| Save the penny or leave the penny? The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance will consider whether Canada should follow Australia and New Zealand and ditch the one-cent coin. cbc.ca |
Cellphone radiation posting law passed in U.S. San Francisco city council passed a requirement Tuesday that would force retailers to post radiation levels of for-sale cellphones, the first such requirement in the United States. cbc.ca |
Antarctic Scotch to be tested, not tasted A crate of Scotch trapped in Antarctic ice for a century is opened Friday but won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historic significance. cbc.ca |
Rolls Royce, BMW recall over faulty brakes BMW's recall of nearly 200,000 luxury vehicles in the U.S. to fix leaks that could develop in the power braking system may extend to another 150,000 cars of the same series around the globe, a spokesman said Friday. cbc.ca |
Tighter air cargo screening urged The International Civil Aviation Organization is proposing tighter cargo inspections of outbound shipments to fight mail-bomb attempts by al-Qaida. cbc.ca |