Monthly Archives: August 2025

One of the biggest black holes ever was discovered — with a mass of 35 billion suns

Astronomers have used a new method to weigh the ultramassive black hole. They hope this will help them better understand how to find and measure them in the future.

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How to best view the Perseid meteor shower

Aug. 12, 2025, is the peak night to watch the Perseid meteor shower. Astrophotographer Tim Yaworski (‘The Living Sky Guy’) joined CBC Radio’s Saskatoon Morning to talk about the Perseids and how to best watch them.

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Flight attendants’ union says it declined arbitration proposal by Air Canada

The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants says it has declined a proposal by the airline to resolve negotiations through binding arbitration.

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Automaker Ford hits pedal on EV production with $2B US overhaul of U.S. plant

The Louisville, Ky., assembly plant getting retooled has produced gas-powered vehicles for 70 years.

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This is our second-worst wildfire season on record — and could be the new normal

This year’s wildfire season is already the second-worst on record in Canada, and experts are warning that this might be the new normal.

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China announces preliminary duty on Canadian canola after anti-dumping probe

China on Tuesday announced a preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports — a fresh escalation in a yearlong trade dispute that began with Ottawa’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.

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Paramount gets UFC streaming rights in U.S. with $7.7B deal

Skydance-owned Paramount will become the exclusive U.S. home of Ultimate Fighting Championship under a seven-year streaming deal valued at about $7.7 billion US, the first major strategic move by the newly merged media giant under new CEO David Ellison.

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AOL to end dial-up internet services, a ’90s relic still used in some remote areas

AOL is discontinuing its dial-up service, putting to bed an iconic relic of the early internet era that was immediately recognizable for its beep-laden, scratch-heavy ring tone.

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WestJet says some passengers’ personal information stolen in cyberattack

WestJet says some personal data including information about travel documents such as passports was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year, but credit and debit card numbers as well as user passwords were not compromised.

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Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenue to U.S. government

Nvidia and AMD agreed to share 15 per cent of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, a U.S. government official has confirmed.

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