A simple question lies behind Patrick de Kruyff’s Tax Court of Canada victory last month over the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Who on earth would suggest taking Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway at rush hour? An auditor in Vancouver, that’s who. The Toronto-based financial advisor reluctantly uses the words “smoking gun” when …
Read More »Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Here’s what Google Maps will say – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A week after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the U.S. to recognize the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” Google says it will change the name for U.S. users of Google Maps. Trump’s executive order, signed …
Read More »Dealing with ‘erasure’: The role of Indigenous knowledge in drawing maps of Canada
It’s early spring on the South Coast of B.C. – not exactly swimming weather. But some “citizen scientists” are taking the plunge: snorkeling in the frigid waters of Howe Sound, or Átl’ḵa7tsem (pronounced ‘Atkatsim’ in the Squamish language). They’re looking for a minuscule but all-important fish – herring. The presence …
Read More »Google Maps reaches 10 billion Play Store downloads | Technology News
New Delhi: Google Maps, the mobile app that`s number 1 in navigation, has now reached the important milestone of 10 billion Play Store downloads. Given that there are very few “free” mapping services that can match the accuracy and feature set of Google Maps, it is a must download no …
Read More »Google Maps for iOS Gets Support for Interactive Widgets to Ease Navigation
Google Maps for iOS has been updated with two widgets to help users quickly navigate using their Apple devices. One of the newly added Google Maps widget is meant to let you easily look for your nearby restaurant or petrol pump (gas station) or navigate to your home or office …
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