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4 facts about the pink full moon

April 25, 2013 - 11:57am

Although it's not actually pink in colour, April's full moon has historically been a sign of the arrival of spring. And tonight when it rises, it will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse.

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GM salmon company losses mounting

April 25, 2013 - 10:28am

AquaBounty, which is hoping to put its genetically modified salmon on grocery store shelves soon, is finding its net losses are growing as it waits for U.S. FDA approval.

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Joe Oliver slams scientist's oilsands claims as 'nonsense'

April 25, 2013 - 10:23am

A leading climate change activist and former NASA scientist is "crying wolf" with his "exaggerated" comments about the effects of oilsands development on the environment, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver charged Wednesday.

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'Stop Killer Robots' anti-drone campaign launches worldwide

April 25, 2013 - 6:56am

A worldwide campaign launched this week is seeking to ban fully autonomous weapons that can fire without human intervention — or, put more simply, to Stop Killer Robots.

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Huge 6-legged robot unveiled by creator

April 25, 2013 - 6:46am

A massive, six-legged robot that you can sit inside and pilot with two joysticks has been built by an electronics engineer in Hampshire, England. But why?

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Feds must 'step up' to help experimental lakes program

April 25, 2013 - 6:14am

Ontario's pledge to help save the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario is welcome news to scientists.

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Telus to increase U.S. texting fees

April 24, 2013 - 10:57pm

A Surrey woman is outraged after finding out her cell phone company will be charging her 40 cents for every text message she sends to the United States — a fee she will have to accept despite having signed a three-year contract.

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CERN sheds light on lack of antimatter

April 24, 2013 - 7:58pm

Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher have found further reasons for the apparent lack of antimatter in the universe.

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Review: BlackBerry Q10 a workhorse, but is that enough?

April 24, 2013 - 7:56pm

The keyboard on the new Blackberry Q10 is so good, most of this review was written on it.

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Experimental lakes research site to remain open

April 24, 2013 - 4:17pm

Ontario has found common ground with the federal government and Manitoba to keep a world-famous experimental research area open in the northwestern part of the province, Premier Kathleen Wynne says.

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Credit card data can be stolen with a wave and an app

April 24, 2013 - 3:46pm

It seems like there's a smartphone app for everything these days — including one that could be used to steal your credit card information.

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BlackBerry's keyboard Q10 to roll out May 1

April 23, 2013 - 4:18pm

BlackBerry has announced that its new Q10 smartphone — the one with a physical keypad — will make its global debut in Canada on May 1.

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Video game treatment for lazy eye restores 3D vision

April 23, 2013 - 2:55pm

A Canadian-led study has found that playing video games with both eyes can dramatically improve vision in adults with lazy eye — a condition thought to be all but untreatable in adults.

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Reddit apologizes for Boston bombing 'witch hunt'

April 23, 2013 - 1:32pm

The general manager of the social linking site Reddit has apologized for the "witch hunts and dangerous speculation" that were generated in posts attempting to identify the Boston Marathon bombers.

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Samsung Galaxy S4: Where the smartphone excels, what needs work

April 23, 2013 - 12:37pm

Delivering the same popular features as previous models with a few new bonuses, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is a successful franchise on cruise control, reviewer Peter Nowak says.

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1-way Mars trip starts accepting astronaut applications

April 23, 2013 - 12:01pm

Want to spend the rest of your life on Mars? Mars One, which plans to send humans to establish a permanent settlement on Mars in 2023, began accepting online applications this week.

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More smartphones drive Rogers profit 15% higher

April 23, 2013 - 7:35am

Rogers Communications Inc. delivered a 15 per cent profit increase in the first quarter, helped partly by more subscribers upgrading their smartphones while its television operations felt some pressure.

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Patrick Brown: China's gathering environmental storm

April 23, 2013 - 6:11am

Earthquakes, polluted air, cancer clusters near industrialized centres. China seems to be undergoing a scourge of almost biblical proportions, Patrick Brown writes. And don't think its people — or its new leaders — haven't noticed.

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Oilsands monitoring portal launched by Ottawa, Alberta

April 22, 2013 - 8:51pm

Environmental monitoring data from Alberta's oilsands region is now accessible online at a web portal launched on Earth Day by the federal and Alberta governments.

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Waterloo instant messenger startup gets $19.5M in funding

April 22, 2013 - 8:27pm

Waterloo based Kik Interactive announced it has acquired $19.5M in funding, which it says will drive the startup towards monetization.

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