Polluters to face greater liability for offshore drilling spills

The federal government is set to bring in a new law to make resource companies pay more if they have a spill during off-shore drilling. Environment Minister Peter Kent told reporters this week his government is about to bring in "significant" changes...

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BlackBerry review: The good and bad of the new Z10

The long-awaited new BlackBerry is almost here, with the touch-screen Z10 going on sale through most Canadian carriers on Feb. 5. Fans of physical keyboards will have to wait a little longer. The company formerly known as Research In Motion — officially...

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New York Times says Chinese hackers breached its network

Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times' computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters' passwords and hunting for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader, the newspaper...

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How your cellphone contract could change for the better

The vast majority of Canadians own a cellphone, and judging by the ubiquitous sight of people constantly fiddling with their touchscreens, the technological devices have become an integral part of daily life. Nearly 80 per cent of Canadian households...

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RIM's BlackBerry 10 ready to launch

The eyes of the technology world will be focused squarely on Research In Motion today as the company launches BlackBerry 10, the hotly anticipated line of smartphones with the potential to make or break the company. RIM is hosting simultaneous live...

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New web-based Microsoft Office goes on sale

Microsoft is aiming its redesigned Office software at the growing number of people who expect their favorite applications to be at their fingertips, wherever there's an internet connection. In an attempt to extend a lucrative franchise beyond personal...

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Tablets, Netflix top list of popular Canadian tech trends

Tablet ownership is growing explosively in Canada, according to a new report on tech trends, which also notes that Netflix continues to sign up new subscribers. The Media Technology Monitor conducts regular surveys to chart changes in the use of technology...

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BlackBerry 10 aims to catch up with competition

The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. It's the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company....

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Wireless fee, contract guidelines proposed by CRTC

A public hearing on the draft code will take place Feb. 11 to 15. (Canadian Press) Wireless providers would face limits on early termination fees and must unlock phones under "reasonable terms" under new draft guidelines released Monday by Canada's...

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RIM targets loyalists on eve of BlackBerry 10 launch

They call them the BlackBerry loyals: long-time smartphone users who have clung to their aging Curve and Bold models through the most turbulent days of the company. In the coming months, Research In Motion is certainly going to need them. Despite what...

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Iran claims monkey launched into space

Iran's Press TV reports that a monkey was launched into space on Monday in what has been described as a major step forward for the Islamic republic's aerospace program. (Reuters) Iranian state TV says the country has successfully sent a monkey into...

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Megacities' urban heat may warm up Canadian winters

Heat rising up from cities such as New York can affect high-altitude currents in the atmosphere that dictate prevailing weather, a computer model shows. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) Heat rising up from cities such as New York, Paris and Tokyo might...

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Greenland ice core hints at Earth's next big melt

An international team of scientists has drilled down through 2.5 kilometres of Greenland ice and uncovered a surprising picture of Earth's last big melt, a picture that suggests how today's ice caps will affect sea levels as polar regions get warmer...

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield hopes to inspire young Canadians

Chris Hadfield was nine years old when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, and after that, space travel became the young Canadian's life mission. Decades later, Hadfield is now living aboard the International Space Station as the spacecraft's first-ever...

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U.S. government site hacked to avenge internet activist

Aaron Swartz, seen here in 2008, hanged himself in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday. The Reddit co-founder was facing federal charges for allegedly stealing millions of scientific journals. (Noah Berger/Reuters) The FBI has launched an investigation...

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Greenland ice core hints at Earth's next big melt

An international team of scientists has drilled down through 2.5 kilometres of Greenland ice and uncovered a surprising picture of Earth's last big melt, a picture that suggests how today's ice caps will affect sea levels as polar regions get warmer...

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Frogs burn ample fuel while freezing solid

Wood frogs freeze so solidly that you could "use one as a doorknocker or something like that," says researcher Brent Sinclair. (EmilyK/Wikimedia Commons) Frogs that cope with winter weather by freezing into a solid lump may be hit hard by climate change,...

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield hopes to inspire young Canadians

Chris Hadfield was nine years old when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, and after that, space travel became the young Canadian's life mission. Decades later, Hadfield is now living aboard the International Space Station as the spacecraft's first-ever...

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Advertised internet speeds not backed up by data

Consumers believe they can expect to receive maximum advertised internet speeds in their homes most of the time, but the data to show how often that actually happens doesn't exist, a new study has found. "There really aren't any comprehensive tests...

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Controversial brain test of awareness questioned

Doctors should resist the temptation to use an inexpensive tool that probes the brain's electrical activity when evaluating vegetative patients who can't communicate. Drs. Adrian Owen and Damian Cruse of the Centre for Brain and Mind in London, Ont.,...

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New B.C. telescope to make massive 3D map of universe

A Canadian telescope bigger than six NHL hockey rinks is expected to help scientists understand the expansion of the universe and the role of mysterious dark energy. The $11-million project is being built at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory...

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Outdoor rink climate change project gets hundreds of citizen scientists

An Ontario university's research that involves recruiting outdoor rinks to help track climate change has now signed up hundreds of volunteers, in a citizen science-driven project that is far surpassing its creators' expectations. Climate scientists...

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Internet speed claims need more scrutiny, group says

Canadian regulators are being pressed to force Internet companies to prove their service performs as good as they claim. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre says Canadians have high expectations of advertised Internet speeds. However, the Ottawa-based...

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Shakespeare sonnets encoded in DNA

The ones and zeroes of digital data were converted into sequences using the four-letter alphabet of DNA. The sequences were then encoded into synthetic strands of DNA. (iStock) It can store the information from a million CDs in a space no bigger than...

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'Naked' airport scans could undergo revamp

Canadian airports are still using the so-called naked full body scan images being removed from airports in the United States because the three-dimensional images are considered too revealing. But that could eventually change, said Canadian Air Transport...

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