Chinese Spacecraft Gathers Images of Entire Mars Planet
Chinese state media reported on Wednesday that a Chinese spacecraft acquired imagery data covering the entirety of Mars. The spacecraft circled the planet more than 1,300 times and was able to include visuals of its South Pole. China’s Tianwen-1 arrived at the Red Planet in February 2021. On its arrival, a robotic rover has been […]
Canadians Looking to Get a Nexus Card will Have to Travel to U.S.
A Nexus card is used to help put low-risk Canadians on the fast track when crossing the U.S. border. However, there are at least 330,000 Canadians that aren’t sure when their applications will be processed. Some residents from Toronto have applied for the card more than two years ago and are still uncertain when it […]
More than Half of Flights at Some Canadian Airports are Cancelled or Delayed
Recent data has shown more than half of all flights from some of Canada’ major airports are being cancelled or delayed. A data strategy agency based in Fredericton, N.B., named DataWazo has been tracking the airports over the past months. It noticed Canada’s over lengthy airport delays due to the increased summer travel and not […]
NASA Testing New Orbit for Moon Missions
NASA is planning to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use for future missions. A small satellite will be the first to take the new path and test its reliability. The test satellite is from New Zealand and the initial stages of the launch were successful late Tuesday. If […]
B.C. Fire Experts Say Now is the Time to Use Old Indigenous Knowledge
This June, British Columbia invested $359 million for future wildfire protection, with $1.2 million invested in burn projects. According to the province, it supports cultural burning which is prescribed by the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan (UNDRIP). Many fire ecologists say the support is falling short and usually fizzles out […]
Calgary Hosting 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games
Calgary has been officially chosen as host city for the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. The 2024 event will be the fourth time these games were held in Alberta. Calgary last hosted the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Provincial Games in 2019, as well as the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said […]
Fossils Found in Cave are Millions of Years Older than Expected
Researchers have found fossils of early human ancestors from a South African cave that date back 3.4 to 3.6 million years ago. This makes them millions of years older than previously thought and are mixing up the way researchers think about evolution. This means these new fossils are older than the famed Lucy fossil from […]
Invasive Jellyfish Making a New Home in B.C.
An invasive species of jellyfish the size of a thumbnail has been making a new home for itself in B.C’s freshwater. The species named Craspedacusta sowerbii is believed to be native to southeast China. Researchers are still unclear of how these jellyfish made their way to B.C. A University of British Columbia PhD candidate and […]
Explorers Find Deepest Shipwreck
Explorers have found the wreckage of a U.S. Navy destroyer that fought in the largest sea battle of the Second World War. According to the explorers, the wreck found in the Philippines has become the deepest wreck to be discovered. The USS Samuel B. Roberts was identified on Wednesday on a slope at a depth […]
Colorado Avalanche Wins 1st Stanley Cup in 21 Years
After many years of playoff disappointment, the Colorado Avalanche have officially dethroned the two-time defending champions. Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words to describe the moment and Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke. Lehkonen scored the game-winner to boost his team to victory. The Avalanche have now won the Stanley Cup for […]