Tech News - Kelowna and Area

Sea lion suffering from gunshot wounds rescued in Ucluelet October 16, 2018 - 9:37 AM

Last week the Vancouver Aquarium met one of its biggest rescue challenges — transporting a massive Steller sea lion suffering from bullet wounds in Ucluelet to safety.
Campfires and cannabis: Parks Canada says it's OK to smoke pot at campsites October 16, 2018 - 4:00 AM

Millions of visitors to Canada's national parks can add cannabis to their camping kits. Parks Canada said people can consume marijuana at their campsites after it becomes legal Wednesday.
Meet your e-dealer: Shopify confident its online tech can handle cannabis demand October 16, 2018 - 4:00 AM

If the rollout of legal recreational marijuana goes more-or-less smoothly this week, an Ottawa-based tech firm will be able to claim at least some of the credit.
Parasite spread by cats threatens Quebec's endangered belugas, study shows October 15, 2018 - 7:22 PM

A new study suggests belugas are being increasingly infected with a parasite known as toxoplasma gondii, transmitted through the feces of cats.
Facebook to ban false information about voting requirements ahead of U.S. midterms October 15, 2018 - 6:50 PM

Facebook Inc. will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations ahead of next month's U.S. midterm elections, company executives say.
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, dead at 65 October 15, 2018 - 6:25 PM

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, who had been suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer, died at 65 on Monday, his family said.
MPs debate climate change after UN report warns of dire consequences October 15, 2018 - 5:59 PM

MPs spent their first day back after Thanksgiving break debating the perils of climate change.
Mercury, PCBs still threaten Arctic and its wildlife, study shows October 15, 2018 - 5:32 PM

A new summary of toxins in the Arctic shows contaminants, such as mercury, continue to threaten polar bears and whales. But new threats — both chemical and climatic — are emerging, says the report done for the eight nations that ring the North Pole.
We spent 2 weeks trying to free ourselves of single-use plastics October 15, 2018 - 2:23 PM

As part of our experiential journalism series In Your Shoes, we accepted a challenge from a producer to go two weeks without any single-use plastics. More than one crying emoji was shared over the course of the challenge.
Science, education 'in danger now more than ever,' Hawking says posthumously October 15, 2018 - 1:55 PM

Stephen Hawking spoke from beyond the grave Monday to warn the world that science and education are under threat around the world.
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