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Technology & Science Salting a leech that’s sucking your blood could make it vomit into the wound. Biologists behind a new Royal Ontario Museum exhibit on bloodsucking animals suggest better ways to remove leeches and share information about other bloodsuckers, including fish that swim up people’s genitals. A leech feeds …

Nova Scotia A new study estimates almost two million pieces of junk lie on the seafloor of the Bay of Fundy between Nova Scotia and New Brunwsick, most of which is plastic and fishing gear, but the number is likely more. A plastic bag is seen on the bottom of …

British Columbia It wasn't until CBC News began making inquiries that Yuanhan Yang found out why he was banned from ride-hailing giant Uber's system. A professor says this case illustrates the problems letting an algorithm decide who gets to use ride-hailing services, which are about to arrive in B.C. Cars …

Technology & Science·What on Earth? In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what grocery stores in Canada and around the world are doing to reduce plastic waste, and how electric-car batteries can be re-purposed. (Sködt McNalty/CBC) Hello, people! This is our weekly newsletter on all things …

Technology & Science The first plants on Earth were algae that lived in water, and moving onto land required completely new survival skills. Now a new study shows plants got those skills by doing something weird — stealing genes from totally different species. A seedling stands tall along a river …

North Scientists have always thought of polar bears as fast eaters, chowing down on the choicest cuts of seal, walrus and whale right after they’ve killed it. But that’s not always the case, as some decide to hoard their kills for later, similar to a behaviour common among their grizzly …

Business BCE Inc.'s Bell Canada has asked the federal cabinet to prevent the country's telecommunications regulator from slashing the wholesale rates that large carriers charge smaller rivals for access to their broadband networks. Telecom company Bell Canada is asking the federal government to overrule the CRTC's decision to slash wholesale …

Business Germany on Wednesday praised Tesla's decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electrics cars. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to build the company's first European factory in Germany. German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier …

Business The world's thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers' insatiable appetite for SUVs is a big reason why. the International Energy Agency forecast global oil demand of 106.4 million barrels a day in 2040, up …

World A Federal Court in Boston has ruled warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travellers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment, the result of a complaint by 11 plaintiffs, including two Americans who were stopped as they tried to …