CBC News technology
Featured Content
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.4032860.1490029696!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/alberta-oil-pumpjacks-aurora.jpg)
Analysis
Pandemic or not, Canada still faces a climate crisis — and the clock is ticking
Had things worked out differently, the Liberal government's post-election agenda might have started to take shape this spring with a budget focused on addressing climate change. But responding to an economic crisis brought on by a global pandemic is presenting the government with new opportunities to combat climate change — and the Liberals might be judged by how well they seize the moment.
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3396425.1511220553!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/aaron-wherry.jpg)
Aaron Wherry
Politics ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5567127.1589330220!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/christa-brosseau.jpg)
Halifax researchers working to turn wood pulp into N95 masks
Researchers at Saint Mary's University in Halifax are investigating whether Nova Scotia fir and spruce can be converted into pulp for use in medical masks, disposable gowns and even bedpans.
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.2759184.1410184217!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/paul-withers-cbc-nova-scotia-reporter.jpg)
Paul Withers
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
Canadians to help develop, test potential COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese company
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.4590499.1521832237!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/amina-zafar.jpg)
Amina Zafar
Health |
A dog's nose knows: Canines detect traces of gasoline down to one billionth of a teaspoon
Canada -Edmonton |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3238194.1586459312!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/canada-energy.jpg)
Trudeau says wealth fund blacklisting of Alberta companies a wake-up call on climate change action
Canada -Calgary ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5566716.1589315467!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/crocodile-taxidermy.jpg)
Need a stuffed crocodile? This B.C. museum has 2 of those for sale, and a lot more
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.4437657.1512668516!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/courtney-dickson.jpg)
Courtney Dickson
Canada -British Columbia ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5566908.1589320318!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/comb-jelly.jpg)
As It Happens
Invasive comb jellies cannibalize their own young, study finds
Radio -As It Happens |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5565736.1589287179!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/early-europeans.jpg)
Scientists uncover oldest bones of our species ever found in Europe
Technology & Science ||
South Korea investigators comb digital data to trace nightclub coronavirus cluster
World |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5562546.1589307589!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/jason-hiduk-agribusiness-saskatchewan.jpg)
Internet hailed as a saviour during the pandemic — until you don't have it
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5494505.1583963128!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/jenalene-antony.jpg)
Jenalene Antony
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3916611.1483113600!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/saint-john-waves.jpg)
New $35M program to help Canadian ocean tech companies amid COVID-19
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.2759184.1410184217!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/paul-withers-cbc-nova-scotia-reporter.jpg)
Paul Withers
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5565205.1589241410!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/striped-dolphin-1.jpg)
Striped dolphin found on Haida Gwaii more than 1,000 km north of normal range
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3419181.1453754332!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/square_140/betsy-trumpener.jpeg)
Betsy Trumpener
Canada -British Columbia ||
Meet Winter, the 4-year-old llama whose blood might hold a treatment for COVID-19
Radio -The Current |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5565297.1589234487!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/virus-outbreak-tesla.jpg)
Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in California in violation of lockdown order
World |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5562566.1588977830!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/edmontosaurus.jpg)
The 'caribou of the Cretaceous': study says Edmontosaurus once called the Arctic home
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3660918.1467324257!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/john-van-dusen.jpg)
John Van Dusen
Canada -North ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5561950.1588964476!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/top-of-the-haig-glacier-in-february-2020.jpg)
How a melting glacier could redefine the Alberta-B.C. border
Canada -Calgary |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5184987.1589205307!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/dustin-whalen.jpg)
Arctic researchers prepare for a summer where they can't travel North
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.4300584.1506012364!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/mackenzie-scott.jpg)
Mackenzie Scott
Canada -North ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5564279.1589204297!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/us-bc-pollution-20200511.jpg)
U.S. demands explanation from province over river pollution from B.C. mines
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.4288292.1561375458!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/canadian-press-logo.jpg)
Bob Weber
Canada -British Columbia ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5516140.1585670950!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/shutterstock-huge-file.jpg)
Opinion
This grand distance-learning experiment's lessons go well beyond what the students are learning
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5344170.1572617113!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/paul-w-bennett.jpg)
Paul W. Bennett
Opinion ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3237062.1442853828!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/sarah-rupert.jpg)
Point Pelee National Park may be closed but bird enthusiasts can still get their fill online
Canada -Windsor |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5562180.1588968705!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/flu-shot-clinic-ottawa-city-hall.jpg)
Could a vaccine wipe out COVID-19 or will protection be short-term? That's the 'million dollar question'
Lauren Pelley
Canada -Toronto ||
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5561153.1588946458!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/2673384.jpg)
Analysis
How Florence Nightingale used mathematics to improve health care
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.5280459.1568406951!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_220/e-bikes.jpg)
E-bike users, sellers dismayed by B.C. Supreme Court decision
![](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200514115752im_/https://i.cbc.ca/1.3798321.1521386540!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/square_140/maryse-zeidler.jpg)
Maryse Zeidler
Canada -British Columbia ||