'Blinking is like a kitty kiss': Researchers aim to decipher how cats talk to us

When it comes to cats, those meows mean … well, a lot of things. With each purr, yowl or even blink, felines are saying, "Hello," "Let's snuggle" or "Beat it, Mom." For the increasing number of cat owners who want to connect with their often-aloof fur...

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Watch SpaceX's rocket explode after almost landing successfully

Video Rocket 'landed fine' on floating platform, but tipped over after touchdown Thomson Reuters Posted: Apr 15, 2015 11:38 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 16, 2015 9:20 AM ET SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off 13:45 SpaceX Falcon...

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Federal government is violating its own law on pesticides, lawsuit claims

Environmental groups have revived a lawsuit against the federal government because the Health Department changed its mind about reviewing a pesticide that is banned in Norway but is increasingly common in Canada. The decision to stop the review of a...

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Why problem coyotes hang out in the city

Certain coyotes are known to have frequent unnerving encounters with humans and their pets in residential neighbourhoods, and scientists now have an explanation. It turns out that coyotes infected with a common skin parasite tend to develop habits...

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EU launches antitrust complaint over Google search

The European Union's executive branch hit Google with official antitrust charges on Wednesday that allege the company abuses its dominance in Internet searches, and also opened a probe into its Android mobile system. The move massively raises the stakes...

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Spacecraft snaps first colour image of Pluto

Scientists have released the first colour image of Pluto and its largest moon Charon ever taken by an approaching spacecraft. The photo was released at a news conference on Tuesday to discuss the spacecraft New Horizons, which...

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Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian data

More than three years have passed since Canadian police seized 32 Megaupload-related servers on behalf of U.S. authorities seeking to prosecute company founder Kim Dotcom in one of the world's largest copyright infringement cases. Still, no one...

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Researchers quit science Hall of Fame panel over lack of women nominees

University of British Columbia neurologist Judy Illes, above, along with her colleague Catherine Anderson, resigned from the selection committee of the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame this month after realizing that no women had been nominated...

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Hackers get lots of help from careless victims, studies show

When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack. If hackers are portrayed as well-funded geniuses, victims look less vulnerable, security firms can flog their products...

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Mortal Kombat X's graphic 'fatalities' may be too violent for some fans

Two warriors face off in a lethal duel. One, a ninja named Scorpion with cloudy grey eyes, uses his magical powers to shoot a fireball through his opponent's chest. It blows straight through the victim, the warrior princess Kitana, leaving a gaping hole...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch ignites dream of reusable rocket

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX's launch and soft landing attempt, set for today at 4:33 p.m. ET in Cape Canaveral, Fl., will be livestreamed on CBCNews.ca. To the SpaceX engineers behind this afternoon's test launch, recycling really is a matter of rocket...

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Game of Thrones new episode livestreamed with Twitter's Periscope app

New First 4 episodes of Season 5 also leaked to public torrent sites CBC News Posted: Apr 13, 2015 10:57 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 13, 2015 10:57 AM ET External Links (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the...

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Iron Maiden's frontman on the future of Zeppelin(s)

When the Hindenburg blew up in 1937, with it went the dreams for airship travel on a large scale. But that could soon change. In a giant hangar in Bedford, England sits an airship called the Airlander 10. It's the world's largest...

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Paying for YouTube: The next experiment in the TV revolution

Would you pay to watch YouTube videos, uninterrupted by advertising? That's a question a lot of business analysts — and users — are now pondering, as reports emerge that Google's video-streaming site is in the process of launching an as-yet-unnamed...

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Should you pay if you get an illegal download notice?

Canada's crackdown on illegal downloading is in full swing, with more and more Canadians reporting that they're receiving notices from their internet service providers. The notices say they could be on the hook legally for downloading copyrighted...

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Should you pay if you get an illegal download notice?

Canada's crackdown on illegal downloading is in full swing, with more and more Canadians reporting that they're receiving notices from their internet service providers. The notices say they could be on the hook legally for downloading copyrighted...

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Iron Maiden's frontman on the future of Zeppelin(s)

When the Hindenburg blew up in 1937, with it went the dreams for airship travel on a large scale. But that could soon change. In a giant hangar in Bedford, England sits an airship called the Airlander 10. It's the world's largest...

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'Romeo and Juliet' reveal love in the time of dinosaurs

Romeo and Juliet, two dinosaurs that died tragically side by side millions of years ago, are helping reveal what dinosaur love looked like back in the day. The fossils of the two turkey-sized oviraptors, nicknamed Romeo and Juliet, lay buried together...

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Online surveillance now routine for police investigators, federal memo says

Canadian police seek online and phone data from telecommunications companies in almost every criminal investigation, according to a briefing note to the federal minister for public safety, obtained by CBC News. The scale of the practice suggested...

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