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Sask. schools grapple with Facebook
With students across Saskatchewan returning to school, teachers are divided about whether popular social networks like Facebook have a place in the classroom.
U.S. hunter's caribou may be record size
A Montana bow hunter may have claimed the largest recorded mountain caribou in the Northwest Territories, which could make it one of the largest in the world.
Canada's astronauts
Nine Canadians have flown into space: eight trained astronauts and one civilian. Canadians have flown on 13 manned NASA missions and two Russian Soyuz missions.
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab with Kobo e-reader
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab, a competitor tablet computer to Apple's hit iPad, and it is shipping with some Canadian content: the Kobo e-reading application.
RIM should open up user data: UN agency
The head of the United Nations telecommunications agency has urged BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to allow law enforcement agencies access to customer data.
Hadfield named space station commander
Col. Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station during a mission launching late in 2012.
Dell concedes 3Par to HP
Dell Inc. concedes the bidding war for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to rival Hewlett-Packard.
Storm forecast accuracy doubled in 20 years
Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard mathematics have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.
God unnecessary to create universe: Hawking
Physicist Stephen Hawking says God wasn't necessary for the creation of the universe.
Oilsands water data worth examining: Stelmach
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said Wednesday his government will compare newly published data from the University of Alberta with research already done by government scientists on the impact of oilsands development on the Athabasca River.