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2 asteroids fly near Earth
One transport truck-sized asteroid passed the Earth Wednesday morning and another will soar by in the afternoon, with both far closer to the planet than the moon.

Teens' styrofoam study wins water prize
A new way to clean up polystyrene waste and stop it from fouling waterways has won two Canadian teens the 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

Google debuts Instant predictive search engine
Google is launching a new search function, called Instant, that predicts and displays what is being looked for before the user has finished typing.

Bay of Fundy may get world's largest turbine
The company that recently installed the world's largest tidal turbine off the coast of Scotland wants to test the same machine in the Bay of Fundy off Nova Scotia.

Mobilicity files complaint about Rogers' Chatr
New wireless player Mobilicity has filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau against Rogers' unlimited talk and text service Chatr, saying it's too similar to its own unlimited talk and text offering.

Tiger cub in intensive care after surprise birth
Veterinary teams worked through the night to save the one of two Siberian tiger cubs born unexpectedly Tuesday at the Calgary Zoo after its littermate died shortly after birth.

Ottawa company makes clickable video fashionable
An Ottawa company is hoping its clickable video technology will help consumers shop while they watch the latest fashions.

RCMP aims to halt Craigslist erotic ads
The RCMP is working with Craigslist to try to stop erotic ads that many fear are a cover for prostitution from being posted on the company's website in Canada.

Tiny seahorse threatened by Gulf oil spill
The tiny dwarf seahorse faces the threat of extinction after the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last April, a University of British Columbia researcher says.

Purported Franklin Expedition records found
An Inuit family says a box that was hidden for over 80 years in the Arctic contains documents linked to the doomed Franklin Expedition.

BP spreads blame for Gulf spill
BP says a "sequence of failures" involving "multiple companies" led to the explosion and fire that killed 11 people and caused a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Invasive species fought in P.E.I. National Park
Parks Canada is trying to kill off an invasive species called Japanese knotweed that's been growing near the Intrepretive Centre in the Greenwich adjunct to P.E.I. National Park.

iPhone app for U of A students
Students at the University of Alberta have introduced an iPhone application to help fellow students navigate around campus.

VIDEO: 3D image used to slow drivers down
A new road safety campaign in Vancouver uses a 3D image of a young girl chasing a ball to jolt drivers into slowing down.

Oil industry lowballs bird deaths: study
A new study says birds are likely dying in Alberta oilsands tailings ponds at a rate that is at least 30 times higher than that suggested by the oil industry.