Economy
Fun with tariffs!
A new interactive map offers a zoomed-in look at how Canadian industries – and their employees – have fared town to town
By Lisa Hrabluk
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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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
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
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Housing
Meet the youth revitalizing Regina, one empty lot at a time
Youth are at the centre of ‘the most important transformation that is happening anywhere in the country’
By Julie ChadwickPhotos by Jared Allary
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Economy
Canada’s new submarine deal is set to spur a new industry
From building a submarine shipyard in Halifax to beefing up supply chains, Canada’s new sub economy is taking shape
By Lisa Hrabluk
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Entrepreneurship
B.C.’s business owners face the worst cost-of-living squeeze in the country
71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Entrepreneurship
Canada’s most optimistic entrepreneurs? They’re in Atlantic Canada
The “have-not” label is dead. Atlantic founders are now the country’s most confident builders
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Health
How to build a better medical school
P.E.I. is betting it can keep its newest doctors on the Island – and solve its chronic health-care crisis
By Lisa Hrabluk
Sovereignty
How Saint John became Canada’s fastest-growing port
An ambitious expansion, shifting trade patterns and U.S. tariff policy have resurrected a shipping powerhouse
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Michael Hawkins
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
Science
Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
By Rebecca Gao
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
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
By Brian Banks
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
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
By Kat Tancock
Economy
Fun with tariffs!
A new interactive map offers a zoomed-in look at how Canadian industries – and their employees – have fared town to town
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
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Economy
Canada’s new submarine deal is set to spur a new industry
From building a submarine shipyard in Halifax to beefing up supply chains, Canada’s new sub economy is taking shape
By Lisa Hrabluk
Entrepreneurship
B.C.’s business owners face the worst cost-of-living squeeze in the country
71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?
Entrepreneurship
Canada’s most optimistic entrepreneurs? They’re in Atlantic Canada
The “have-not” label is dead. Atlantic founders are now the country’s most confident builders
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Health
How to build a better medical school
P.E.I. is betting it can keep its newest doctors on the Island – and solve its chronic health-care crisis
By Lisa Hrabluk
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
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
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
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
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Housing
Meet the youth revitalizing Regina, one empty lot at a time
Youth are at the centre of ‘the most important transformation that is happening anywhere in the country’
By Julie ChadwickPhotos by Jared Allary
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Sovereignty
How Saint John became Canada’s fastest-growing port
An ambitious expansion, shifting trade patterns and U.S. tariff policy have resurrected a shipping powerhouse
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Michael Hawkins
Science
Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
By Rebecca Gao
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
By Brian Banks
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
By Kat Tancock
Economy
Fun with tariffs!
A new interactive map offers a zoomed-in look at how Canadian industries – and their employees – have fared town to town
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
Housing
Inside the rush to build highrises and fire halls out of … wood?!?!
Climate-friendly mass timber is speeding up construction and, surprisingly, improving fire safety
By Stefan NovakovicPhotos by Justin Poulsen
Economy
Canada’s new submarine deal is set to spur a new industry
From building a submarine shipyard in Halifax to beefing up supply chains, Canada’s new sub economy is taking shape
By Lisa Hrabluk
Entrepreneurship
Canada’s most optimistic entrepreneurs? They’re in Atlantic Canada
The “have-not” label is dead. Atlantic founders are now the country’s most confident builders
Health
How to build a better medical school
P.E.I. is betting it can keep its newest doctors on the Island – and solve its chronic health-care crisis
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
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
Weather
Inside Nova Scotia’s grassroots movement to document rising seas and receding beaches
The $40 MacGyvered tool helping citizen scientists measure climate change
By Andrew SealePhotos by Chris Donovan
Housing
Meet the youth revitalizing Regina, one empty lot at a time
Youth are at the centre of ‘the most important transformation that is happening anywhere in the country’
By Julie ChadwickPhotos by Jared Allary
Environment
The quest to bring the ancient pawpaw fruit back to Ontario
An Indigenous-led movement is restoring the tropical-tasting, climate-resilient fruit tree
By Connor GarelPhotos by Misha Donohoe
Innovation
9 ambitious ideas growing in Kingston, Ont.
The city is a launchpad for companies working on some of the world’s biggest industrial and medical challenges
By Liza Agrba
Sovereignty
How Saint John became Canada’s fastest-growing port
An ambitious expansion, shifting trade patterns and U.S. tariff policy have resurrected a shipping powerhouse
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Michael Hawkins
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
By Brian Banks
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
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Entrepreneurship
B.C.’s business owners face the worst cost-of-living squeeze in the country
71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?
Environment
How reusable cups could help solve the World Cup’s garbage problem
Muuse Canada’s cups in Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival zone may keep 237,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills
Environment
Zombie fires are coming back from the dead – and they’re multiplying
Smouldering secretly underground in winter, ‘holdover fires‘ trigger new spring fires. Satellite detection may be the answer
By Tom Jokinen
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
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
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Environment
Could these geothermal greenhouses mean more fresh produce above the 60th parallel?
More than 280 remote communities in Canada remain unconnected to North America’s electricity grid or natural gas pipelines
By Kate LunauPhotos by Vicky Lam
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Habitats
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
The Motus system is now being used around the world to help decode a worrying trend in bird populations
By Brian Banks
Science
Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
By Rebecca Gao
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
By Kat Tancock