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Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says Earth inspires ‘never-ending sense of awe’
Canadian researcher Donna Strickland collects Nobel Prize for Physics
These cockroaches are big business in China
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Global coalition of scientists investing up to $8.4-million on vaccine technology for epidemics
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Astronaut David Saint-Jacques kicks off science mission with perception test
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Ottawa to discontinue Networks of Centres of Excellence funding program

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Nobel Prize winner Aaron Klug, 92, studied 3-D images of bodily molecules
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Soyuz spacecraft successfully docks at International Space Station
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Liftoff: David Saint-Jacques launches for the International Space Station
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‘I’m astonished by what I’ve seen’: Canadian arrives at ISS in action-packed day for country’s space program
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With Canada’s David Saint-Jacques’ launch into orbit, a new generation of space exploration begins
NASA's 'InSight' spacecraft touches down on Mars
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NASA’s InSight probe touches down on Martian surface
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Touchdown on Mars: InSight probe completes historic landing
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Newly discovered beetle named after Jose Bautista
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NASA’s InSight probe aims at a deeper understanding of Mars

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Saskatchewan scientist finds three bear species using same habitat for first time
See how the space station has grown and evolved over 20 years
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Nations gather to weigh the meaning of a kilogram
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Frozen, dimly lit ‘Super-Earth’ may be orbiting closest single star to our solar system
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Microbe reveals ‘major new branch’ of evolutionary tree, Halifax researchers say
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NASA wants Canadian astronauts on the moon as it takes next step in space exploration
AI to help researchers stop the decline of bees
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After more than a century, the kilogram is getting an update
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Marrying science and politics: The Canadian conference where politicos and researchers swap ideas
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Kepler Space Telescope declared dead after finding thousands of planets

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Across Canada, caribou are on course for extinction, a prominent expert warns. What happens after that?
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Experiment in morality illustrates challenges in programming self-driving cars to make life-or-death decisions
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Canada may supply AI robotic arm for Lunar Gateway, proposed moon-orbiting space station
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Young drivers at increased risk of driving accidents up to five hours after consuming cannabis, study finds
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Scientists advised to look for extraterrestrial life as we don’t know it
World
UN report calls for urgent action to avert catastrophic climate change
‘Climate refugia’ areas are crucial to saving many bird species as global warming advances, study finds
Memorial University team studying thorny ethical issues around storage of genome sequencing data
The butterfly effect: How Canadians and their smartphones are helping scientists map species diversity
Alberta
Martian moons likely blown off planet’s surface, new research suggests
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Does Cannabis Deserve Halo Status?
A debate on an old drug’s new halo status with Dr. David Magee, Dr. Eileen Denovan-Wright, and Sara Whynot, moderated by Atlantic Bureau Chief, Jessica Leeder. Dec 5, Halifax, NS
Does Cannabis Deserve Halo Status?
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