It’s a common occurrence in the middle of a northern cold snap — things don’t work the way they’re supposed to. Whether it’s vehicles not starting or shifting foundations, northerners have become adept at sorting out weather-related issues.  But what if an appliance is causing issues by working exactly how it’s supposed to? That’s what happened to…

Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro have something in common, and it’s not their next project.  Instead, it’s wrinkles, and the quickly growing industry that’s come along to remove them.  Each of those actors had movies debut in 2019 (Gemini Man, Captain Marvel and The Irishman) that used various technologies to make them…

Christmas celebrations generate a lot of trash. In their quest to reduce waste, some Canadian families are cutting back on more than just wrapping paper and disposable dishware — they’re also cutting back on presents. Those that do it say that’s key to reducing waste. They acknowledge it’s a challenge in a culture where Christmas is often about…

An insurance and financial brokerage that fell victim to a ransomware attack has acknowledged for the first time it was aware of the incident for two months before publicly disclosing what happened. But Andrew Agencies, which has 18 branches across the Prairies, on Thursday rejected some of the hackers’ claims and said it found “no evidence”…

A self-driving snow plow hit the ground in Grande Prairie, Alta., this week, making the city near the B.C. border the first in Canada to send the new device into action. Dubbed a “snow-bot”, the T3-1000 was put to work clearing a popular seven-kilometre walking trail around the Bear Creek reservoir.  “The garage door opens, it pulls…

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