Government should 'grow up' on climate change, scientist says

A group of 12 prominent Canadian climate scientists called out the federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on his support for the expansion of oil infrastructure in a letter released today. The scientists wrote that building pipelines and developing...

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Farmers reaping big rewards from new smartphone apps

When Andrew Campbell wanted to check out how well wheat planted on his family's farm last fall was coming out of dormancy this spring, the southwestern Ontario farmer turned to a tiny high-tech tool to help track the crop's progress — his phone. Smartphone...

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Turning video gamers into the ultimate drone pilots

Video game players may be the ideal candidates to operate military drones, suggests a study. Problem is, they're so conditioned to non-stop action while playing games that they're prone to boredom in real-life scenarios, said associate professor Missy...

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Scientist Nikola Tesla's lab purchased for science center

A community group that raised $1.3 million in a six-week online fundraising effort has purchased a laboratory once used by visionary scientist Nikola Tesla. "We're feeling very excited and gratified that we've reached this milestone," said Jane Alcorn,...

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Little dome-headed dinosaur discovered in Alberta

A newly identified species of dome-headed dinosaur roughly the size of a large dog once roamed southern Alberta, a team of Canadian scientists announced Tuesday. The discovery of the Acrotholus audeti touched off further investigation that suggested...

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Julie Payette on Hollywood's space stories

Canadian astronaut Julie Payette is a sci-fi fan who usually cuts space movies some slack in terms of plausibility. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press) When Hollywood sends gritty miners to alien planets or blue collar oil-rig workers into space, it doesn't...

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Canada drops out of race to tap methane hydrates

Canada is abandoning a 15-year program that was researching ways to tap a potentially revolutionary energy source, just as Japan is starting to use the results to exploit the new fossil-fuel frontier: methane hydrates. Methane hydrates are crystals...

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How do you fight back against online defamation?

A CBC Go Public story about a B.C. teacher who has been victimized for two and a half years by a cyberstalking ex-girlfriend demonstrates the inherent difficulties in removing defamatory material from the web. "Mark Twain said a lie can make its way...

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National Research Council now focused on serving business

Related External Links News release (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) The Harper government wants the National Research Council to focus more on practical, commercial science and less...

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Low water levels in Great Lakes cause concern

Historically low water levels in the Great Lakes may seriously impact the environment and consumers. Water levels in some of the Great Lakes have dropped to the lowest levels in decades, reports CBC's Aarti Pole, and experts say these steep drops are...

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Federal government looks for next great invention

The federal government wants to tap the skills of obscure basement inventors and turn their tinkering into innovative consumer products. A new survey for Industry Canada has found that almost 13 per cent of Canadians are so-called "private innovators,"...

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Teacher 'powerless' to stop ex-girlfriend's cyberstalking

A Vancouver teacher says his career has been derailed by an ex-girlfriend who won't stop posting countless defamatory and offensive comments about him on the web. "I feel not only shut out of my own profession — but any job I apply for," said Lee David...

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Canada wrestles with bee-killing crop pesticides

Canadians beekeepers, farmers and regulators are wrestling with how to protect bees from popular pesticides that were partially banned in Europe this week. The European Commission announced Monday that it would go ahead with a partial two-year ban on...

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Cannibal sharks eat siblings in utero

For sand tiger sharks, a deadly kind of sibling rivalry begins even before birth — and that's bad news for many would-be shark dads, a new study suggests. While most sharks have multiple babies or "pups" at once, sand tiger sharks only give birth to...

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Welcome to the 'dark web,' a haven for illegal trafficking

The so-called "dark web," a shadowy part of the internet you haven't likely visited and won't find using Google, has become an online haven for anyone looking to buy or sell drugs, weapons or other illegal goods. And it's leaving law enforcement stumped....

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Canada wrestles with bee-killing crop pesticides

Canadians beekeepers, farmers and regulators are wrestling with how to protect bees from popular pesticides that were partially banned in Europe this week. The European Commission announced Monday that it would go ahead with a partial two-year ban on...

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Cannibal sharks eat siblings in utero

For sand tiger sharks, a deadly kind of sibling rivalry begins even before birth — and that's bad news for many would-be shark dads, a new study suggests. While most sharks have multiple babies or "pups" at once, sand tiger sharks only give birth to...

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Welcome to the 'dark web,' a haven for illegal trafficking

The so-called "dark web," a shadowy part of the internet you haven't likely visited and won't find using Google, has become an online haven for anyone looking to buy or sell drugs, weapons or other illegal goods. And it's leaving law enforcement stumped....

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Welcome to the 'dark web,' global bazaar for illegal goods

The so-called "dark web," a shadowy part of the internet you haven't likely visited and won't find using Google, has become an online haven for anyone looking to buy or sell drugs, weapons or other illegal goods. And it's leaving law enforcement stumped....

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P.E.I. fossil footprints could be 290 million years old

A geology student from Halifax is investigating a set of fossil tracks he found on the South Shore of P.E.I. that may be 290 million years old. Matt Stimson and Danielle Horne found the prints on a rock on the shore near Belfast Highland Greens golf...

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DFO gets F in free expression from journalism group

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been given an F in an annual Canadian press freedom report card. Although the federal government as a whole received a C-, Fisheries and Oceans Canada was singled out "for its zeal in muzzling scientists and...

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DFO scientist amazed by 'extreme' ocean temperatures

A federal scientist based in Nova Scotia says ocean temperatures off the East Coast of Canada were about two to four degrees above normal in 2012, setting record highs. "On average, it's probably three to five times the normal variability. So it's quite...

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Starving Virginia colonists turned to cannibalism

Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. For years, there have been tales of people...

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