Mazda Canada announced pricing for the completely redesigned 2016 Mazda CX-9, which will bring a new standard of refinement and sophisticated design to the intermediate crossover segment. With a starting MSRP of $35,300, the all-new second-generation CX-9 includes a long list of standard features, including a brand-new SKYACTIV-G 2.5 litre turbocharged engine with near best-in-class fuel economy and torque. When …
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Time Magazine names Drake, Lilly Singh among 30 most influential people online: Report
TIME magazine unveiled its second annual “30 Most Influential People on the Internet” list on Wednesday, with choices ranging from household names like Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump to figures like YouTube star PewDiePie and the teenagers behind the viral clip “Damn, Daniel!” Toronto rapper Drake gets a nod for his “Hotline Bling” video that featured goofy dance moves that …
Read More »‘Savage predator’ discovered by australian paleontologist in northwestern Alberta
A new species of dinosaurs described as a ‘savage predator’ has been discovered in a remote part of Canada, by a University of New England paleontologist. Dr Phil Bell from the School of Environmental and Rural Science says the new species, called Boreonykus, was a relative of Velociraptor, made famous in the Jurassic Park films. Boreonykus had killer claws but …
Read More »British Professor wins $700k for solving 300-year-old math equation
As a 10-year-old boy in the 1960s, Andrew Wiles happened across a book in his local library called The Last Problem, which detailed a ~330-year-old struggle to solve the most longstanding unsolved problem in the history of mathematics: Fermat’s Last Theorem. The seemingly simple equation, which said for any three whole numbers a, b and c, the equation an + …
Read More »Android 7.0 N Known as “New York Cheesecake” at Google?
For what it’s worth, Google could have already decided on the perfect name for Android N. Code in the AOSP repository references the update as NYC, or New York Cheesecake. We have our name!
Read More »Olivia Wilde: Actress was too old for ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’
Olivia Wilde is one of the most talented and hottest women in all of Hollywood, but apparently that’s not enough to distract from her exorbitant age. The mother-of-one stopped by The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday to promote her new HBO show Vinyl and revealed that she was told she was “too sophisticated” to play the part that eventually went …
Read More »Jason Dalton: Accused Kalamazoo shooter sues Uber for $10 Million, ruining his life
Jason Dalton, the Uber driver who allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed six in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in late February, is blaming Uber for his woes. Jason Dalton, 45, is alleged to have gone on the murder spree in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on February 20, accepting ride fares through Uber in between the shootings. Jason Dalton is demanding $10 million …
Read More »Mitsubishi to launch a new SUV every year until 2021, Report
Mitsubishi will bring five new SUVs to market in Europe by 2021, as it seeks to reposition itself as a brand specialising in 4x4s. That could, however, spell the end for niche family cars, such as the Mirage and other hatchbacks. The five new SUVs will include a compact Nissan Juke-sized crossover, a larger one that’s bigger than today’s ASX, …
Read More »Sandvine gets $15 million Ontario grant, creating 75 new jobs
A Waterloo tech firm is getting another hefty grant from Queen’s Park to keep jobs in Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Wednesday that Sandvine will be given up to $15 million to support research and development. As a result, the company will be able to hire 75 new employees and will help retain 267 employees.
Read More »217 Kia Sportage Review: Refined and Spirited Performance
Kia’s been in the Canadian auto market just 17 years, and while today it’s one of the country’s fastest-growing brands, in ’99 it started small with just two vehicles on offer, the Sephia and the Sportage. The all-new 2017 Sportage, the fourth generation of Kia Motors America’s longest-running nameplate, wraps a stunning and contemporary design around a structure that is …
Read More »iOS 9.3 beta 7 now available to developers, public testers
Apple seeded the seventh beta of an upcoming iOS 9.3 update to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the sixth iOS 9.3 beta and more than three months after the public release of iOS 9.2, the last major update to iOS 9. iOS 9.3 has been in testing since January 11. The additional feature …
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