Actress and mother to Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds cause of death is finally revealed. The death certificate for the Star Wars actress showed she suffered a fatal heart attack. But questions still surround what actually caused the 60-year-old to suffer a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office …

A five-year, $46.6 million investment from the Canadian government—through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)—will ensure that ONC continues to lead the world in ocean observatory science and technology. “This is terrific news for ONC and for the future of ocean science globally,” says UVic President Jamie Cassels. “We’re very grateful to the Government of Canada for its continuing commitment …

Yahoo (YHOO) disclosed late Monday that it will change its name to Altaba after selling its core operations to Verizon Communications. In a regulatory filing late Monday, Yahoo announced that assuming it completes its $4.8 billion sale to Verizon, it will change its name to Altaba and half its board of directors — including CEO Marissa Mayer, co-founder David Filo, …

Honda Canada Inc. will invest $492 million in its plant in Alliston, Ontario, the automaker said in an announcement in Monday which coincided with the long-awaited changes to the federal government’s automotive innovation fund. The new investment brings Honda’s total Canadian facilities investment to over $4.7 billion. In 1986, Honda became the first Japanese auto maker to build a manufacturing …

Researchers have discovered the genetic fingerprint that switches curable, localised prostate cancer into the aggressive form that spreads to lymph nodes or tissue in other parts of the body. Canadian and Australian prostate cancer researchers have discovered a key piece in the genetic puzzle of why men born with a BRCA2 mutation may develop aggressive localized cancers that resist treatment …

SNOLAB is expected to create around 20 new jobs over the next year thanks to $28.6-million in federal government funding to help support its operations over the next three years. The funding announced today will sustain scientific excellence at SNOLAB and ensure the facility maintains a leadership role in the global deep underground research community. “SNOLAB is delighted to be …

Astronomers are predicting that binary star system KIC 9832227, located in the Cygnus constellation, will merge and explode in a “red nova” event in 2022. Calvin College professor Larry Molnar and his students along with colleagues from Apache Point Observatory (Karen Kinemuchi) and the University of Wyoming (Henry Kobulnicky) are predicting a change to the night sky that will be …

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has been chosen to supply instruments to NASA for a pair of Discovery-class missions that aim to explore asteroids that might help scientists understand the earliest history of the solar system. Lucy—named for the famous prehistoric human fossil—will launch in October 2021 to study six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. Scientists say understanding the differences …

The Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster that we first saw at the 2016 Paris auto show has spawned a coupe sibling. The enclosed car was unveiled on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, where it was joined by refreshed versions of the tamer GT and GT S models. Under the hood, the familiar 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 has been one-upped to …

Ontario’s animal welfare agency announced six new animal cruelty charges against Marineland on Monday as part of a continuing investigation into the care of land mammals at the Niagara Falls, Ont. attraction. The Ontario SPCA responded to concerns brought forth regarding some of the animals living at Marineland. An investigation was launched and on November 25, 2016, Marineland was charged …

More than three months after Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint of millions of dollars worth of jewelry inside her Paris hotel room, French authorities have 16 suspects in custody for questioning. According to the Associated Press, the arrests started around 6 a.m. in the French city. No names have been released as of yet, but People.com believes that …