Monthly Archives: October 2025

Amazon Web Services outage hits several major apps, websites

Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps — Snapchat and Reddit — and disrupted businesses globally.

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Why U.S. investors are eyeing the Canadian oilpatch, even as oil prices dip

There’s growing interest in the Canadian oilpatch coming from south of the border. Experts say the trend is driven in part by a shift in political rhetoric in this country, along with better economics for the Canadian oilpatch compared with … Continue reading →

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Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement

Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told CBC News is standard procedure.

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Rare ‘septopus’ believed to have been found on shore of B.C.’s Pender Island

The creature was discovered in August when Pender Island resident Kathleen Durant was walking her dog and came across what looked like a big, red jellyfish on the beach. But then, she saw an eye.

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As gold prices surge, some popular Canadian jewelry brands are increasing their prices

Some Canadian jewelry brands are raising their prices as a surge in demand for gold — incited by investors’ fears of a shaky economic outlook — pushes the market for this precious metal to record highs.

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AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business

Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.

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Trump signs order hitting truck imports with 25% tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today slapping a 25 per cent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, with a carveout for vehicles traded under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.

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Meet the astronaut who will become the first Canadian to join a lunar mission

In about four months, Jeremy Hansen will launch with the Artemis II mission. The space pioneer met with elementary students visiting the Canadian Space Agency and answered their questions about the launch.

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International deal to cut shipping emissions falters under U.S. pressure

The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.

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For most of the world, Taiwan doesn’t officially exist. Its microchips make it hard to ignore

For decades, Taiwan‘s government, tech sector and education system have been working together to become the world leader in making microchips. But the island remains under threat from China, and Taiwanese are asking how their global prominence can help.

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