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
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Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
Innovation
A not-so-secret Toronto society is trying to get people off their phones to help transform their city
Hyperlocal, in-person debates are sprouting up in churches and town halls across the city
Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
By Lisa Hrabluk
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Health
The medical Trojan horse helping therapeutic drugs slip past wary immune systems
Molly Shoichet’s ground-breaking research could improve treatments for diseases once thought irreversible
By Connor GarelPhotos by Maheesha Thiyagarajah
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
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
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
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
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
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
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
Health
The solution to antibiotic resistance could be ... killer viruses
Karen Maxwell, winner of one of Canada’s most prestigious health-science prizes, on bacteria predators
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Angela Lewis
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
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
Defence
A new plan to save autoworkers’ jobs: get them building military vehicles
Billions of dollars are being pumped into defence. “If we are going to rearm,” says Flavio Volpe, “shouldn’t we do it ourselves?”
By Stephen MaherPhotos by Brittany Carmichael
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole
Agriculture
Why Alberta farmers are suddenly demanding tractors they can fix themselves
A company selling analog farming tools is fuelling the rural right-to-repair movement
By Curtis GillespiePhotos by Bryce Meyer
Sovereignty
How Canada can navigate a more complicated, dangerous Arctic
Arctic Circle Assembly chair Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on opportunities and tension in the region and Canada’s new ambitions to lead
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
Innovation
A not-so-secret Toronto society is trying to get people off their phones to help transform their city
Hyperlocal, in-person debates are sprouting up in churches and town halls across the city
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
By Lisa Hrabluk
Health
The medical Trojan horse helping therapeutic drugs slip past wary immune systems
Molly Shoichet’s ground-breaking research could improve treatments for diseases once thought irreversible
By Connor GarelPhotos by Maheesha Thiyagarajah
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
Health
The solution to antibiotic resistance could be ... killer viruses
Karen Maxwell, winner of one of Canada’s most prestigious health-science prizes, on bacteria predators
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Angela Lewis
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
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Agriculture
Why Alberta farmers are suddenly demanding tractors they can fix themselves
A company selling analog farming tools is fuelling the rural right-to-repair movement
By Curtis GillespiePhotos by Bryce Meyer
Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
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
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
Defence
A new plan to save autoworkers’ jobs: get them building military vehicles
Billions of dollars are being pumped into defence. “If we are going to rearm,” says Flavio Volpe, “shouldn’t we do it ourselves?”
By Stephen MaherPhotos by Brittany Carmichael
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole
Sovereignty
How Canada can navigate a more complicated, dangerous Arctic
Arctic Circle Assembly chair Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on opportunities and tension in the region and Canada’s new ambitions to lead
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
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
Health
The medical Trojan horse helping therapeutic drugs slip past wary immune systems
Molly Shoichet’s ground-breaking research could improve treatments for diseases once thought irreversible
By Connor GarelPhotos by Maheesha Thiyagarajah
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
Health
The solution to antibiotic resistance could be ... killer viruses
Karen Maxwell, winner of one of Canada’s most prestigious health-science prizes, on bacteria predators
By Courtney SheaPhotos by Angela Lewis
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
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
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
By Lisa Hrabluk
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole
Innovation
A not-so-secret Toronto society is trying to get people off their phones to help transform their city
Hyperlocal, in-person debates are sprouting up in churches and town halls across the city
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
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
Agriculture
Why Alberta farmers are suddenly demanding tractors they can fix themselves
A company selling analog farming tools is fuelling the rural right-to-repair movement
By Curtis GillespiePhotos by Bryce Meyer
Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
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
Defence
A new plan to save autoworkers’ jobs: get them building military vehicles
Billions of dollars are being pumped into defence. “If we are going to rearm,” says Flavio Volpe, “shouldn’t we do it ourselves?”
By Stephen MaherPhotos by Brittany Carmichael
Sovereignty
How Canada can navigate a more complicated, dangerous Arctic
Arctic Circle Assembly chair Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on opportunities and tension in the region and Canada’s new ambitions to lead