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Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
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This old-school technology may offer a lifeline for remote communities
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Innovation
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Market demand and skilled builders drew Jana Tian, co-founder of Upside Robotics, to Waterloo, Ont.
Habitats
This simple idea is booting an invasive species out of a Hamilton marsh
Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
Health
How a Canadian cardiologist built a portable ‘hospital in a Pelican case’
Dr. Heather Ross is bringing big-city medicine to remote northern communities
Sovereignty
The case for Canadian social media sovereignty
From Gander in Canada to Eurosky in Europe, more countries are exploring made-at-home options for U.S.-controlled communications
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The Upstart Index is the largest poll of its kind, showing strong entrepreneurial momentum as well as obstacles to growth
Environment
Inside Canada’s new love affair with miniature forests
A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster
Artifacts from the Future
How airships could solve one of Canada’s major transportation challenges
This old-school technology may offer a lifeline for remote communities
Innovation
Meet the man turning Canada’s defence procurement upside down
Eliot Pence of Dominion Dynamics is using venture capital to build military equipment he hopes the government will one day buy
Entrepreneurship
What it takes to build a business in Canada right now: exclusive poll
The Upstart Index is the largest poll of its kind, showing strong entrepreneurial momentum as well as obstacles to growth
Habitats
This simple idea is booting an invasive species out of a Hamilton marsh
Now it's been adopted in other wetlands across the country
Sovereignty
The case for Canadian social media sovereignty
From Gander in Canada to Eurosky in Europe, more countries are exploring made-at-home options for U.S.-controlled communications
Brain Gains
Why this U.K. entrepreneur chose to build her fertilizer robot startup in Canada
Market demand and skilled builders drew Jana Tian, co-founder of Upside Robotics, to Waterloo, Ont.
Artifacts from the Future
How airships could solve one of Canada’s major transportation challenges
This old-school technology may offer a lifeline for remote communities
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The mind-boggling Toronto lab growing tiny human hearts
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Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
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