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Toronto-based fact-checking site tries to loosen Iranian regime's grip on the truth
In Iran, where authorities are known to restrict access to information, a Toronto-based online fact-checking site is trying to provide the uncensored truth - a commodity that Iranian are particularly hungry for in the wake of the government's disinformation about the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752.
Thomas Daigle
Technology & Science ||
As the deep freeze hits, here are 3 easy ways you can protect your local hummingbirds
Roshini Nair
Canada -British Columbia ||
McDonald's still rejects reusable mugs — but promises change following customer outrage
Sophia Harris
Business ||
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
Bob Weber
Canada -Edmonton ||
Tech company planning to prove its thermostats reduce energy cost with new pilot program
Mysa Smart Thermostats is researching how its product will help to reduce strain on the province's electrical grid.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
Ottawa considering 'significant and meaningful' compensation for privacy breach victims
Canadians who fall victim to privacy breaches could soon be eligible for some sort of compensation. The mandate letters for two federal cabinet ministers task them with working on a new set of of online rights - and also hint at a formal ‘right to be forgotten’ law.
Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
Facebook to crack down on discriminatory job ads
Facebook is moving to prohibit advertisers from discriminating against some Canadians in ads for jobs, housing and credit based on things like age, gender or where they live. The move comes nine months after CBC News documented dozens of cases of Canadian employers posting job ads that often exclude older workers.
Elizabeth Thompson
Politics ||
U.S. authorities investigating after jet dumps fuel that lands on L.A.-area schoolchildren
World ||
Picture perfect photo of local baby raccoons goes viral, global artists recreate it
Tahmina Aziz
Canada -Windsor ||
Microsoft sends out fix for major Windows 10 security flaw detected by U.S. intelligence
Technology & Science ||
Tenured McGill prof resigns over university's refusal to divest from fossil fuels
Franca G. Mignacca
Canada -Montreal ||
Oldest material on Earth found inside meteorite
Technology & Science ||
BlackRock, world's largest asset manager, changing its focus to climate change
Business ||
Pay gap between men and women starts right out of the gate for college, university grads
Brandie Weikle
Business ||
Russia hacked into Ukraine company at centre of Trump impeachment, tech expert says
Technology & Science ||
Hamilton scientists find way to dissolve, recycle rubber from car tires
Canada -Hamilton ||
Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava
World ||
Whitehorse resident takes solar energy to the bank
Mike Rudyk
Canada -North ||
Over 32,000 potassium iodide pills ordered in 2 days after Pickering nuclear power plant alert error
Canada -Toronto ||
As Australia burns, a plan for a joint seaborne firefighting unit is getting a second look
Murray Brewster
Politics ||
PHOTOS
These stunning frozen methane bubbles were captured at Abraham Lake
Hannah Kost
Canada -Calgary ||
Windows 7 users, beware: no more free security updates
Technology & Science ||
Endangered turtle swims again with prosthetic flipper
Technology & Science ||
New tech aims to extract lithium for electric car batteries from oilfield waste
Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
Seeing things differently
Canada -Ottawa |
Pop bottles will be the main material in Cape Breton school's greenhouse
Holly Conners
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes
Bob Weber
Canada -North ||
Analysis
Tech trends for 2020: minimalism, satellite-driven data and China's rise as a superpower
Ramona Pringle
Technology & Science ||