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Federal inspectors not at fault for listeriosis outbreak: agriculture minister
Federal inspectors in charge of overseeing health standards at a Maple Leaf Foods processing plant at the centre of a deadly outbreak of listeriosis were doing their job properly, Federal...
Smoking in movies encourages young people to pick up the habit: report
Tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote smoking among young people, says a report released Thursday by U.S. National Cancer Institute.
Trees Kill Odors And Other Emissions From Poultry Farms
Trees aren't just for wood and decoration -- they may also destroy odors. Scientists are reporting data showing that just three rows of trees planted around poultry farms can cut...
Eco-architecture Could Produce 'Grow Your Own' Homes
A bus stop that grows its own foliage as shade? A children’s playground, made entirely from trees? A shelter made from living tree roots that could provide natural protection against...
New online store points to Cdn. retail upswing
U.S. online retailer CSN Stores said Thursday that it is extending its services into Canada.
Bugs In New iPhone Bugging Users
Many are complaining that the highly-hyped device has been letting them down, doing things such as dropping calls and loading Web pages slowly. Woes have also been reported with Nanos...
Lebanon to reform science and technology policy
Lebanon's parliament has endorsed a plan to reform science and technology policy with a focus on human resource development and capacity building.
BlackBerry Bold comes to Canada
Research in Motion's answer to Apple's latest iPhone arrived in Canada on Thursday, the first new model of the popular BlackBerry handheld device in more than a year.
IAC completing split into 5 publicly traded parts
(AP) -- Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp is completing its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday - a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the...
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
(AP) -- Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent...
US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit
(AP) -- Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.
Homeland Security Phones Hacked
A hacker broke into the Homeland Security Department phone system and racked up $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia. In all, over 400 calls were made on...
New Way To Build Data Centers: Use Commodity Network Elements
Computer scientists have proposed a new way to build data centers that could save companies money and deliver more computing capability to end-users.
That Tastes ... Sweet? Sour? No, It's Definitely Calcium!
Chemists are reporting a discovery that could expand the palate of human tastes, such as sweet, sour or salty, to include a new flavor that could be called "calcium."
Oil Companies Bid Millions To Tap Gulf
Energy companies placed $487.3 million in winning bids for the right to drill in the western Gulf of Mexico, knowing they may get a chance later to explore in other...
Yellowknife classifieds website unfazed by Craiglist's arrival
Classifieds website Craigslist has expanded to Canada's North, but the owner of a popular local buy-and-sell site in Yellowknife says he's not worried by the arrival of the online giant.
VIDEO: Egypt Palace on Fire
The 19th-century Cairo palace that houses Egypt's upper house of parliament was heavily damaged, and at least 13 people were hurt.
Intel and Yahoo! to Bring the Internet to Television
Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel...
Intensity of human environmental impact may lessen as incomes rise, analysis suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- The richer you are, the more of the world`s resources you can afford to consume. But in many parts of the world, rising incomes are not having the...
AkzoNobel Tweaks Coatings Operations
Firm opens China facility and sells some European brands
All hail to 'Space Invaders' at Europe's biggest games show
Europe's biggest games convention marks 30 years since "Space Invaders" this week with a homage to the alien 'shoot-em-up' as well as 500 exhibitors showing how far the industry has...
'Dream team' to tackle profound questions in computer science
Princeton University is the lead institution for a new $10 million National Science Foundation grant that will fund research on "intractability" - a concept that has profound implications for...
American launches in-flight Internet on 3 routes
(AP) -- One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights.
Study reveals compression stockings incorrectly used in 29 percent of patients
An original study, published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29% of the patients and...
Swarms of robots join the army
Intelligent swarms of autonomous robots that look like insects could soon be deployed for military information-gathering and reconnaissance, says David Hambling
Taiwan's AU Optronics to build three new flat panel plants
Taiwan's leading flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp. plans to build three plants at a cost of many billions of dollars, a science park official and a newspaper said Wednesday.
Google courts bloggers-politicos at US presidential conventions
Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.
California Licenses 2 Companies to Offer Gene Services
Two closely watched companies that offer consumers information about their genes have received licenses that will allow them to continue to do business in California.