Scientists from the UK say that the world’s first artificial pancreas could hit the market as early as 2018, offering a better way for those with type 1 diabetes to monitor and control their glucose levels without daily injections. Currently available technology allows insulin pumps to deliver insulin to people with diabetes after taking a reading or readings from glucose …

A man who was convicted of murdering his wife has died in a Saskatchewan psychiatric facility. The Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon issued a statement Saturday saying Traigo Andretti was found unresponsive in his cell and could not be revived.

Canadian inventor William Liddiard claims to have developed omni-directional wheels for your car which will allow you to crab sideways for parking and tight manoeuvring.. The new invention has been designed to bolt on to any car currently for sale. According to the man who designed the wheel and tyre package, William Liddiard, his invention is the world’s first omnidirectional …

NASA has successfully tested its booster for the most powerful rocket in the world. The booster test was conducted for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket that will take us to Mars in the future. The booster was fired up for its last qualification ground test at the Orbital ATK’s test facility in Promontory, Utah on Tuesday, June 28th. …

Two people died after a plane crash near Deacon’s Corner and Highway 15 on Friday morning. The Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened at about 10 a.m. today but won’t say how many people were on board the plane. Springfield fire Chief Jeff Hudson says the Piper PA 28 came down in a rural area near Deacon’s Corner and …

Recent study shows that pea plants are the only vegetables that are able to take any chances by means of adapted responses to their surrounding environment. In the study, published in the journal Current Biology, pea plants were grown with their roots split between two pots, thus facing the decision of which pot to prioritise. In a preliminary experiment, the …

Police said Friday that the body of a man found Thursday in the debris field of a house explosion is that of 55-year-old Robert Nadler. Nadler, 55, was one of the homeowners linked to the house where the explosion occurred. The article reports that he was convicted of murder in the 1980s. The other homeowner was Nadler’s wife, Dianne Page, …

There’s a mystery brewing in the southeast neighbourhood of Copperfield. What used to be a wetland – teaming with wildlife – is suddenly disappearing. Residents suggest the cause isn’t just lack of rain, but an uptick in nearby construction. Marili Bourne tells Global News she’s wondering if nearby construction has played a part in draining the wetland.

Karenna Gore, the oldest daughter of Al Gore, was arrested along with 22 other activists during a protest Wednesday in Boston. The nonviolent demonstration, organized by the group Resist the Pipeline, also included more than a dozen faith leaders and longtime activist Tim deChristopher.

About 99 million years ago, a hummingbird-size bird likely fought for its life after getting stuck in a glob of tree resin, but it couldn’t tear itself away and eventually died, leaving its feathers to mummify in what became a lump of amber, a new study finds. Published in the journal Nature Communications, an analysis in the new report revealed …

The BlackBerry Priv may not have been as successful as the company had hoped, but a new report claims that BlackBerry is not giving up on Android. Code named Neon, Argon, and Mercury, Blackberry is working on three Android-powered devices which are set to launch between Q3 of 2016 and Q1 of 2017. While the BlackBerry Priv was priced higher …