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Canada’s economic future requires a new approach to science and research
Robert Asselin
politics
Positive Poilievre polling leads to talk of easing border restrictions, Tories say
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises to question the government during Question Period, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
british columbia
Steller sea lion pup in Vancouver aids research to rebuild species in Alaska
The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Stellar sea lions has given birth to a healthy pup. The male pup (right), named Natoa, and his first-time mom, Rogue, are doing well.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Vancouver Aquarium *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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China accuses Washington of cyberspying on university
A student wearing a face mask walks a building inside the Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. China on Monday accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other. (Chinatopix via AP)
canada
Fossil found in P.E.I. likely older than first dinosaur to have walked the Earth
A fossil is seen in an undated handout photo. Lisa Cormier, a school teacher from Prince Edward Island, was walking down a familiar path on the beach at Cape Egmont with her dog looking for sea glass, as she had for years, when she spotted the fossil, which looked like intertwined branches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lisa Cormier, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
international business
Citing imminent danger, Cloudflare drops hate site Kiwi Farms
The headquarters of Cloudflare is seen in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Citing “imminent danger,” Cloudflare has dropped the notorious stalking and harassment site Kiwi Farms from its internet security services. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
canada
Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques says Artemis 1 delay disappointing, but right call
Photographers pack up their equipment as NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B after being scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says the scrubbing of the Artemis moon rocket launch today is disappointing, but necessary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris O'Meara
u.s. business
Biden signs executive order on implementation of US$52.7-billion semiconductor chips law
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
world
James Webb Space Telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
This image provided by NASA shows a false color composite image of Jupiter obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 27, 2022. The planet’s rings and some of its small satellites are visible along with background galaxies. (NASA via AP)
world
China plans to protect grain harvest from drought by using chemicals to generate rain
A farmer stands above a deep crack in the dried mud of an earthen embankment in his rice fields on the outskirts of Chongqing, China, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. The government says it will try to protect China's grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they might be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain
FILE - Telescopes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island, on Aug. 31, 2015. The National Science Foundation said Tuesday, July 19, 2022, that it plans to conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building the Thirty Meter Telescope, one of the world's largest optical telescopes, on sites selected on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and Spain's Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
canada
B.C. First Nation delegates arrive in Scotland, ask museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
1. Sim’oogit Ni’isjoohl (Chief Earl Stephens) stands next to a replica of the Ni'isjoohl memorial pole in the Nisga'a Village of Laxgalts’ap, British Columbia, Canada. For Marsha Lederman story on, Nisga’a Nation delegation visits the National Museum of Scotland to discuss repatriation of stolen memorial pole All photos courtesy of the Nisga’a Nation.
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Experts weigh in on what tech companies can do to grow amid downturn
Members of the tech industry gather in Toronto in this June 22, 2022 handout photo. One of the best-performing sectors during the pandemic, the technology sector is now facing a challenging time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Collision, Sportsfile, Piaras O Midheach
television
Amazon’s Ring, MGM to launch show from viral doorbell videos
FILE - A Ring doorbell camera is displayed outside a home in Wolcott, Conn., on July 16, 2019. Two Amazon-owned companies — Ring and Hollywood studio MGM — are teaming up to create a TV show in the mold of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” using viral footage from Ring’s doorbell and smart-home cameras. The half-hour show, called “Ring Nation,” will premier in syndication on Sept. 26, 2022, MGM said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
FILE - A view of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Water shortages reduced Serbia's hydropower production. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
world
South Korea develops nanotech tattoo as health monitoring device
Steve Park, Materials Science & Engineering professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), demonstrates an electronic tattoo (e-tattoo) on his arm connected with an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring system in Daejeon, South Korea, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Minwoo Park
alberta
First humans arrived in Alberta’s oil sands region at least 11,000 years ago
Reid Graham (left to right) of the Manitoba Historic Resources Management Branch, Todd Kristensen of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta and Robin Woywitka of MacEwan University excavate an archeological dig in the Fort McMurray, Alta., area in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Brittany Romano **MANDATORY CREDIT**
canada
Landfills and climate change increasing polar bear-human conflicts in Arctic, says report
A polar bear is seen walking along the road in Churchill, Man. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Climate change and human impacts on the land are behind a growing number of encounters between people and polar bears around the Arctic, new research concludes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
science
With just a ball and a trampoline, we explore Einstein's general theory of relativity
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