Canadian News Photos show adult killer whale and her calf found in poor healthctvnews.ca - Hina Alam VANCOUVER -- A female adult Southern resident killer whale and her three-and-a-half-year-old calf are rapidly declining in health in what appears to …
Toronto, ON Toronto to host major tech conference with long list of celebrity speakersctvnews.ca - Jackie Dunham It’s been called the “Olympics for geeks,” the “Davos for nerds,” and the “Glastonbury for geeks” and it’s coming to Toronto next week. Billed as …
Marijuana Handling the high: Can a genetic test make cannabis consumption safer?ctvnews.ca - Nicole Bogart Cannabis users experience their high in many different ways, from a sleepy kind of mellowness, to anxious paranoia. But it turns out how users handle …
SpaceX SpaceX postpones launch of its first internet network satellitesctvnews.ca - AFP SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for …
Koala Koalas 'functionally extinct' in Australia, according to conservation groupctvnews.ca - Cillian O'Brien Koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ in their native land of Australia due to widespread deforestation, a conservation group has said. The furry …
Facebook Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt electionsctvnews.ca - Isabel Debre and Raphael Satter JERUSALEM -- Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFacebook Facebook says it has broken up private Israel-based campaign to disrupt foreign electionsctvnews.ca - The Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Facebook says it has broken up private Israel-based campaign to disrupt foreign elections.
Birds Scientists unearth 'most bird-like' dinosaur ever foundctvnews.ca - AFP Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could hold vital clues as to how …
Technology U.S. schools turn to technology to reduce toll during shootingsctvnews.ca - Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES -- Efforts to combat the intractable problem of school shootings are starting to shift from preventing the violence to reducing the …
Huawei Huawei hit by U.S. export controls, potential import banctvnews.ca - Frank Bajak and Tali Arbel In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its …
Commons committee calls for strict rules on streaming services, online piracyctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- An all-party committee of MPs is recommending the government set stricter rules for Canadian content on foreign streaming services and a …
Toxins South African reserve protecting rhinos by infusing horns with toxins, dyesctvnews.ca - Digital Content Editor A radical new approach to protecting southern white rhinos from poachers is a gamble that appears to be paying off. A private wildlife reserve has …
World News Tribes seek ban on public hunting of revered grizzly bearsctvnews.ca - Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. -- Native American groups are pressing lawmakers in Congress to adopt permanent protections for grizzly bears, a species widely …
David Saint-Jacques David Saint-Jacques announces winners of Canadian student science contestctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press FREDERICTON -- Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took time from his busy schedule on the International Space Station today to encourage young …
Aerospace Japanese space startup aims to compete with U.S. rivalsctvnews.ca - Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO -- A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space earlier this month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American …
Neuroscience Pig brain study creates 'grey zone' between life and deathctvnews.ca - CTVNews.ca Writer A Canadian bioethicist says a recent study that restored activity to the brains of dead pigs creates a kind of “grey zone” between life and …
Fredericton, NB UFO researcher Stanton Friedman dies after half-century effort to prove alien lifectvnews.ca - Kevin Bissett FREDERICTON -- Stanton T. Friedman, nuclear physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has died at the age of …
Facebook Live World leaders, tech bosses work on stemming online violencectvnews.ca - Sylvie Corbet and Masha MacPherson PARIS -- Livestreaming terrorist attacks. Using social media to spread deadly ideas. Manipulating banned videos to keep sharing them online. World …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFacebook Christchurch Call to Action: :World leaders, tech execs pledge to curb online violencectvnews.ca - Sylvie Corbet and Kelvin Chan PARIS -- A dozen countries and global tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter pledged Wednesday to find ways to keep internet platforms …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFacebook Facebook limits livestreaming ahead of tech summit in Parisctvnews.ca - Sylvie Corbet and Masha MacPherson PARIS -- Facebook toughened its livestreaming policies Wednesday as it prepared to huddle with world leaders and other tech CEOs in Paris to find …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFacebook Live Political, tech leaders gather in Paris to address hate onlinectvnews.ca - Sylvie Corbet and Masha MacPherson PARIS -- Livestreaming terrorist attacks. Using social media to spread deadly ideas. Manipulating banned videos to keep sharing them online. World …
Fisheries Updated fisheries law could stem loss of stocks, biodiversity: supportersctvnews.ca - Amy Smart Significant changes could be coming to the way fisheries are managed in Canada, giving hope for the rebound of some species and the protection of …
Jury Duty 'Super corals' give glimmer of hope for world's dying reefsctvnews.ca - AFP Hawaiian "super corals" that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could …
Facebook Live Facebook tightens livestreaming in crackdown on violencectvnews.ca - AFP Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the …
Tablets $10M XPRIZE for software that teaches illiterate to readctvnews.ca - John Rogers LOS ANGELES -- The challenge was to develop software that could easily be downloaded onto tablets that poor children around the world could use to …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSoftware U.S., U.K. teams share $10M XPRIZE award for child literacyctvnews.ca - John Rogers LOS ANGELES -- A California company founded by game-developer parents who wanted to help their special-needs son is sharing a $10 million XPRIZE …
San Francisco, CA San Francisco bans police use of face recognition technologyctvnews.ca - Janie Har San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments, becoming the first U.S. …
Amber Alerts Anger at Amber Alert via cellphones shows education needed: expertsctvnews.ca - Colin Perkel TORONTO -- Anger at cellphone Amber Alerts that rouse people from their sleep is misplaced and shows the need for more public education, observers …
Play buttonNASA Shrinking moon may cause moonquakes: NASActvnews.ca - Christy Somos NASA scientists and astronauts say that moonquakes – some with magnitudes as high as five on the Richter scale – may be caused by the moon shrinking …
