The first road-going 2017 Ford GT is finally here, and it’s just as wonderful as you’d expect. According to Ford, Multimatic in Markham, Ontario finished the first 2017 Ford GT today, marking a major milestone in the company’s reborn supercar program. And Ford Executive Vice President of Global Product Development and Chief Technical Officer Raj Nair was on hand to …

It’s not exactly the most shocking news of the year to find out Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL has signed a licensing agreement with BlackBerry that will see the former design and produce phones for the latter. TCL, who designed the DTEK50 and DTEK60, will be able to produce, market, and sell BlackBerry branded phones, as well as provide customer service. …

The second week of the Winnipeg police festive checkstop program has turned up 10 more impaired driving charges. In total, 1,860 vehicles were stopped by police during the week, with one of the impaired driving arrests being made for drug use. Four 72-hour driver’s license suspensions were also handed out, as were 38 tickets for various other offences.

A research by science boffins at Imperial College London has revealed that lowering cholesterol to less than 50 milligrams per decilitre is beneficial. Cutting cholesterol to the levels we were born with reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study found. Scientists analysed data from over 5,000 people taking part in cholesterol-lowering trials.

Researchers probing the deepest reaches of the Earth to find clues about the origins of life have found something unique: the world’s oldest water. The University of Toronto researchers found the primordial water at a depth of 2.4km in Kidd Creek Mine, which is located in Timmins, Ontario. University of Toronto’s Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar told the BBC it wasn’t …

Eriovixia gryffindori artfully mimics dried foliage to stay safe. Scientists from India have found a new spider species that looks an awful lot like the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter series, prompting them to name it Eriovixia gryffindori after the fictitious wizard Godric Gryffindor.

As NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover climbs the slopes of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain at the center of Gale crater, it is finding patterns of change in rock composition in the mountain’s higher, younger layers. The rover has also detected the chemical element boron for the first time on the surface of Mars. “No prior mission to Mars has found …

The polar vortex is a permanent broad area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere near the poles. It is located a few miles above the surface of the earth and can be as large as the US and Canada combined. The NASA satellite measured the atmospheric air temperatures from December 1 to 11, and shows the dark blue and …

Facebook is going to start fact-checking, labeling, and burying fake news and hoaxes in its News Feed, the company said Thursday. Facebook is making a bid to stem the “fake news” phenomenon in which critics have suggested the social-media giant has played no small part. The company said it would partner with ABC News, Snopes.com, FactCheck.org and PolitiFact, and use …

Study has found that a vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of autism traits in children. Lead researcher Professor John McGrath, from the University of Queensland, said this suggested vitamin D supplements could reduce the incidence of autism. “This study provides further evidence that low vitamin D is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders,” Professor McGrath said. …

Jollibee, known as the “McDonald’s of the Philippines,” will open its first Canadian store in the city on Thursday. Jollibee is famous for its signature crispylicious and juicylicious fried chicken, which is delicately breaded to be crispy on the outside, and its secret marinade makes it juicy inside. Kids love the Jolly Spaghetti’s signature sweet-style sauce, loaded with slices of …