Tech News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Learning to live with the Canada goose, a veritable 'poop machine' May 14, 2022 - 7:00 AM

The Canada goose, introduced into New Brunswick in the 1990s, has exploded in numbers and loves to live in popular recreational areas.
Europe's space agency needs your eyeballs to study a comet May 13, 2022 - 3:11 PM

Bob McDonald's blog: Human eyes are really good at spotting subtle changes on a comet's surface from various viewpoints
Giraffe calf walks tall after getting leg brace May 13, 2022 - 9:42 AM

Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe.
How and when to view Sunday's total lunar eclipse May 13, 2022 - 4:00 AM

On Sunday night if the skies are clear, Canadians will be able to watch one of the most beautiful celestial events there is: a total lunar eclipse.
Expert answers questions about fate of 2 minke whales swimming near Montreal May 12, 2022 - 5:27 PM

GREMM director Robert Michaud said it is difficult to determine the reasons why a minke whale would venture so far from its usual habitat, which is some 450 kilometres down river in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and beyond.
'Holy cow ... are you kidding me?' Scientists stunned to see plants grow in soil from the moon May 12, 2022 - 5:26 PM

Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in harsh moon dirt and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of lunar explorers. The results stunned them.
Don't use bird feeders, Hamiltonians told, after avian flu found in Dundas turkey vulture May 12, 2022 - 1:56 PM

A turkey vulture with bird flu has been found in Dundas, according to the city, which is warning residents not to touch birds or use bird feeders.
Parks Canada recovers 45 fossils stolen from Burgess Shale, levies $20,000 fine May 12, 2022 - 12:45 PM

A Quebec resident has been fined $20,000 for taking 45 fossils from three national parks in the Rocky Mountains, including an internationally known fossil site.
Giant endangered freshwater stingray rescued by scientists May 12, 2022 - 11:54 AM

A team of marine biologists has welcomed the discovery of an endangered giant freshwater stingray during a recent expedition to a remote stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia, though they warned the biodiversity of the area was under threat.
Astronomers reveal first photograph of a monster black hole at the heart of our galaxy May 12, 2022 - 9:30 AM

In another historic first, astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope have taken the first image of the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, named Sagittarius A*.
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The moon will be eclipsed over Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
- This article was first published May 7, 2022. There will be a lunar eclipse on May 15 when the moon falls into the earth’s cone-shaped shadow, and it will be happening at a reasonable hour for skywatchers in Kamloops and the Oka

Hugely-popular Vernon night market returns this summer
After a very successful run last year the Polson Artisan Night Market returns to the Vernon park next week. Co-founder Mayla Janzen said she started the market as a way to sell her handmade blankets during the pandemic when all the craft sh

Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops: police
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works. There are 25 highri

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