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Shuttle Discovery Back on Earth

Shuttle Discovery Back on Earth

Space shuttle Discovery returned in good shape, after traveling more than 5 million miles and circling Earth 202 times. The 13-day flight — which ended as a Russian-launched crew was settling into... 

Digital networks help to bridge staffing gaps at Canadian hospitals

Digital networks help to bridge staffing gaps at Canadian hospitals

The northeastern corner of Ontario — a vast area extending from just northeast of Wawa to Hudson Bay — has 51 hospitals and one permanent radiologist. That’s why Northern Radiology (NORrad)... 

Computer Worm to attack on April Fool’s Day

Computer Worm to attack on April Fool’s Day

Rumors has it, the dreaded fast-moving computer that infected at least 3 million computers, is set to attack again on April 1, 2009. The army of Conficker-infected machines, known as a “botnet,”... 

Firefox gaining Grounds

Firefox gaining Grounds

According to vnunet.com, Firefox Web browser is gaining popularity, while other web browsers continued to wane. The figures, published by web developers’ portal W3Schools, shows Firefox with 46.4 per...