Island Students Prepare Oyster Farming Invention for Market
UPEI students turning their class project into a business, finalizing their last prototype this spring A group of UPEI students is gearing up to take their invention to market where it can hopefully make the process of growing oysters easier. Third-year engineering students Jordan Sampson, Brett McDermott and Dylan MacIssac are finalizing the last prototype […]
‘Rainbow’ Dinosaur Discovery: Tiny Dino had Colorful Feathers
The fossilized remains of a tiny duck-sized dinosaur with rainbow feathers have been discovered. Dubbed Caihong juji, which is Mandarin for ‘rainbow with a big crest,’ the dinosaur discovery was revealed in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. The dino, which had a bony crest on its head, likely sported iridescent feathers on […]
New Jetta, SUVs and Peek at Future Cars at Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT — It’s the year of the pickup truck at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Ford unveil new trucks in a fast-growing and highly competitive U.S. auto market. But there are plenty of other vehicles at the show, which is one of the industry’s largest. […]
Hospice Society Throws Birthday Party for 102-Year-Old Man
‘Having a good doctor, that’s one thing — and believing them is the second,’ says Edmonton man Many people are lucky to be alive, but it’s been about more than luck for Tom Richards as he celebrates his 102nd birthday this week. He stops by Edmonton’s Pilgrims Hospice every Wednesday. But this week they surprised […]
Canada, U.S. Looking for Diplomatic End to North Korea Crisis at Vancouver Summit
Freeland says Canada ‘prepared to do everything we can’ towards peaceful solution If there’s one word at risk of being overused in the next few days, it’s “diplomacy.” Foreign ministers from 20 countries are meeting in Vancouver to discuss ways to promote a peaceful resolution to the North Korea crisis. Chrystia Freeland and her U.S. […]
FTSE 100 Scrabbles to Hold onto Record, as BP Falls
Blue-chip stocks edged lower Tuesday, pulled lower by a fall in shares of BP PLC after the energy heavyweight said it will take a $1.7 billion charge related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Traders were focused an update on U.K. inflation, expected to show a slight slowdown. How markets are moving: The FTSE 100 index […]