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Dutch city Rotterdam crowdfunds a bridge
A team of young architects crowdfunded a bridge in Rotterdam. Could it hold lessons for Toronto?
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Demilitarize McGill group wants information on military research
Student group Demilitarize McGill wants to know about military research conducted at Montreal’s McGill University. McGill says flood of access to information requests ‘abusive’
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Hungarian shadow dance on Britain’s Got Talent goes viral
Even the notoriously critical Simon Cowell appeared amazed by a dance troupe that appeared on the TV talent show.
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Airport worker resigns with a letter iced onto a cake
Chris Holmes wanted to leave his part-time airport job on good terms, so he baked a cake and iced it with his entire resignation letter.
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Shipping container hotel project makes a statement in Detroit
Crowd-funding and a "First Collision" meeting space aren't the way boutique hotels usually get built. But then, Detroit isn't your usual city.
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Higgs boson particle: What’s in a name? A Nobel Prize, perhaps
Discovery of the so-called God particle has been tipped to get the coveted Nobel Prize. But who, exactly, will be called to the podium?
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Rent control loophole blamed for rising condo rents
Tenant advocates call for controls on rent increases for newer condo and apartment buildings
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Joe Fresh customers vow boycott after Bangladesh factory collapse
But others say demand for cheap fashion leads to substandard clothing factories, like the one that collapsed and killed 230 people this week.
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Bangladesh factory collapse: Canadian companies find safe factories
Some factories in Bangladesh are certified safe by Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production ngo — but only about 200 out of more than 4,000.
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Emergency room wait times: Online, real-time listings get mixed reviews
An experiment in online listings for emergency room wait times has produced some surprising results.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield helps unveil new Canadian $5 and $10 bills
New polymer banknotes, already available in $20, $50 and $100 denominations, were unveiled by the Bank of Canada Tuesday.
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Parents leave severely autistic son at Ottawa social services agency in...
Amanda Telford says she had no choice but to leave her son Philippe with Ottawa social services in order to get him the care he needs.
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Digitizing history: 82,000-manuscript collection Vatican Library goes online
Project to open rare and valuable collection to the world is finally up and running.
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Florida teen arrested after science experiment explodes
A 16-year-old model student in Florida was charged with a felony after her science experiment exploded.
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Texas judge cites Shakespeare, Harper Lee and Miss Wiggles’ obituary
Nude dancers rule has fallen into court's lap again, says U.S. District County judge Fred Biery, whose rulings have a literary flourish
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Next Generation device: Flexible phone’s corners curl to tell you who’s calling
The latest research in mobile technology has developed paper-thin devices that react in 3D.
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Rob Ford crack scandal: How does crowd-funding money get to drug dealers?
Drug dealers could get Rob Ford video money via cash, courier or other ways, if Gawker website reaches $200,000 crowd-funding goal
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Postpartum depression can be detected by blood test, study suggests
A simple blood test early in pregnancy that targets DNA changes shows strong promise in predicting postpartum depression.
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