Quebec teen uses stars to locate possible lost Mayan city in Mexican jungle

A 15-year-old boy from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Que., has discovered what could be the ruins of a lost 4,600-year-old city in Mexico by comparin...

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Virtual reality concert streams coming this summer

Summer music festival season is upon us. But if one tech company has its way, you won't need to leave the house to see your favourite ba...

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1,284 new planets identified by Kepler team

NASA has announced the discovery of 1,284 new planets using the Kepler telescope. Not only is that the most exoplanets that has ever been ...

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Expect a rough fire season says forecaster Claire Martin

The outlook for Canada's 2016 fire season is rough. We've seen the season start early, we've got the lingering effects of a stro...

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1 in 5 plant species threatened with extinction

One in five types of plant worldwide is at risk of extinction from threats such as farming and logging that are wrecking many habitats, a fi...

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Canada's big banks to roll out Apple Pay after making peace with tech titan

The Apple Pay mobile payment system is adding several major Canadian partners, including at least two of the big banks. Royal Bank and CIB...

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Facebook accused of suppressing conservative stories in 'Trending' section

A Facebook official says the company has found no evidence to back up allegations that Facebook contractors suppressed stories of interest ...

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Census excitement obscures questions about its future

Census day is here and who knew a government questionnaire and the return of its mandatory longer version could inspire such goodwill among...

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Japanese artist found guilty of obscenity over digital files of vagina

A Tokyo court ruled Monday that vagina-shaped objects created by a Japanese artist qualify as art, but found her guilty of obscenity for dis...

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Environment Canada study finds land-based fish farms affecting ecosystem

The only peer-reviewed study examining the environmental impacts of Nova Scotia land-based fish farms has found some negative effects on dow...

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Mercury makes rare transit of the sun today

You can get a rare view of Mercury as it crosses in front of the sun today. Mercury begins making its way across the face of the sun at 7:1...

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Textiles are the next frontier in recycling for cities looking to cut waste

It started with a blue sock.  I pulled it off and realized it had a big hole in the heel. I balled it up and was about to test my athletic ...

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Sometimes it takes a disaster like Fort McMurray to make us prepare for the next one: Don Pittis

When Jim Faught went looking for a group of missing teenagers near the isolated community of Nakina, Ont., about 150 kilometres north of Lak...

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Archeologists clash over King Tutankhamun tomb theory at Egyptian conference

Archeologists have clashed at a conference in Egypt over a theory that secret burial chambers could be hidden behind the walls of King Tutan...

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Mercury transit a rare celestial event, but don't look directly at it: Bob McDonald

The planet Mercury will pass in front of the sun on Monday in a rare event called a transit. It will be visible across Canada during the da...

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YouTube to update 'Content ID,' bringing hope to professional YouTubers

YouTube's automated Content ID system is meant to catch potential copyright violations almost as soon as they happen. But as Canadian Y...

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YouTube to update 'Content ID,' bringing hope to professional YouTubers

YouTube's automated Content ID system is meant to catch potential copyright violations almost as soon as they happen. But as Canadian Y...

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Why polar bear poop at the Winnipeg Zoo has a bit of a shine

All that glitters is gold, and at the Assiniboine Park Zoo's Journey to Churchill exhibit what glitters, is poop. For the past two year...

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'Textalyzer' law to catch texting drivers raises privacy concerns

A proposed New York state law that would allow police to test technology to check if drivers had been texting and driving before a crash — w...

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How sleep patterns differ by sex, age and country revealed by app

Commuters in Tokyo often nap on the subway because they're so sleep deprived, says a Japanese doctor and sleep expert. (Philippe Lopez/...

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