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This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
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Education
The unexpected way to get students to pay attention
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Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
Health
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee’s dream: first, fix lung transplants. Then get rid of the need for them entirely
The pioneering Toronto surgeon‘s team is edging ever closer to being able to repair a patient’s own lungs inside their body
Economy
The anatomy of a Canadian space company’s pitch to global financial heavyweights
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Entrepreneurship
Five bold swings to advance the Canadian economy
In space, health care and even recycling, the mood is ‘go bigger and move faster,’ according to insiders at Nrth Festival
Technology
Why Xanadu’s CEO sees a quantum data centre as the next big win for Canada
Christian Weedbrook on the high-stakes race to create the world’s first scalable quantum computer on home soil
Education
The unexpected way to get students to pay attention
A Canadian professor thinks the secret to protecting young people from the algorithm is teaching them how to ask bigger questions
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
Economy
The anatomy of a Canadian space company’s pitch to global financial heavyweights
‘The vibe was really exciting.’ How Maritime Launch Services promoted itself to investors at the Canada Investment Summit
Habitats
Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild
Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation
Energy
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Health
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee’s dream: first, fix lung transplants. Then get rid of the need for them entirely
The pioneering Toronto surgeon‘s team is edging ever closer to being able to repair a patient’s own lungs inside their body
Entrepreneurship
Five bold swings to advance the Canadian economy
In space, health care and even recycling, the mood is ‘go bigger and move faster,’ according to insiders at Nrth Festival
Energy
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
Environment
The Canadian entrepreneur turning garbage into hand soap
Nivatha Balendra's company has defied biotech odds, going straight from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production
Habitats
Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild
Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation
Education
The unexpected way to get students to pay attention
A Canadian professor thinks the secret to protecting young people from the algorithm is teaching them how to ask bigger questions
Health
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee’s dream: first, fix lung transplants. Then get rid of the need for them entirely
The pioneering Toronto surgeon‘s team is edging ever closer to being able to repair a patient’s own lungs inside their body
Technology
Why Xanadu’s CEO sees a quantum data centre as the next big win for Canada
Christian Weedbrook on the high-stakes race to create the world’s first scalable quantum computer on home soil
Artificial Intelligence
Canada’s star mathematician races to help establish safe superintelligence
Jacob Tsimerman's new institute will sidestep academic peer review to publish new ideas and insights as quickly as possible
Economy
The anatomy of a Canadian space company’s pitch to global financial heavyweights
‘The vibe was really exciting.’ How Maritime Launch Services promoted itself to investors at the Canada Investment Summit
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The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
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The case for urgently training 400,000 Canadian teachers on AI
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The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
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‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
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Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
Science
A new rock library could hold the key to Canada’s next critical mineral discovery
Some of the world’s biggest mining companies are coming together to unleash a solution for an issue at the centre of the trade war
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The Canada-U.S. trade war and what happens when brinkmanship blows up
Professor Janice Stein on how history’s geopolitical lessons can inform Canada’s next steps
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What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
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Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
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Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
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Entrepreneurship
‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
Science
A new rock library could hold the key to Canada’s next critical mineral discovery
Some of the world’s biggest mining companies are coming together to unleash a solution for an issue at the centre of the trade war
Environment
What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Weather
Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
Trade
The Canada-U.S. trade war and what happens when brinkmanship blows up
Professor Janice Stein on how history’s geopolitical lessons can inform Canada’s next steps
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Entrepreneurship
‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
Environment
What drunken forests can teach us about Canada’s thawing permafrost
It may look like they’re recovering from a wild night out, but these trees are a climate change red alarm
Weather
Why this renowned American researcher is leaving the U.S. to work in Canada instead
Seth Guikema is one of 64 research chairs going to Canada as part of a $1.7-billion federal effort to attract international talent
Weather
What if your city were a sponge? This urban planning strategy could help solve flooding
More severe rainstorms are overwhelming infrastructure. Absorbing some of the water would help
Science
A new rock library could hold the key to Canada’s next critical mineral discovery
Some of the world’s biggest mining companies are coming together to unleash a solution for an issue at the centre of the trade war
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Trade
The Canada-U.S. trade war and what happens when brinkmanship blows up
Professor Janice Stein on how history’s geopolitical lessons can inform Canada’s next steps
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge