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 Seale
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
33 results
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
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’
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 Lunau
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 Garel
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 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
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
Habitats
The Newfoundland microfactory working to speed up Canada’s medical supply chain
Inside PolyUnity’s 3D-printing workaround
By Bojan Furst
Agriculture
How the future of agriculture is unfolding on a Manitoba farm
At Rutherford Farms, a new initiative is testing drones, robots and AI. Can the tech revolutionize agriculture – and help farmers?
By Tom Jokinen
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
Housing
Just how many supersized problems can tiny houses fix?
New kinds of mini homes are multiplying across the country to take on the housing crisis
By Doug Horner
Environment
The staggering ambition behind the world’s biggest carbon capture plan
Inside the complex Canadian effort to plunge 40 million tonnes of CO² deep into the ground
By Tim Harper
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi
Science
Chris Hadfield on the 25th anniversary of his spacewalk
The need to build a nation from above, according to Canada‘s first spacewalker
By Kate Lunau
Housing
The rise of the citizen developer
Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options
Environment
The parking lot that’s keeping the lights on
How carports clad in solar panels are saving money – and cutting emissions
By Connor Garel
Technology
Inside Canada’s race for space sovereignty
Atlantic Canada is launching the country into the final frontier
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 Seale
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’
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 Lunau
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 Garel
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 Hrabluk
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
Agriculture
How the future of agriculture is unfolding on a Manitoba farm
At Rutherford Farms, a new initiative is testing drones, robots and AI. Can the tech revolutionize agriculture – and help farmers?
By Tom Jokinen
Housing
Just how many supersized problems can tiny houses fix?
New kinds of mini homes are multiplying across the country to take on the housing crisis
By Doug Horner
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi
Housing
The rise of the citizen developer
Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options
Technology
Inside Canada’s race for space sovereignty
Atlantic Canada is launching the country into the final frontier
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
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
Habitats
The Newfoundland microfactory working to speed up Canada’s medical supply chain
Inside PolyUnity’s 3D-printing workaround
By Bojan Furst
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
Environment
The staggering ambition behind the world’s biggest carbon capture plan
Inside the complex Canadian effort to plunge 40 million tonnes of CO² deep into the ground
By Tim Harper
Science
Chris Hadfield on the 25th anniversary of his spacewalk
The need to build a nation from above, according to Canada‘s first spacewalker
By Kate Lunau
Environment
The parking lot that’s keeping the lights on
How carports clad in solar panels are saving money – and cutting emissions
By Connor Garel
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 Seale
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’
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 Garel
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 Hrabluk
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
Agriculture
How the future of agriculture is unfolding on a Manitoba farm
At Rutherford Farms, a new initiative is testing drones, robots and AI. Can the tech revolutionize agriculture – and help farmers?
By Tom Jokinen
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi
Technology
Inside Canada’s race for space sovereignty
Atlantic Canada is launching the country into the final frontier
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
Science
Chris Hadfield on the 25th anniversary of his spacewalk
The need to build a nation from above, according to Canada‘s first spacewalker
By Kate Lunau
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 Lunau
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
Housing
Just how many supersized problems can tiny houses fix?
New kinds of mini homes are multiplying across the country to take on the housing crisis
By Doug Horner
Housing
The rise of the citizen developer
Homeowners are building the "missing middle" at a time when Canadians desperately need more housing options
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
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
Habitats
The Newfoundland microfactory working to speed up Canada’s medical supply chain
Inside PolyUnity’s 3D-printing workaround
By Bojan Furst
Environment
The staggering ambition behind the world’s biggest carbon capture plan
Inside the complex Canadian effort to plunge 40 million tonnes of CO² deep into the ground
By Tim Harper
Environment
The parking lot that’s keeping the lights on
How carports clad in solar panels are saving money – and cutting emissions
By Connor Garel