Digital addiction becoming more prevalent

There's a reason some call their BlackBerry smartphone a 'CrackBerry.' The Richmond Addiction Services, in B.C., has been helping young people overcome their digital addictions since 2007 and says it deals with roughly 20 to 30 new families every...

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U.S. cities outshine those in Germany in satellite images

German cities at night appear in satellite images as darker than U.S. cities of similar size, according to a new study. The study, appearing in a recent publication of the journal Remote Sensing, found German cities emit several times less light...

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Back to the future: How science fiction envisioned 2015

Science fiction has a rich tradition, and while it's usually a vehicle to warn us about the potentially dark consequences of our technology fetish, it also presents an opportunity to imagine what's ahead. Here are a few occasions when pop culture...

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Twitter can improve urban planning

Tweeting about having a drink or seeing a movie can be mined for geolocalized data, which a pair of researchers in the U.S. say could be useful in urban planning. Enrique and Vanessa Frías-Martínez, brother and sister computer science researchers...

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AirAsia Flight QZ8501: How can a plane go off the radar?

It seems unlikely for a plane to just drop off the map, given today's tracking technology. But this year, two flights have disappeared while travelling over southeast Asia. AirAsia Flight QZ8501 fell off the radar during the morning of Dec....

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Monarch butterfly may need U.S. endangered species protection

Monarch butterflies may warrant U.S. Endangered Species Act protection because of farm-related habitat loss blamed for sharp declines in cross-country migrations of the orange-and-black insects, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Monday. Monarch...

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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami now helping to save lives

When the deadliest tsunami in recorded history devastated more than a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004, few people knew what was happening. Almost none of them received any warning. Hundreds of thousands of them died. But 10...

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Science takes aim at Christmas tree conundrum: How to stop needles from falling

The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that are falling off your Christmas tree. "I'm not particularly worried about it ... I'll just sweep...

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North Korea describes Obama with racial slur in Sony hacking row

North Korea blamed its recent internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at U.S. President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie The Interview. North Korea's powerful National Defence Commission,...

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Science takes aim at Christmas tree conundrum: How to stop needles from falling

The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that are falling off your Christmas tree. "I'm not particularly worried about it ... I'll just sweep...

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Bell and Rogers team up to buy WirelessWave, TBooth Wireless chain

Two of Canada's biggest communications companies have reached a deal to share control of a chain of cellphone stores that includes WirelessWave, TBooth Wireless and Target Mobile. Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc., the corporate parents of Rogers...

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North Korea describes Obama with racial slur in Sony hacking row

North Korea has used a crude racial slur in its latest attack against U.S. President Barack Obama and is blaming the U.S. for shutting down its internet amid the hacking row over the movie The Interview. The North has denied involvement in a cyberattack...

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CBC News launches new Android app

CBC News has launched a new app for Android users which will feature breaking news 'push' alerts, more local news, weather and video. CBC News has launched a new app for Android users, building on the success of its iOS 8 app launch in the fall. ...

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How Skype and email could help seniors avoid loneliness – and an early death

Researchers say that loneliness is not only emotionally taxing but can affect your life expectancy. This is of particular concern to seniors, but many have found that modern communications technology provides a means of keeping loneliness at bay. Just...

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Playstation & Xbox users fear hack as network problems reported

Users of both major gaming consoles report problems connecting to network The Associated Press Posted: Dec 26, 2014 8:52 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 26, 2014 9:08 AM ET Latest Business Headlines TSX COMPOSITE Dec 26,...

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CBC News launches new Android app

CBC News has launched a new app for Android users which will feature breaking news 'push' alerts, more local news, weather and video. CBC News has launched a new app for Android users, building on the success of its iOS 8 app launch in the fall. ...

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Sun's sizzling X-rays captured by NASA telescope for 1st time

NASA scientists are excited over what they say is the most sensitive image of the sun ever taken. The NuSTAR telescope – Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array – normally turns its gaze on black holes and other farther objects in the solar system. But...

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Fingertip use on smartphones changing our brain activity

Increasing use of smartphone touchscreens is altering brain activity in relation to fingertips, says a new study. Researchers from Switzerland were intrigued to learn how people's brains were responding to increased use of their thumbs and other...

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Huge titanosaur among 2014's dinosaur discoveries

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NORAD Santa Tracker: Christmas tradition began with a wrong number

NORAD's Santa Tracker is an annual Christmas tradition that began back in December 1955, when a straight-laced military man decided to be a good sport in response to a newspaper typo that prompted kids to call his top-secret hotline. As the story goes,...

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Blood pressure apps may be dangerously wrong

Millions of people could be trying to measure their blood pressure with untested, inaccurate and potentially dangerous smartphone applications, or apps, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed the top 107 apps for "hypertension" and "high blood pressure"...

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Could B.C.'s Site C dam’s 'clean' power actually be fuelling dirty energy?

Last week, the B.C. government approved the $8.8-billion Site C dam — a massive hydroelectric project that would flood a large area of the Peace River Valley in northeastern British Columbia. Premier Christy Clark says the 1,100-megawatt dam will...

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Breakthrough bedbug bait and trap invented by B.C. university scientists

After 180,000 bedbug bites and eight years of study, Simon Fraser University scientists say they have invented a new kind of bedbug bait and trap. The trap, which will be available commercially next year, will work by emitting a set of chemical...

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Health Canada backtracks on citronella bug spray ban

The end of 2014 was supposed to mark the end of citronella-based bug sprays for sale in Canada. But CBC news has learned Health Canada is now backtracking on its ban due to public pressure. After receiving feedback about the move, the agency has...

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Provinces starting to rein in e-cigarette use

The electronic cigarette business is booming, but this still largely unregulated industry remains a mystery to many Canadians who aren't exactly sure what they are vaping. E-cigarettes are often described as a less dangerous alternative for regular...

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North Korea threatens strikes against 'cesspool of terrorism' U.S.

U.S. President Barack Obama is "recklessly" spreading rumours of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as it warns of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and "the whole U.S. mainland, that...

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What a difference a year makes for BlackBerry

BlackBerry is hoping not only to return to the hearts and minds of smartphone users but, starting next year, the company wants to get into their cars and homes too. With its finances slowly improving, plans are being made for the Waterloo, Ont.-based...

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