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'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country

A report commissioned by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the land-claim body that represents Inuit in the territory, says the fastest possible internet speed in Nunavut is eight times slower than the national average.

What do you do with an old cellphone? Company hopes to reduce Canada’s e-waste

A Canadian company is hoping its efforts to repurpose smartphones might encourage Canadians to recycle their old electronics.
Twitter suspends Iran top leader's account over Trump threat

Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran's supreme leader, shortly after the account posted a photo showing former U.S. President Donald Trump playing golf in the shadow of a giant drone.
Italy probes TikTok 'blackout challenge' death of 10-year-old girl

Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into the accidental death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a 'blackout challenge' on the video-sharing network TikTok.
Canadian tech companies pledge to give staff time to get COVID-19 vaccinations

A growing number of Canadian tech businesses are promising to allow their staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on company time.
Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
Biden could have to give up Peloton over security concerns

Joe Biden may have to find another way to stay fit at the White House, as experts worry the U.S. president's Peloton interactive fitness bike could create security risks. 25
SFU researchers study 'monster burrow' of ancient predatory sand worm in Taiwan

Predatory sand worms up to two-metres long were striking at prey from beneath the ocean floor near Taiwan some 20 million years ago, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.
Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Amazon won't be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social media app, which is favoured by followers of former U.S. president Donald Trump.
Take a look inside a decommissioned Cold War-era bunker now being used by B.C. researchers

A French bunker was decommissioned in the 1990s. Since that time, it's found a new use as a unique, subterranean research laboratory.
Newly discovered giant galaxies dwarf the Milky Way

Our universe may be filled with unseen giants. Astronomers have discovered two giant radio galaxies, which are some of the largest-known objects in the universe. This revelation suggests that the enormous galaxies may be more common than previously believed.
French doctor who made Down syndrome discovery inches closer to sainthood

The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.
Scientists have finally worked out how butterflies fly

Scientists have long wondered how butterflies fly -- compared with other flying animals, the creatures have unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size.
Behind those dancing robots, scientists had to bust a move

A video showing two of Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas research robots doing the twist, the mashed potato and other classic moves took almost a year and half of choreography, simulation, programming and upgrades that were capped by two days of filming. 1

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