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Drone medical emergency response trial goes real-life in Montréal Marathon

Bruce Crumley - Sep. 28th 2022 6:08 am PT @BDroneDJ

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A research project experimenting with drones to identify overexerted athletes in states of distress turned into a real-life emergency medical response operation last weekend, when UAVs deployed to monitor the Montréal Marathon spotted an exhausted runner collapsing.

Drone Delivery Canada approved to transport dangerous goods

Ishveena Singh - Aug. 4th 2022 11:13 am PT @IshveenaSingh

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Canadian aviation authorities have issued a Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate to drone logistics firm Drone Delivery Canada. The Toronto-based company says it is the only drone service provider in Canada approved to deliver dangerous goods using drones.

Drone Delivery Canada receives approval to transport medicines to remote areas

Ishveena Singh - May. 31st 2022 9:00 am PT @IshveenaSingh

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Toronto-based drone logistics firm Drone Delivery Canada has received Transport Canada’s nod to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone delivery operations for the University of British Columbia’s Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative (DTI) program.

Drone carrying guns from US gets stuck in tree in Canada

Ishveena Singh - May. 7th 2022 6:36 am PT @IshveenaSingh

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The official Twitter account of Canada’s Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) asked its 50K+ followers an all-important question this week: “How are illegal guns reaching the hands of criminals in Canada?” But the department already knew part of the answer, thanks to a drone that had seemingly crossed the border from the United States carrying a shopping bag full of Glock semiautomatic pistols.

Can better connectivity standards prevent drones from crashing into buildings?

Ishveena Singh - May. 2nd 2022 7:44 am PT @IshveenaSingh

Drone research Canada

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Canadian startup AirMatrix, who’s dedicated to mapping out drone corridors in the sky, is working on a new project that could impact commercial drone deliveries and public safety operations alike. The company is using funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to figure out, from a telecommunications standpoint, the connectivity requirements for drones to safely operate in complex urban airspace.

Apple Watch Ultra tested in the Scottish Islands with 61-mile hike and beautiful views

Hands-on with the Courant premium leather or linen MagSafe-compatible iPhone charger

How iPhone 14’s satellite-based emergency SOS compares to T-Mobile/SpaceX Starlink solution

Twitter link previews on iMessage seem to be down again

Ohio State football player caught sporting Apple Watch (and Louis Vuitton cleats) during game

Microsoft’s SwiftKey predictive keyboard didn’t see this coming

Apple’s next big car milestone is assembling its team once again

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Canada sending drone surveillance cameras to Ukraine

Bruce Crumley - Mar. 10th 2022 2:35 am PT @BDroneDJ

Military Drones Canada Ukraine Drone Surveillance Turkey

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Reversing a position it took last year, Canada’s government says it is sending cutting-edge surveillance cameras for use on Turkish military drones in armed conflict – this time in Ukraine.