Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Places
The physical spaces and regional hubs where Canadian innovation is playing out
Places
The physical spaces and regional hubs where Canadian innovation is playing out
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Transportation
How to run a railway built on melting permafrost
The train to Churchill ‘rocks like a boat’ when it crosses thawing sections. Can it support the weight of a megaproject?
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Trade
The East Coast’s audacious new plan to court Europe
Surprising strategies are on the table to make Atlantic Canada more appealing to its European neighbours
By Lisa Hrabluk
Economy
The polar bear capital of the world has multibillion-dollar megaproject ambitions
Churchill, Manitoba, has seen its share of boom and bust. Now it wants to be an energy and transport powerhouse
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Economy
Why Saskatchewan potash is taking a 4,300-km detour on its way to market
Trade tensions, geopolitics and the need to diversify markets have made New Brunswick a new gateway for western resources
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Chris Donovan
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
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
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
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
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
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
Entrepreneurship
Why Newfoundland and Labrador has more tech unicorns per capita than any other province
At least one factor is Atlantic entrepreneurs’ ‘psychotic level of optimism,’ says techNL CEO Andrea King
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Trade
The East Coast’s audacious new plan to court Europe
Surprising strategies are on the table to make Atlantic Canada more appealing to its European neighbours
By Lisa Hrabluk
Economy
Why Saskatchewan potash is taking a 4,300-km detour on its way to market
Trade tensions, geopolitics and the need to diversify markets have made New Brunswick a new gateway for western resources
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Chris Donovan
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
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
Entrepreneurship
Why Newfoundland and Labrador has more tech unicorns per capita than any other province
At least one factor is Atlantic entrepreneurs’ ‘psychotic level of optimism,’ says techNL CEO Andrea King
By Lisa Hrabluk
Transportation
How to run a railway built on melting permafrost
The train to Churchill ‘rocks like a boat’ when it crosses thawing sections. Can it support the weight of a megaproject?
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Economy
The polar bear capital of the world has multibillion-dollar megaproject ambitions
Churchill, Manitoba, has seen its share of boom and bust. Now it wants to be an energy and transport powerhouse
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
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
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
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
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
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
By Tom Jokinen
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Trade
The East Coast’s audacious new plan to court Europe
Surprising strategies are on the table to make Atlantic Canada more appealing to its European neighbours
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
By Alison AuldPhotos by Vanessa Tignanelli
Transportation
How to run a railway built on melting permafrost
The train to Churchill ‘rocks like a boat’ when it crosses thawing sections. Can it support the weight of a megaproject?
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
Economy
The polar bear capital of the world has multibillion-dollar megaproject ambitions
Churchill, Manitoba, has seen its share of boom and bust. Now it wants to be an energy and transport powerhouse
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
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
By Rebecca GaoPhotos by Chantal Bennett
Transportation
Why public transit in the suburbs isn’t always completely terrible
Canada’s urban outposts used to be seen as transit vacuums. But expanded bus service is drawing a surprising number of riders
By Jonathan EnglishPhotos by David Pike
Economy
Why Saskatchewan potash is taking a 4,300-km detour on its way to market
Trade tensions, geopolitics and the need to diversify markets have made New Brunswick a new gateway for western resources
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Chris Donovan
Entrepreneurship
Why Newfoundland and Labrador has more tech unicorns per capita than any other province
At least one factor is Atlantic entrepreneurs’ ‘psychotic level of optimism,’ says techNL CEO Andrea King
By Lisa Hrabluk
Environment
How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town
Bears and belugas bring 25,000 ecotourists to Churchill every year. A planned megaproject could put it all in peril
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Pat Kane
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
By Tom JokinenPhotos by Danielle Tocker
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
By Tom Jokinen