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Canadian Truckers Violate U.S. Safety Rules: Data

By Engineering|February 23, 2011
Thousands of Canadian trucking companies violated U.S. road safety rules in the last two years, failing to keep proper records and driving longer than officials south of the border deem safe, according

Suburbs Found to be Bigger Greenhouse Gas Emitters

By Engineering|February 10, 2011
Whitby may be the worst place for per capita CO2 emissions in the GTA — 13.02 tonnes — but it has plenty of bad company in areas surrounding Toronto, according to a recent report from two Canadian

Professor Creates Facebook-like Traffic Site

By Engineering|February 4, 2011
Professor Baher Abdulhai (CivE) is helping people share information about traffic within a city by being part of the development of a Facebook-like platform called On-Line Network-Enabled Intelligent

Space Agency, DND Seek to Launch Rockets for Canada

By Engineering|January 3, 2011
Canada has the technological ability to build its own rocket to launch small satellites, which is a top priority for future research at the Defence Department and a capability being studied at the

Fuel Consumption: Toronto Star Measured it Right in 1960

By Engineering|November 26, 2010
In late 1960, 26 years before the launch of Wheels, the Toronto Daily Star exhaustively tested the gas mileage of 31 new 1961 cars. The scope and technical discipline of the project would have been