Tag: Technology & Science

  • Calgary School Release Their Own Hitchbots Across the Canada

    Calgary School Release Their Own Hitchbots Across the Canada

    A team made up of Grade 4/5 students and teachers from Erin Woods School in Calgary got together to design and build a number of hitchhiking robots, modelled after the original hitchBOT that travelled across Canada in the summer of 2014. On Friday, June 24th they officially launched the first 3 Hitchbots! These were completed…

  • Health of Immune System of Babies Tied to Moms Consuming a Specific Type of Choline

    Health of Immune System of Babies Tied to Moms Consuming a Specific Type of Choline

    ALES (Faculty of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences at UAlberta) researchers find they need a form found in eggs, beef and chicken By Helen Metella, University of Alberta Lactating women and their babies may not only require choline to maintain immune function, but the kind of choline they consume may be just as important as…

  • Cool the Hype Around Genetics and Health Care

    Cool the Hype Around Genetics and Health Care

    We are a long way from identifying definitive biomarkers to illness and personalized gene therapies are likely generations away By Nicole Letourneau and Suzanne Tough, EvidenceNetwork.ca CALGARY, Alta. / Troy Media/ – Genetics will save the day – that’s the message you see constantly in the media and even in academic literature. But it’s a message that…

  • Antarctic Medical Evacuation Flight Arrives at British Rothera Station

    Antarctic Medical Evacuation Flight Arrives at British Rothera Station

    Twin Otter carrying two patients left South Pole early Wednesday morning The Twin Otter aircraft flying an Antarctic medical evacuation mission arrived at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station. The plane, carrying two patients, arrived at Rothera at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) yesterday afternoon. The plane left the National Science Foundation (NSF)…

  • Mayor Nenshi Recognizes the Innovation of Calgary Youth at 27th Annual Mayor’s Environment Expo

    Mayor Nenshi Recognizes the Innovation of Calgary Youth at 27th Annual Mayor’s Environment Expo

    Mayor Naheed Nenshi toured eco-exhibits that lined the walls of the City Hall Atrium this week, as elementary and junior high school students proudly showcased their environmental achievements at the 27th Annual Mayor’s Environmental Expo. The youth Eco-Leaders explained how their projects address real-life environmental problems and the impacts they have at home, school or…

  • Astronauts Wanted: Canada is Recruiting Astronauts for Future Space Missions

    Astronauts Wanted: Canada is Recruiting Astronauts for Future Space Missions

    Longueuil, Quebec – Have you ever wanted to go to space? The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants you! The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Minister responsible for the CSA, launched Canada’s fourth astronaut recruitment campaign on Friday. The CSA is seeking the next generation of space explorers to pave…

  • CRTC at a Crossroads

    CRTC at a Crossroads

    The CRTC will either have to start regulating streaming services or desist from regulating the broadcasting sector By Steven Globerman Senior Fellow, The Fraser Institute BELLINGHAM, WA/ Troy Media/ – The regulation of Canada’s broadcasting sector by the CRTC is at a crossroads. Technological change, especially the proliferation of streaming video over the Internet, or so-called…

  • Province Provides Update on River Conditions, Introduces Improved Tool to Manage Flood Risk

    Province Provides Update on River Conditions, Introduces Improved Tool to Manage Flood Risk

    A warm spring, early snowpack melt, and slightly above-average precipitation levels in May have resulted in average-to-below-average river flows this season. New web and mobile applications will help keep Albertans informed and allow municipalities to respond faster and more efficiently if conditions change. Today, the province provided an update on conditions in the region. Warm…

  • Top Talent Awarded at Skills Canada National Competition

    Top Talent Awarded at Skills Canada National Competition

    Next Stop: WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 MONCTON, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ – (Skills Canada National Competition) – For two days in Moncton, at the 22nd Skills Canada National Competition, the best and brightest students and apprentices in skilled trades and technologies from across the country were tried, tested and judged. Today they received official recognition for…

  • The City of Calgary wins National Innovation Award

    The City of Calgary wins National Innovation Award

    The City of Calgary has been awarded the 2016 Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Award for Innovation for the Residential ePermit program. Nominated in the Over 100,000 Population category, Residential ePermit makes it easier and faster for homebuilders and contractors to apply for permits, pay for services and manage inspections. The awards presentation took…

  • Cochrane Youth Charged After Posting Threatening Content on Social Media

    Cochrane Youth Charged After Posting Threatening Content on Social Media

    Cochrane, AB – A local high school student faces one count of Uttering Threats, as the result of an RCMP investigation into threatening content posted on the social media platform “snapchat’”. On Friday, June 4th the RCMP received a complaint that the 15 year-old accused had posted a picture of himself with some gun ammunition, accompanied by…

  • How Does Social Media Use Influence Political Participation and Civic Engagement?

    How Does Social Media Use Influence Political Participation and Civic Engagement?

    Academic research has consistently found that people who consume more news media have a greater probability of being civically and politically engaged across a variety of measures. In an era when the public’s time and attention is increasingly directed toward platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, scholars are seeking to evaluate the still-emerging relationship between…

  • Give Your Dad the Newest Mobile Tech Toy

    Give Your Dad the Newest Mobile Tech Toy

    Forget the neckties, socks and wristwatches this Father’s Day. Instead, give your dad or husband the trendiest tech toy on the block – one that will make him feel like a kid again. Just in time for Father’s Day, LG has launched its latest phone, the G5, and the first reactions show it is just…

  • Genetically-Modified Salmon Set to Hit the Market

    Genetically-Modified Salmon Set to Hit the Market

    Labelling regulations need to be modified so consumers have final word on the technology By Sylvain Charlebois, Columnist, Troy Media HALIFAX, N.S. / Troy Media/ – Genetically-modified salmon will soon be on Canada’s supermarket shelves, but are retailers and consumers prepared? After four years of testing, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have…

  • David Saint-Jacques is the Next Canadian to Fly to the International Space Station

    David Saint-Jacques is the Next Canadian to Fly to the International Space Station

    Longueuil, Quebec – Last week the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), announced that Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has been assigned to a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Saint-Jacques will launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in November 2018…