Canada

Scientists have unearthed a new bird species from fossils in the Canadian Arctic dating back about 90 million years, making them the oldest records of avian species found so far north and suggesting an intense warming event occurred during the late Cretaceous period.

​Cyclists in Canada will soon be able to pedal from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean, without having to share a road with a single car. The Great Trail will stretch 15,000 miles through each of the country’s 13 provinces and territories and touch three oceans.

Commissioned by Canada's National Music Centre as part of an ambitious vision to create a world-class exhibition of musical innovation and technology, Studio Bell is a new landmark building for Calgary that's designed to resonate with its audiences – literally.

New research focusing on a coastal rainforest in Canada has found that human occupation over thousands of years is causing the region to flourish, with a penchant for shellfish and need for warmth a big part the reasons why.

If a recently announced consortium of scientists and aviation companies are successful, you could one day be flying in jets powered by the remains of decay – otherwise known as biofuel from forest-industry waste.

Canadian space firm Thoth Technology has received a US patent for an elevator to take spacecraft and astronauts at least part way into space without the needs for rockets.

What happens and an astronaut needs surgery millions of miles from the nearest hospital? To seek answers, a surgical team recently carried out an operation on a simulated patient under weightless conditions.

Amazon has taken its Prime Air operations north of the US border to develop its delivery drones with greater regulatory freedom. A report in The Guardian on Monday revealed that the company has been testing its drones for the last few months at a top secret site in British Columbia, Canada.

The latest integrated assault rifle developed by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and Colt Canada is packed with some very smart weapons technology, including a secondary grenade launcher or shotgun and electronic accessories like electro-optical sights and position sensors.

It seems fitting that a museum with subject matter that's as aspirational as human rights, should be similarly aspirational in design. The newly-opened Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is just that. The building is a mix of cutting edge design, construction, accessibility and sustainability.

"hitchBOT," a robot equipped with artificial intelligence, the power of speech, and the ability to converse with people whilst taking photos and tweeting, hopes to be the first robot to hitchhike across Canada this July.