China has submitted a request to Canada for consultation at the World Trade Organization on additional tariffs it has imposed on Chinese electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum products, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. “On Sept. 6, China lodged a request for consultations with Canada at the WTO regarding Canada’s additional tariffs … Read more
In the first episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, fictional entomologist Gil Grissom arrived at a crime scene and used tweezers to pull a maggot out of a dead body. Within moments, he announced that the age of the maggot indicated that the body had been dead for seven days. The same approach applies in … Read more
Alberta is putting itself in the race for a slice of the soaring growth of data centres in North America. A pair of Alberta cabinet ministers set off for Silicon Valley last week with the sole focus of promoting the province as a “prime location” to build the physical structures that store and process our digital information. Major … Read more
For the first time in years, car shoppers are having an easier time finding a deal as the auto industry bounces back from supply chain woes — and experts say the outlook could get even better. Sticker prices at dealerships have started to come down and affordability is improving, said Daniel Ross, senior manager of … Read more
Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines, newly published research has concluded. “Our results reveal, for the first time, clear evidence that coal mining contaminants are spread far downwind from their sources,” says the paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The … Read more
Developers, artists, press and influencers descended upon Los Angeles last week for Summer Game Fest (SGF), the latest in a tradition of annual events announcing the next year’s slate of video games. But amid the firehose of trailers and interviews hyping up the latest in blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, it … Read more
Cost of Living5:50Why is gas always more expensive in the summer? As summer approaches, Canadian drivers have likely already experienced the all-too-familiar rise in prices at gas station pumps. A boosted demand for gasoline by people on road trips affects prices, as did the latest increase in the federal carbon tax in most provinces and territories. But there’s another key … Read more
Thousands of people flocked to parts of Eastern Canada and the United States this week to catch a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse, when the moon completely blocked out the sun. For 11-year-old Julian Falkin, who traveled with his family from Vancouver to Cleveland, Ohio, to view the event, it was well worth the trip. … Read more
The team at Research Casting International in Trenton, Ontario is responsible for preparing and building many dinosaur skeletons that are on display in museums around the world. (Ideacom International Inc. ) Roberto Verdecchia is one of the directors of Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs The next time you step into the Royal Ontario Museum, the … Read more
You may have heard the joke by now: “How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You planet.” But you could also let someone plan it for you. And throughout the Hamilton-Niagara region — home to some of the best areas in Canada to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 — there are plenty of options. That … Read more
