue Google in federal court to force it to make changes to its Street View application.
A University of Ottawa chemistry professor who died this week after contracting swine flu is being remembered as a scientific star and a devoted family man.
THURSDAY 12. NOVEMBER 2009
Organizers of North America's biggest technology expo have confirmed that iPhone and Macintosh computer maker Apple won't be at the show, contrary to what many industry observers have speculated.