Tag Archives: Science

Jason Brolund, the fire chief in West Kelowna, B.C., says he's seen thick smoke turn day to night in his years as a firefighter, but the opposite happened when a fast-moving blaze tore through his com...

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general says the provincial government has introduced information technology security measures to help employees work from home, but some improvements are needed. Tyson S...

U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the U.S. House o...

VANCOUVER - It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef. Deep sea ecologis...

An eruption of magma under the Pacific Ocean floor far off Vancouver Island will be so hot the water will fizz but only scientists will notice. Scientists with Ocean Networks Canada are predicting an ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The signal might be fading, but it can't be lost. That's the message from politicians who are closing in on the required number of votes needed to pass federal legislation that ...

HALIFAX - Early next month, millions of Canadians will gaze skyward to witness a total solar eclipse. But some stand to be disappointed as clouds get in the way. David Hunter plans to have an unobstru...

OTTAWA - Technology that tracks your location at work and the time you're spending in the bathroom. A program that takes random screenshots of your laptop screen. A monitoring system that detects your...

The House has approved legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn't divest from the popular social media platform, escalating the fight over the hot-button issue. The ...