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The concept of solar sails is not particularly new; just check out Planetary Society’s LightSail 2, the French startup Gama, or NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. But a group of researchers is pushing technology to new heights. The Diffractive Solar Sailing project received Phase III status in NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC), which …

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Route links News Canadian politics Canada The audience, especially in favor of Charest and Poilievre, sometimes stole the show, chanting, applauding, or even booing so loudly that the moderator regularly stopped the debate. Date Posted: May 25, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 5 minutes reading • 58 comments Candidates Roman Baber, left, Pierre Poilievre …

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Quebec Indigenous leaders continue to call for an exemption from Bill 96 following the passage of controversial legislation amending the French Language Charter. Law 96 will limit the use of English to many public services as well as the judicial system, and will impose more restrictive language requirements on small businesses and cities. It will …

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(Correct the second paragraph to show that the annual increase was 7,300 units last year not 7.3%) MODENA, Italy (Reuters) – Maserati’s change plan aims to free luxury brand Stellantis from being a “volume slave” that has weighed on quality, CEO Davide Grasso said on Wednesday, presenting a convertible version of its sporty MC20. Maserati, …

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The union representing members of the Calgary Police Service has ordered front-line officers to remove “thin blue line” patches from their uniforms, its president confirmed Wednesday. “After consulting with our members and several meetings with the CPS executive and committee, we encourage members to remove patches from their uniforms,” ​​read an email from the president …

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Construction to replace the aging Royal BC Museum will begin before the next provincial election by adding a tricky layer to the ongoing saga. The province on Wednesday released a business plan showing that cost options were similar to building a new museum compared to the seismic improvement of the current museum. The business case …

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avid golfer, retired member of the RCMP; longtime pharmacist among victims of Saturday’s storm Ottawa Citizen Neighbors Help Neighbors as Ottawa Volunteers Join Forces After Fierce Global News Storm Ottawa Storm: Neighbors Share Generator Power | CTV News CTV News Ottawa What is a right and why is it so destructive? The science behind this …

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avid golfer, retired member of the RCMP; longtime pharmacist among victims of Saturday’s storm Ottawa Citizen Neighbors Help Neighbors as Ottawa Volunteers Join Forces After Fierce Global News Storm Ottawa Storm: Neighbors Share Generator Power | CTV News CTV News Ottawa What is a right and why is it so destructive? The science behind this …

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Photo: The Canadian Press Chinese flags flown at its embassy in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on Monday, April 8, 2019. China wants 10 small Pacific nations to approve a comprehensive agreement covering everything from security to fishing to what one leader warns is Beijing’s “game-changing” offer to take control of the region. (Photo by AP / Mark …

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Samsung Electronics image sensor engineers have taken on a big challenge: printing an image that was taken with Samsung’s 200-megapixel (MP) mobile image sensor on a huge 616-square-meter canvas. Read on to find out how the 28-meter-wide, 22-meter-tall photograph came out (about one and a half times the size of a basketball court). “Our desire …

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