Parasites seize control over animal and human behaviour

Parasites can invade animals, including humans, and control their behaviour from the inside. But this also means parasites may be able to teach us how to control our own brains and treat neurological diseases, a new documentary shows. An ant from...

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Google asked U.S. coast guard to keep mum on barges

How badly does Google want to keep under wraps a mysterious project taking shape on a barge in San Francisco Bay? Badly enough to require U.S. government officials to sign confidentiality agreements. At least one U.S. Coast Guard employee has had to...

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Smartphone, tablet use now allowed during takeoff in U.S.

U.S. government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate. The change will let passengers read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music. The Federal Aviation Administration says airlines...

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Great white shark tracked to waters off Newfoundland

Researchers are tracking the movements of a great white shark that has made its way to Placentia Bay, in southern Newfoundland. A group called Ocearch first caught and tagged the shark off the coast of Florida, naming it Lydia. Chris Fischer,...

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Asian carp have reproduced in Great Lakes watershed

Scientists said Monday they have documented for the first time that an Asian carp species has successfully reproduced within the Great Lakes watershed, an ominous development in the struggle to slam the door on the hungry invaders that could threaten...

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Google Glass now available by invitation

Google Glass had previously been available for $1,500 to just 10,000 people selected to take part in the Google Glass "explorer" program. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Google is relying on a little social networking to put its internet-connected...

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Avalanche beacon phone apps risk lives, experts say

The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning backcountry enthusiasts about new smartphone apps that claim to help save lives in an avalanche. According to the centre, three European companies have begun advertising different apps you can download onto a...

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Canadian researchers use bees to drop pesticides on crops

The survival of the struggling bee population could soon be doubly important to agriculture. While bees pollinate crops, Canadian researchers have found they can also be used to control pest insects and manage disease by dropping off pest control...

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Canadians spent $18.9B online in 2012, StatsCan says

Canadians spent $18.9 billion online for goods and services in 2012, a 24 per cent jump from 2010, the last time Statistics Canada conducted a survey. Fifty-six per cent of internet users said they purchased goods or services online last year, compared...

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Eastern Arctic temperatures likely at 120,000-year high

Melting ice caps on Baffin Island have exposed evidence suggesting that average summertime temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic are higher than they've been since the beginning of the last ice age 120,000 years ago. The study shows current temperatures...

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New environmental review rules anger oilsands critics

Many oilsands projects will not have their potential environmental impacts reviewed by the federal government under updated rules announced today, environmentalists warn. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released lists Friday outlining changes...

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Wikipedia launches 'sockpuppet' probe into edit-for-pay users

The non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia is investigating claims that as many as 12,000 pages appearing on the free encyclopedia website have been edited by a public relations firm. Wiki-PR sells itself as "the easy way to accurately...

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World's first Bitcoin ATM goes live in Vancouver next week

The world's first Bitcoin kiosk, made by Robocoin, begins operation in Vancouver next week. (Robocoin/Canadian Press) What's believed to be the first Bitcoin ATM in the world will go live next week in Vancouver, operated by Nevada-based Robocoin...

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Eastern Arctic temperatures likely at 120,000-year high

Melting ice caps on Baffin Island have exposed evidence suggesting that average summertime temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic are higher than they've been since the beginning of the last ice age 120,000 years ago. The study shows current temperatures...

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New environmental review rules anger oilsands critics

Many oilsands projects will not have their potential environmental impacts reviewed by the federal government under updated rules announced today, environmentalists warn. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released lists Friday outlining changes...

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Researchers alarmed by 'puzzling' changes in resident orcas

A Vancouver Aquarium whale researcher is sounding the alarm over what he calls "puzzling" changes observed in the resident killer whale pods that live off the northern coast of B.C. and Alaska. Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, a senior marine mammal scientist...

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Samsung files patent for Google Glass-like specs

Samsung's sketch shows a thumbnail-sized display over the left eyeglass. Google's eyewear, shown above, has a tiny display over the right eyeglass that shows information and websites. (Reuters) A patent filing shows Samsung Electronics Co. is working...

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3D printer items seized in U.K. might belong to printer, not gun

Police thought they'd made a major discovery, but they may have jumped the gun. British officers said Friday they had seized what appeared to be gun components made on a 3D printer — then, hours later, cast doubt on the find after technology experts...

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White House security official fired for 'parody' tweets

A White House national security official was fired after it was discovered that he was behind an anonymous Twitter account that criticized the Obama administration. Jofi Joseph was nonproliferation director on the National Security Council and was involved...

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U.S. tablet owners get 'free data service for life'

An Apple employee demonstrates the new iPad Mini on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the "iPad Air" and the iPad Mini with Retina Display, along with a slew of new Macs Tuesday at an event...

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Inuit group calls on Canada to better fund Arctic research

Inuit leaders say they want to see more long term government support for Arctic research into issues affecting the North.  Senior officials of the Arctic Council wrapped up three days of closed door meetings in Whitehorse on Wednesday. "The...

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Legally blind Grade 4 student sees with high-tech glasses

Emma-Rose Gibson can see clearly no more than three centimetres in front of her, but a new device is allowing the nine-year-old Ottawa girl to watch TV. The legally blind Grade 4 student, who is diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia, is one of the first...

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Facebook removes beheading video again after uproar

Facebook says it plans to take a more "holistic" look at the context surrounding a violent image or video reported by users as inappropriate. Facebook Inc removed a video of a woman being beheaded from its website on Tuesday and said it would use...

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Digital issues critic questions Bell's data collection

Canada's official opposition critic for digital issues is questioning Bell's controversial plans for data collection. NDP MP Charmaine Borg told CBC's Daybreak that federal privacy law requires companies to ask for consent...

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Chickens pay price for 'ridiculously cheap' eggs

It is possible for a large commercial egg farm to run a humane operation and still turn a profit, animal welfare experts say. The most important step is to get rid of the battery cages, the current industry standard in North America for laying...

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Bell to start tracking mobile customers' habits

Bell mobile customers got a letter last week telling them that, as of Nov. 16, the company would begin collecting detailed information about their consumption habits in order to offer "relevant ads." 'They'll know virtually everything about you.'-...

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Facebook drafting new violent content warnings after beheading controversy

Facebook says it's working on new ways to keep users from stumbling across gruesome content on its website following an outcry over the discovery of beheading videos on the site. The controversy — which has drawn in British Prime Minister David Cameron...

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Purple loosestrife's climate adaptation key to its spread

The ability to adapt to drastically different climates within a short period, like decades, is a key factor that allowed the invasive species purple loosestrife to spread so widely, a new study has found. The discovery suggests we may need to alter...

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Cow burps tapped for fuel

Argentine scientists have found a way to transform the gas created by the bovine digestive system into fuel, an innovation that could curb greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Using a system of valves and pumps, the experimental technique developed...

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Facebook service restored after disruption

Facebook users had temporary problems adding posts Monday morning, but the problem has been fixed. Facebook users are able to add posts again after worldwide service disruptions ended this morning.  Service was back up by 10:15 a.m. ET, users...

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Lunar eclipse, meteor shower treat Canadians this weekend

Two cosmic events, a penumbral lunar eclipse Friday and a meteor shower on Sunday, are making for an interesting weekend in Canadian skies. Sunday night to dawn on Monday will be the peak of the Orionid meteor shower. ...

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Purple loosestrife's climate adaptation key to its spread

The ability to adapt to drastically different climates within a short period, like decades, is a key factor that allowed the invasive species purple loosestrife to spread so widely, a new study has found. The discovery suggests we may need to alter...

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