Canadian government announces measures to help save key whale species
Funding will help southern resident killer whale, North Atlantic right whale and St. Lawrence Estuary beluga Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced $167.4 million to support the recovery of three key whale species in Canada, particularly B.C.’s southern resident killer whale population. “The whales need our help,” Garneau said. “We must act now because the […]
Man donates $5K to Thornhill school after parents, staff find missing grandmother
Lanying Wei, 81, was in Canada for only 3 days when she went missing Monday A North York man has donated $5,000 to a local school after a group of teachers, school staff and parents found his missing grandmother. Rong Liu says 81-year-old Lanying Wei was in the country for only three days when she […]
Gatineau reveals $2.1B LRT plan, eyes 2028 launch
Ambitious plan covers 26 km, includes 2 links to Ottawa’s light rail system Gatineau has unveiled its ambitious vision for a 26-kilometre, $2.1-billion light rail line that will link the Aylmer and Plateau sectors to its downtown and cross two bridges to connect with Ottawa’s growing light rail system. The city is releasing preliminary plans […]
20 new Habitat homes for veterans, refugees and Islanders with disabilities
Vision 20-20 aims to build 20 homes across Charlottetown by 2019 Habitat for Humanity P.E.I. has begun work on a new housing project focused on providing housing to veterans, refugees, and families affected by disability. The project is called Vision 20-20 and it aims to build 20 homes across the greater Charlottetown area by 2021. […]
Tesla built Model 3 assembly ‘tents’ to meet production goals
Remember how Elon Musk casually mentioned that Tesla had built a new assembly line in just three weeks to help it meet its lofty Model 3 production goals? It was more audacious than you might have thought. A combination of follow-up tweets from Musk, first-hand observations and Fremont’s own approval process has made clear […]
Reddit is testing a news tab in its iOS app
Reddit is making it simpler to find news on the platform with a beta test of a news tab in its iOS app. You might not always want to sift through personal essays and cat photos to find news from your favorite subreddits. So, Reddit is pulling from a bunch of subreddits that often discuss […]
Amazon brings its kid-friendly FreeTime Unlimited app to iOS
It’s about time. Amazon’s kid-friendly FreeTime Unlimited first launched onto Fire devices in 2012. The curated video and book service made the jump to Android last year and has just landed on iOS. It brings with it the same features as on other platforms, including parental controls, popular characters and a monthly fee. FreeTime gives […]
Adobe is using AI to catch Photoshopped images
The Photoshop creator is trying to snuff out fake photos. While picture editors have tweaked images for decades, modern tools like Adobe Photoshop let them alter photos to the point of complete fabrication. Think of sharks swimming in the streets of New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy, or someone flying a “where’s my damn dinner?” banner […]
3 Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold for 25 Years
One of the best ways to profit with stocks is also one of the simplest: Find great companies, buy them, and then hold them for as long as you can. And while simple isn’t always easy — try holding a stock that falls by 40% during the next market downturn — it has proven to […]
How Intel and AMD’s Partnership Could Throttle NVIDIA’s Growth
Rival chipmakers Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) recently set aside their differences to launch Kaby Lake G, a laptop chipset that merges an eighth-generation quad-core Intel CPU with AMD’s custom Radeon RX Vega M GPU. Intel claims the chipset can match NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) GTX 1050 in gaming performance. Recent benchmarks at PCWorld supported that claim, […]