Researchers have definitively proven how dolphins communicate with each other by recording a conversation for the first time. According to The Telegraph, experts have known for decades that dolphins can communicate their feelings via distinctive whistles and clicks. They can express their happiness and excitement and can likewise “say” when they are stressed. But researchers have now suggested that they …

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in a number of physical, neurological and mental conditions that range in severity. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, some of that alcohol easily passes across the placenta to the fetus. The body of a developing fetus doesn’t process alcohol the same way as an adult does. The alcohol is more concentrated in the …

A TTC bus driver is being investigated after a video posted on YouTube on Saturday appeared to use the driver using a phone on the job Thursday afternoon. The driver, wearing a shirt with a TTC logo, can be seen operating the moving bus while holding and using a cellphone with their right hand.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was detected by seismic measuring systems near Oliver, B.C. Luckily, no damage is expected, and no larger quakes are thought to be imminent. Oliver is located in the south of the Okanagan Valley. The quake was centred 21 kilometres east of the town.

Canada has made great strides in organ donation over the past decade, but there’s still a shortage with 4,600 patients waiting for a transplant, a new Canadian Blood Services report says. British Columbia is leading the way when it comes to deceased and living organ donors, followed by Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The numbers increased by 42 per cent, …

The Kraft Heinz company has issued a recall of Heinz brand strained prunes due to the possible presence of pieces of rubber. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the nationwide recall was prompted by a consumer complaint.

A group of researchers at Drexel University and the Korea Institute of Science & Technology has developed a new material called MXene to effectively block electromagnetic waves emanating from electronic gadgets and appliances. “As technology evolves and electronics become lighter, faster and smaller, their electromagnetic interference increases dramatically,” said Babak Anasori, PhD, a research assistant professor in the A.J. Drexel …

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. today confirmed it has been working with Health Canada following its announcement of battery cell issues related to the Galaxy Note7. Samsung is working with Health Canada on a corrective action plan to expedite a Canadian recall of the product affecting the following model numbers of the Galaxy Note 7:

A major earthquake on one fault line can trigger large aftershocks on separate faults, according to a new research by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In the study, published in the Sept. 9 issue of the journal Science, Scripps geophysicist Peter Shearer and Scripps graduate student Wenyuan Fan discovered 48 previously unidentified large aftershocks from 2004 …

Samsung Electronics’ woes mounted Friday with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urging consumers to power down and stop charging or using their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, after reports of the overheating and bursting of the lithium-ion battery in the device in some cases. The warning follows aviation authorities and airlines worldwide banning the use of the device on board …

Graham McCagherty has been charged with more than 70 offences after weapons, explosives and stolen property were discovered at a southeast Edmonton property where a bomb was detonated by police Tuesday night. Earlier this week, residents in a southeast Edmonton neighbourhood were told to leave their homes while the bomb squad moved in to detonate the device.