Silicon Valley hits Calgary Stampede
Plus: Canada isn’t Delaware’s waiting room.
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Tornado off P.E.I. shore leaves Islanders 'freaking out' with excitement
Laura MacNeil has been running shoreline tours in the Vernon Bridge area of P.E.I. for six years. While her tours typically highlight the Island's fossil sites, MacNeil's tour group Saturday morning got to witness a different kind of natural phenomenon.
B.C. researchers turn to wild yeast in bid to help struggling craft breweries
Researchers at Langara College and the University of British Columbia are studying wild yeast collected from across B.C. and the Pacific Northwest to see if it can be used to brew beer with unique flavours while reducing costs for breweries.
Guinea fowl sales spike in N.S. as homeowners look for natural tick control
Some guinea fowl breeders in Nova Scotia are seeing a surge in demand for the birds to control the tick population. Scientists note they could serve as a supplementary control method, and breeders stress space requirements.
Grey whales are dying along our shores. Researchers say a warming climate may be part of the problem
So far this calendar year, 10 grey whale carcasses have been discovered off the shores of B.C., and 30 in Washington state. Whale researchers say they see a connection to a changing climate, and want grey whales to be designated as an endangered species.
Outreach groups work to keep vulnerable Winnipeggers cool, hydrated in extreme heat
As many Winnipeggers try their best to stay cool and hydrated indoors amid sweltering heat and humidity on Saturday, some outreach organizations have been collecting water bottles to hand out to vulnerable people living on the city's streets.
New Styxosaurus exhibit unveiled at southern Manitoba museum
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Man., unveiled its new Styxosaurus exhibit on Friday.
Rare tick-bite allergy leaves Nova Scotia woman unable to eat meat or dairy
A Pictou County woman says she is afraid to leave her house after being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a rare allergic reaction to meat and dairy linked to lone star tick bites.
'Conservation success story': Endangered whooping crane makes rare appearance in central Alberta
A whooping crane's appearance northeast of Calgary is being celebrated by local birdwatchers, with the rare sighting of North America's tallest bird being hailed as a chapter in the iconic animal's "conservation success story."
A ship exploded in Lake Huron 143 years ago. Now, a team is trying to find its wreckage
A group of marine archaeologists and volunteers will take to Boiler Beach near Kincardine, Ont., this summer to learn more about the SS Erie Belle steamboat explosion from 1883.
Why avoiding temptation may work better than resisting it
Rather than relying on willpower, a key to success could be to avoid temptations in the first place, say some scientists in this field.
This tiny mouse thrives where humans can barely breathe
At the top of a 6,739-metre Andean volcano, where the air is thin, temperatures are almost always below freezing and humans struggle to survive, a tiny leaf-eared mouse has made itself at home — dining on toxic plants.
AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026
Montréal tech conference doled out more than $800,000 in pitch prizes.
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Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots
At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.
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Gerry Pond, “Codefather” of New Brunswick tech, dies at 82
Former NBTel CEO was staunch supporter of Atlantic Canada’s startup sector.
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Dubai’s Ahoy to hire 200 in Montréal as it relocates R&D hub
Move comes months after AI firm struck “nine-figure” deal to buy Montréal’s Wrk.
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Founders reveal their biggest mistakes and luckiest breaks at Startupfest
CEOs of Stay22, Medeloop, Toothpod, and GridBank give the brutal truth about running startups.
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Bats can catch and eat birds mid-flight. A painter may have known that 400 years before scientists
Europe’s biggest bat is capable of an impressively athletic feat: snatching birds out of the air and eating them, midflight — something a Flemish painter seems to have noticed hundreds of years before scientists.
China successfully lands the first stage of a rocket in reusability demonstration
China successfully landed the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country's space program, state media said.
