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In a pub in London, England, complicated technology is taking on a simple problem: waiting for a pint in lines that can sometimes be unruly. It uses facial recognition software to form a digital queue and prevent people from cutting in line. Source

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Joy Golliver recently visited the Washington state community where she and her late husband lived for more than 20 years. And her sons, who live in Seattle, texted their 84-year-old mother asking how she was able to travel from Tucson, Arizona, to Kachess Lake without them knowing. Source

Two salmon researchers say a surprising discovery has been made on Vancouver Island. Andres Araujo, a biologist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Will Duguid, a PhD biology student at the University of Victoria, recently found fish in the Cowichan River, north of Victoria, B.C. Source

For 150 years, dozens of abandoned former gold mines have littered Nova Scotia, some harbouring residue with sky-high arsenic levels. Earlier this year, the province announced it will spend $48 million to clean up two of the worst offenders — Goldenville, near Sherbrooke on the Eastern Shore, and Montague Gold Mines, in Dartmouth. Source

An "exquisitely preserved" fossil of a small feathered dinosaur discovered in an Alberta provincial park is providing new information on how theropod dinosaurs evolved around the world. The 76-million-year-old species, known as Saurornitholestes langstoni, was long thought to be closely related to Velociraptor from Mongolia that some researchers called Velociraptor langstoni. Source

ROME -- Archeologist have unearthed a well-preserved fresco depicting gladiators in action in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The new discovery -- located in the Regio V site, north of the archaeological park -- was unveiled Friday. Source

ROME, Italy - A vivid fresco depicting an armour-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry said Friday. Source

MOSCOW -- Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago -- and nearly didn't make it back into his capsule -- has died in Moscow. Source

A new report from Vancouver researchers suggests laundry machines in Canada and the U.S. release 878 tonnes of potentially harmful microfibres into aquatic environments every year. That's the equivalent to the weight of 10 blue whales flowing into oceans, lakes and rivers even after wastewater treatment, according to the study from Ocean Wise. Source

In a split decision, an Ontario court says Doug Ford's government broke the law when it scrapped the cap-and-trade system, but the court won't force Queen's Park to reinstate the program that gives companies incentives to reduce carbon emissions. Source