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Quebec government sued for buying Microsoft software Quebec's open-source software group, Facil, says the government is showing bias toward Microsoft by not using free alternatives. Bell moves to disconnect small ISP for non-payment Bell Canada has served a Calgary-based internet service provider with a disconnection notice for failing to pay for rented access to its network. Nanotechnology centre opens in Edmonton Alberta's first nanotechnology centre opened Wednesday with the goal of turning ideas into products that can be sold around the world. Manitoba dig uncovers 80-million-year-old sea creature A public dig organized by the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre has turned up the biggest fossil find in Manitoba in nearly 30 years. Blogger arrested over leaked Chinese Democracy tracks U.S. federal authorities have arrested a Los Angeles-area blogger accused of posting leaked tracks from the forthcoming Guns N' Roses album online. Children learn to share by age 7-8, study finds Children may first learn about sharing when in pre-school, but a new study shows the behaviour doesn't take root until they are into the second grade. Fat cells from obese people 'stressed': study Fat cells from people who are obese appear to be not working properly compared with those from lean people, medical researchers have found. Quake swarm rocks West Coast's ocean depths An unusually large swarm of tremors is rocking the ocean floor off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Rover leaving Martian crater with threat of wheel trouble NASA has ordered the Mars rover Opportunity to leave a giant crater it had been studying for nearly a year over concerns it might not be able to climb out at a later date. Telecom complaints body gets full-time boss Howard Maker, a former banking services ombudsman, has been named the head of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services. Digital tool helps police deal with child porn investigations New software is allowing Winnipeg police to use automated image matching to cut down the amount of time officers have to spend looking at child sexual abuse. Laptop with bank details of over a million Britons sold on eBay The British government began an investigation Tuesday into how a computer containing highly sensitive bank information of over a million people was sold via online auction site eBay. Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers Hundreds of bats found dead each year around wind turbines have suffered internal trauma from a sudden drop in air pressure at the turbine blades, according to new research to be published this week. Who needs a compass when you've got Bessie? Researchers have found that deer and cows have an innate magnetic sense because they tend to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field lines when at rest. 'Natural' anthrax kills Saskatchewan bison: Parks Canada Even though anthrax bacteria was likely responsible for the death of 13 bison in Saskatchewan, Parks Canada officials said there is no reason for alarm.