In 2003, one of the most severe power outages in history affected the northeastern US and parts of eastern Canada. This video summarizes the events leading up to and during the blackout.

posted by eric3579 6 months ago • 53 views • 20:39

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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,006 views • 8:50

In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 2:59

Until recently, Canada didn't have a road link to the Arctic Ocean. But last year, the all-weather Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway opened, which meant that finally the country was connected "from sea to sea... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,373 views • 3:16

YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months ago • 470 views • 4:34

If you're in Canada, you need good winter boots. But how do you know whether they're actually safe, or whether you'll fall over the first time you step on ice? This is WinterLab, part of the Challenging... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 36 views

Journalist Ashlee Vance travels to Montreal, Canada to meet the founders of Lyrebird, a startup that is using AI to clone human voices with frightening precision. Source: Bloomberg

posted by b4rringt0n 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 412 views • 6:14

Rue Canusa (or Canusa Avenue) is a street that's split in two by a border: the northern part is in Stanstead, Canada, and the southern part is in Derby Line, USA — and border crossings here aren't as... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,380 views • 2:55

In Quebec, Canada, there's a town called Asbestos. It's an alarming name, one that conjures up images of lung disease and mesothelioma. So now that the town's asbestos mine, once the largest asbestos mine... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 4:30

Plywood is a simple material made by glueing together thin sheets of wood, known as veneers or plies. These basic elements have remained broadly the same throughout its history. The most significant breakthrough... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,946 views • 6:44

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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,426 views • 11:17

Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,738 views • 5:02

YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 460 views • 2:18

Ronald Pothier is a potter from Quebec. Watch as he transforms a hunk of clay into a finished teapot.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 9 months ago • 188 views • 30:01

There are a few communities, up in northern Canada, with a dark history and a worrying future. Resolute is one of them, sat at the east of the once-legendary Northwest Passage. In a few years, it might... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 502 views • 4:28