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  • Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5:48 PM | Deleted user

    There’s a new addition to the Mini Aquarium in Petty Harbour, and his name is Claude.

    The Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium is welcoming a new addition for the 2017 season: an Atlantic Wolffish, more commonly called by local fishermen, a catfish. Read more


  • Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5:35 PM | Deleted user

    Canada Day may have passed, but celebrating the country's sesquicentennial – or 150th birthday – is still possible thanks to an exhibit visiting Science Timmins this weekend.

    Innovation150 encourages people to question everything and develop ideas. Science Village will have free admission from July 8 to 10 while the exhibit is visiting. Read more


  • Wednesday, July 05, 2017 4:47 PM | Deleted user

    A 17-year-old boy from Markham, Ont., has created an app to help people with visual impairments identify objects and texts with their phones.

    The free app, called iDentifi, uses artificial intelligence and your phone's camera to tell the user what's in the photos they take. It's based on several existing technologies — such as Stanford University's ImageNet database of 300 million images and CloudSight API's image recognition capabilities — and combines them into one app. Read more.


  • Wednesday, July 05, 2017 4:37 PM | Deleted user

    The massive Canadian flag that covers the front facade of THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener was vandalized.

    It happened sometime overnight Friday or early Saturday morning, just in time for Canada Day.

    Dave Marskell, CEO of THEMUSEUM tells 570 NEWS that on his way to work Saturday morning, he saw a black paint-like substance was dripping down the front of the flag and a protest banner hung from the roof.

    The banner read “150+YEARS OF RESISTANCE #UNSETTLING 150.” Read more.




  • Monday, July 03, 2017 2:46 PM | Deleted user

    “We will, I’m sure, touch $200,000.”

    Before Saturday’s final draw, Science Timmins had raised $161,330.

    “We organize galas and we have silent and live auctions and we barely raise $20,000, and we work three months for it,” laughed Cantin.

    As excitement has grown surrounding the fundraiser, so has the number of volunteers, which was between 25 and 30 Friday night. Read more.


  • Monday, July 03, 2017 2:28 PM | Deleted user

    "There is much to celebrate," said CNSC executive director Grant MacNeil. "We've been supporting research and education in the Churchill region since 1976, and we are excited to welcome everyone to the centre to commemorate this significant event. Events like this give everyone an opportunity to reflect on the past accomplishments of the centre and celebrate the organization's bright future, which is now more important than ever." Read more.

  • Monday, July 03, 2017 2:09 PM | Deleted user

    More than just a gallery about the heart, skeleton and internal organs, BodyWorks promotes positive messaging about your body, allowing visitors to gain a better understanding about how the choices they make impact their bodies. The gallery also celebrates diversity and all the wonderful things that makes each of us unique. Read more.

  • Monday, July 03, 2017 2:07 PM | Deleted user

    It’s within our grasp at the Space for Life’s Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, and from there it’s a journey through the cosmos, an immersive audio/visual experience projected in eye-popping 360-degree, full-dome format. It’s smooth sailing all the way through – no traffic gridlock, no detours, no road rage. Read more.

  • Wednesday, June 28, 2017 3:13 PM | Deleted user

    The accreditation certifies that the museum meets a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and non-profits designed to strengthen practices in five fundamental areas: board governance, financial accountability and transparency, fundraising, staff management, and volunteer involvement. Read more

  • Wednesday, June 28, 2017 3:08 PM | Deleted user

    Prince Charles and local leaders meet in Nunavut to discuss efforts to preserve Indigenous languages. He then travels to the Nunavut Research Institute to review environmental projects in Northern Canada. Camilla will meet separately with organizations aiming to preserve the quality of life women in the northern experience. The couple end the portion of their Nunavut trip listening to local artists at a public feast in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. Read more


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