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This ancient 'worm' may be forerunner to most animals — including us
A worm-like creature smaller than a grain of rice that burrowed on the seafloor in search of meals like dead organic matter about 555 million years ago may be the evolutionary forerunner of most animals living today — including people.
Technology & Science ||
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California utility to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in 2018 wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California's history.
World ||
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Why a Canadian herring population is dying off
Herring that spawn in the spring in the Gulf of St Lawrence are on a path to extinction. A new assessment says grey seal and tuna are to blame for high natural mortality.
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Paul Withers
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Coronavirus risk to rare mountain gorillas prompts tourist bans
Parks where rare mountain gorillas live are being closed to visitors, citing "advice from scientific experts indicating that primates, including mountain gorillas, are likely susceptible to complications arising from the COVID-19 virus."
Technology & Science ||
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Canada's cyber spies taking down sites as battle against COVID-19 fraud begins
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
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Canadian publishers turn to e-book discounts to entice readers amid COVID-19
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Jon Tattrie
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Company set to crank out ventilators, awaiting final go-ahead from Ottawa
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Alexander Panetta
Business ||
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As entertainment shuts down, take in the spectacle nature has to offer
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |
Robotics engineer crowd-sources designs for COVID-19 medical supplies to help out-of-stock hospitals
Radio -Day 6 |
Air pollution drops as countries shut down amid spread of COVID-19
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Nicole Mortillaro
Technology & Science ||
Telecom networks deal with 'unprecedented' pressure as Canadians work from home
Thomas Daigle
Technology & Science ||
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'Wonderchicken' fossil shows what earliest modern birds looked like
Technology & Science ||
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Killer whales hunting dolphins amaze onlookers near Powell River
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Karin Larsen
Canada -British Columbia |
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Scientists discover new chlamydia cousin deep under Arctic Ocean
Emily Blake
Technology & Science ||
Prominent scientist dares to ask: Has the COVID-19 response gone too far?
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Kelly Crowe
Health |
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Here's what you need to know about the COVID-19 scams popping up in Canada
Nicole Brockbank
Canada -Toronto ||
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Alberta to sell native grassland despite promises no Crown land would be sold
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Bob Weber
Canada -Calgary ||
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The data-driven pandemic: Information sharing with COVID-19 is 'unprecedented'
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Roberto Rocha
Canada |
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COVID-19 pandemic response temporarily combating CO2 emissions, but systemic change needed, experts urge
Radio -The Current |
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Online 'phishing' attacks targeting housebound federal staffers as COVID-19 spreads
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Prepare to see COVID-19 cases rising. That doesn't mean social distancing has failed
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Kelly Crowe
Health |
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N.W.T. wolf cull plan that includes shooting from aircraft approved
Richard Gleeson
Canada -North ||
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Study finds federal regulations for methane more effective than Alberta's, but both can improve
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Inayat Singh
Technology & Science |
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How artificial intelligence could improve global health
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Amitha Kalaichandran
Health |
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Study finds federal regulations for methane more effective than Alberta's, but both can improve
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Inayat Singh
Technology & Science |