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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans October 15, 2019 - 3:54 PM

A gene enabled the malaria parasite to infect both gorillas and humans for a limited time, explaining how the jump was made at a molecular level, researchers say.
All-female spacewalk will happen this week, NASA says October 15, 2019 - 2:38 PM

NASA is moving up the first all-female spacewalk to this week because of a power system failure at the International Space Station.
Warren Buffett-linked company to build $200M wind power farm in Alberta October 15, 2019 - 12:50 PM

A company linked to U.S. investor Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind farm in southeastern Alberta next year.
Why a lawyer could soon serve you papers over social media October 15, 2019 - 5:00 AM

After an Ontario power utility was granted permission by a judge to serve legal papers through Facebook messenger, a Toronto lawyer says social media could soon play a "significant role" in the legal system.
Canadians must think like investors in oil and gas: Don Pittis October 15, 2019 - 4:00 AM

Jason Kenney says oil is a good investment for Alberta and for Canada, but is that where you would sink your pension savings?
Ships are illegally dumping plastic trash at sea, study suggests October 15, 2019 - 4:00 AM

Trash thrown illegally from cargo ships is the likely source of thousands of plastic bottles washing up on a remote island in the South Atlantic, says a new study. That suggests more focus on littering at sea may be needed to tackle the ocean plastics problem.
Space museum reaches for the stars with new Nintendo game October 15, 2019 - 4:00 AM

There’s a new game coming to the Nintendo Switch this fall and it’s an out-of-this-world creation that staff at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum helped launch.
Interstellar visitor is reddish, new study finds October 14, 2019 - 11:00 AM

In a study published on Monday, astronomers have pulled back the curtain on some of the mysteries behind our solar system’s first confirmed interstellar comet.
Chinese social media giant flouting Canadian election law October 14, 2019 - 4:00 AM

Chinese social media giant WeChat is flouting Canada's new elections rules, allowing election ads to run without setting up a digital ad registry as required by law, CBC News has learned.
Forestry sector scrambles to recruit tree planters to sow millions — perhaps billions — more seedlings October 14, 2019 - 4:00 AM

B.C. silviculture companies are struggling to find up to 1,000 more workers to plant millions of additional trees next year, even as Liberals and Greens make campaign promises to plant billions more seedlings.
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