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Warmer winters threaten Canada"s seasonal ice roads

Canadian Gilbert Cardin worries about the future of the ice road he maintains every winter on a frozen river west of Montreal......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 21st, 2021

Apple launches iPhone 16 in 21 additional countries this Friday

Apple announced the iPhone 16 earlier this year, and the new phones hit stores in more than 50 countries, including the US, Canada and Japan last Friday, September 20. Now Apple is bringing iPhone 16 to 21 additional countries starting this Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Team is first to find invasive hydrilla plant in Canada

Hydrilla verticillate (hydrilla), one of North America's most invasive species, has been found for the first time in Canada. Dr. Rebecca Rooney, a biology professor, and members of her Waterloo Wetland Laboratory were surveying a secluded section of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Climate change will lead to wetter US winters, modeling study finds

Most Americans can expect wetter winters in the future due to global warming, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois Chicago scientist......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Auto industry preps for unprecedented USMCA review as crucial elections loom

The auto industry is preparing for a first-of-its-kind review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2026, a process that could significantly impact automotive trade rules in the region......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Canadian auto industry pushes government to ban Chinese software, hardware

Canada’s auto industry is calling on the federal government to follow the lead of its U.S. counterparts in a push to ban Chinese software and hardware used in connected vehicles on American roads......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Opinion: Torrential rain represents an opportunity to build a better society

A month's worth of rain has poured down in just a few hours in parts of central and southern England. More than 300 flood-related emergency calls were made, major roads were submerged, trains were delayed, and an enormous sinkhole opened up on a foot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

How professional sports leagues that embrace social justice causes could influence politics

Given that 77 percent of people in Canada and 57 percent of people in the United Kingdom watch a sports team regularly—compared to the 60 percent of people who turn out to vote in Canada and the U.K.—it's clear sports have an important and persis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

UN chief says sea level rise threatens "rising tide of misery"

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that rising sea levels threaten to create "a rising tide of misery" for millions, with intense storm surges, coastal erosion and coastal flooding increasingly likely......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble.

Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada's massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that's on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Spotify’s AI Playlist creation tool lands in the U.S., Canada, and beyond

Spotify brings its AI Playlist beta feature that allows you to use text prompts to create unique playlists to the U.S., Canada, and beyond......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Unifor ratifies 2-year deal with 15% pay raise at GM"s CAMI plant

Hourly workers represented by Unifor at GM Canada’s CAMI Assembly Plant have ratified a two-year labor pact that puts all union members at the automaker’s plants in Canada on the same contract starting in 2026. .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

League of Legends is making a big change to its seasonal model

League of Legends is making a big change to how its seasonal model works in 2025, as it will now have three distinctly themed seasons throughout the year......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

S.Africa snowfall closes roads, strands motorists overnight

Unusually heavy snowfall caused major disruption on South Africa's roads Saturday with people still stranded at midday after spending the night stuck in their vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 21st, 2024

Frostpunk 2 goes wider and more political but keeps the gritty, stressful joy

Sequel has yet again made losing your humanity to survive somehow… fun? Enlarge / Frostpunk 2 has you planning and building districts, rather than individual buildings or roads. You make plans, and a particularly icy god laughs.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, 1 in 4 Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family's heritage languages—like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic—as part of their family's.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Scientists track plastic waste in pristine Canada marine park

Old tires, discarded cups, and cigarette butts litter the magnificent Saguenay Fjord, a marine protected area in eastern Canada that attracts belugas and other whales seeking respite......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation

One of the largest producers of plastic waste per capita, Canada is struggling to protect its designated marine protected areas from this pollution, experts warn......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Scientists can now predict catastrophic river shifts that threaten millions worldwide

Indiana University researchers have uncovered key insights into the dangerous phenomenon of "river avulsion," offering a way to predict when and where rivers may suddenly and dramatically change course. Published in Nature, this breakthrough study sh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

GM, Unifor reach tentative deal at CAMI BrightDrop EV van plant in Ontario

The deal, if ratified by rank-and-file members, will cover about 1,300 hourly workers at GM Canada’s CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Risk to jaguar habitat illuminates additional costs of drug war

Narco-trafficking activities threaten nearly 70% of Central American jaguar habitat, according to a new study led by The University of Alabama. The research is published in the journal Biological Conservation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024