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Technology
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First Comercial Jet Airmail
18 April 1950 The first air mail to be carried by jet aircraft from Canada -
poutine
Warwick Quebec is the birth place where poutine was invented and named back in 1957 by Fernand Lachance -
fishing industry
the newfoundland fishing industry was shut down -
Bone marrow test
Barbara Bain was a Canadian who invented the bone marrow compatibility test -
IMAX technology
Graime Ferguson and Roman Kroiter came together. Their goal was to make the most sophisticated film-projection system. Other achievements have also come from this achievement such as IMAX 3D.As of September 2012 there were 697 IMAX theatres in 52 countries. -
Canadarm
The Canadarm is a remote controlled arm attached to a space shuttle. NASA asked a Canadian engineering team called SPAR Aerospace to make it for their next mission. It is used for moving things from the shuttle, for crewmembers to space walk etc. It can carry up to 30,000 kgs. It has been used in 50 missions and has never malfunctioned. -
BlackBerry
RIM releases the first Blackberry wireless device created by Mike Lazaridis and his team out of the University of Waterloo. The BlackBerry was one of the first phones to feature a keyboard and email. Now, it is one of the most esteemed brands of wireless devices in the world. -
Ford,GM,and Chrystler needing loans to continue
Ford,GM,and Chrysler had many cash shortages when more people stopped buying new cars. Ford managed to continue but GM and Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Ontario's government, Canada's government, and the U.S goverment are a few of the stakeholders that saved them. They donated about 85 billion $.
