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Technology & Science The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what’s needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds. In this Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 file photo, an air tanker drops fire …

effnet.com Luleå, 2021-02-25 — Effnet, a leading provider of containerized 5G RAN software and 5G protocol stack for terminals as well as Header Compression software, today announces that it has joined the SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC), a joint programme between Digital Catapult and Ofcom to test interoperability and …

Technology & Science Canadian companies and governments can seize on the push for electric vehicles happening in the U.S. and become leaders in specific areas of electric vehicle manufacturing and innovation, experts say. Canadian companies and governments can seize on what is happening in the U.S. and become leaders in …

Technology & Science The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. This image from video made available by NASA shows the parachute deployed during the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it …

Kitchener-Waterloo Peel Regional Police are investigating after a virtual court hearing involving Waterloo regional police was repeatedly interrupted Tuesday by Zoom bombers who hijacked the meeting and posted pornographic images and swastikas. A virtual court hearing between Waterloo regional police and former officer Kelly Donovan, based out of the Brampton …

World·Updated Australia’s government announced on Tuesday that Facebook has agreed to lift its ban on Australians sharing news after a deal was struck on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. After Australia’s House of Representatives passed its draft law last week, Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing …

Technology & Science It was “seven minutes of terror” that had a big payoff: NASA’s Mars Perseverance safely landed on the surface of the red planet last Thursday. And, for the first time, the edge-of-your-seat descent was captured by high-definition video cameras that NASA released on Monday. The Perseverance rover …

British Columbia·Video A farmer in northern B.C. captured a wild cat he found in his chicken coop Sunday, picking it up by the scruff of the neck and gently scolding it before relocating it to the bush. Farmer Chris Paulson holds a lynx by the scruff of the neck as …

Politics The RCMP says it’s investigating all claims about sexual abuse material being hosted by the Montreal-based company Mindgeek, but most of the referrals to date don’t meet the Criminal Code definition of child pornography. Pornhub says it has removed all content uploaded by non-verified users. The sex website faced …

Thunder Bay·New Lakehead University has extended its winter study break until Friday, Feb. 26 due to last week's cyber attack. Lakehead University has extended its winter study break due to last week's cyber attack.(Lakehead University) Lakehead University has extended its winter study break until Friday, Feb. 26 due to last …