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Artificial Intelligence
Couldn’t get to Canada’s biggest AI conference? We got you
Here’s the six things we learned at All In about how to navigate an AI-fuelled future
Artificial Intelligence
How leaders of Canadian-made AI are working to dampen fears – and maximize opportunity
All In, Canada's largest AI conference, sparked conversations about concerns around the tech and a safer path forward
Economy
Eight ways Canada can turbocharge growth
Here’s everything you need to know about what we learned at the Canada Investment Summit
By Stephen Maher & Tim Harper
Artificial Intelligence
An AI expert on Canada’s tech independence and how to prepare for an unknown job market
Ahead of Canada’s biggest annual AI conference, Elissa Strome tells us how machine learning is changing the way we do business
By Patchen BarssPhotos By Bryan Brock
Transportation
Canada’s bike-share ridership is surging. But more popularity means more problems
Bike-share companies are deploying inventive solutions to tackle everything from no bikes to overflowing docks
Economy
The A-listers, big deals and sales strategies to watch at the starry, spendy Canada Investment Summit
Big names with deep wallets are hitting Toronto, all part of a plan to pull in a trillion dollars of new investment
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
By Karen ZagorPhotos By Daniel Ehrenworth
![“I get an inbound [email] every day asking can you get me into this meeting or that, and I’m just a small fry,” Frank McKenna says of the summit.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/l3tzmu37/production/7faa2d5cc965d0933bd7c5a13e6fc6096ebca145-2880x1918.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&q=75&w=700)
Economy
Frank McKenna on the hoopla and FOMO around the first Canada Investment Summit
‘I’ve never seen anything like this‘
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
Inside the making of Canada’s biggest investment summit
The pivotal two-day pitch fest was assembled across continents and industries – and is likely to return next year
Entrepreneurship
The president of Shopify on why teachers need to stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up
Harley Finkelstein says his new children’s book will help teach kids that they don’t have to wait to build a business
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Alexi Hobbs
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
Entrepreneurship
‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
By Tim HarperPhotos By Dave Chan
Health
For breast cancer patients, the agonizing wait for a post-surgery ‘all clear’ could soon be over
A Toronto company is helping surgeons analyze their work before the patient even wakes up
By Katherine LaidlawPhotos By Chloë Ellingson
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
By Lisa HrablukPhotos By Jacob Hege
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
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
By Tim HarperPhotos By Jacob Hege
Science
Meet the Toronto scientist helping MLB pitchers avoid career-ending elbow injuries
In grad school, Cedric Attias led a study on how different pitching styles put pressure on the UCL. Now, he works for the Mariners
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
Sovereignty
They’re the backbone of so many buildings. So why doesn’t Canada make its own steel I-beams?
We stopped in 1999. Tariffs have made the question more urgent
Housing
The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
About one-third of Canada’s 27,000 places of worship will likely shut down by 2035. They won’t be empty for long
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?
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal
Weather
Finding Canada’s secret tornadoes
How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings
Innovation
The call that changed the world
What we can learn from Alexander Graham Bell 150 years after his first-long distance phone call. Plus, an epic love story
By Cathrin BradburyPhotos By Will Cox
Health
A Canadian-made generic Ozempic is poised to enter the market
Vimy Pharmaceuticals, which announced on August 6 plans to go public, will produce the superstar drug in Edmonton
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
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
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Boris Thebia
Artificial Intelligence
Why Canada’s greatest math genius is joining OpenAI
Fields Medal winner Jacob Tsimerman on how worried we should be about artificial intelligence, and how he plans to help
By Luc RinaldiPhotos By Chris Buck
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
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
Artificial Intelligence
How leaders of Canadian-made AI are working to dampen fears – and maximize opportunity
All In, Canada's largest AI conference, sparked conversations about concerns around the tech and a safer path forward
Artificial Intelligence
An AI expert on Canada’s tech independence and how to prepare for an unknown job market
Ahead of Canada’s biggest annual AI conference, Elissa Strome tells us how machine learning is changing the way we do business
By Patchen BarssPhotos By Bryan Brock
Economy
The A-listers, big deals and sales strategies to watch at the starry, spendy Canada Investment Summit
Big names with deep wallets are hitting Toronto, all part of a plan to pull in a trillion dollars of new investment
By Lisa Hrabluk
Economy
Frank McKenna on the hoopla and FOMO around the first Canada Investment Summit
‘I’ve never seen anything like this‘
By Lisa Hrabluk
Economy
Inside the making of Canada’s biggest investment summit
The pivotal two-day pitch fest was assembled across continents and industries – and is likely to return next year
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
Entrepreneurship
‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
By Tim HarperPhotos By Dave Chan
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
By Lisa HrablukPhotos By Jacob Hege
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
By Tim HarperPhotos By Jacob Hege
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
Housing
The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
About one-third of Canada’s 27,000 places of worship will likely shut down by 2035. They won’t be empty for long
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?
Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal
Innovation
The call that changed the world
What we can learn from Alexander Graham Bell 150 years after his first-long distance phone call. Plus, an epic love story
By Cathrin BradburyPhotos By Will Cox
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Artificial Intelligence
Why Canada’s greatest math genius is joining OpenAI
Fields Medal winner Jacob Tsimerman on how worried we should be about artificial intelligence, and how he plans to help
By Luc RinaldiPhotos By Chris Buck
Artificial Intelligence
Couldn’t get to Canada’s biggest AI conference? We got you
Here’s the six things we learned at All In about how to navigate an AI-fuelled future
Economy
Eight ways Canada can turbocharge growth
Here’s everything you need to know about what we learned at the Canada Investment Summit
By Stephen Maher & Tim Harper
Transportation
Canada’s bike-share ridership is surging. But more popularity means more problems
Bike-share companies are deploying inventive solutions to tackle everything from no bikes to overflowing docks
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
By Karen ZagorPhotos By Daniel Ehrenworth
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
Entrepreneurship
The president of Shopify on why teachers need to stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up
Harley Finkelstein says his new children’s book will help teach kids that they don’t have to wait to build a business
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Alexi Hobbs
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
Health
For breast cancer patients, the agonizing wait for a post-surgery ‘all clear’ could soon be over
A Toronto company is helping surgeons analyze their work before the patient even wakes up
By Katherine LaidlawPhotos By Chloë Ellingson
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
Science
Meet the Toronto scientist helping MLB pitchers avoid career-ending elbow injuries
In grad school, Cedric Attias led a study on how different pitching styles put pressure on the UCL. Now, he works for the Mariners
Sovereignty
They’re the backbone of so many buildings. So why doesn’t Canada make its own steel I-beams?
We stopped in 1999. Tariffs have made the question more urgent
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
Weather
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Weather
Finding Canada’s secret tornadoes
How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings
Health
A Canadian-made generic Ozempic is poised to enter the market
Vimy Pharmaceuticals, which announced on August 6 plans to go public, will produce the superstar drug in Edmonton
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
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Boris Thebia
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
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
Artificial Intelligence
An AI expert on Canada’s tech independence and how to prepare for an unknown job market
Ahead of Canada’s biggest annual AI conference, Elissa Strome tells us how machine learning is changing the way we do business
By Patchen BarssPhotos By Bryan Brock
Economy
Frank McKenna on the hoopla and FOMO around the first Canada Investment Summit
‘I’ve never seen anything like this‘
By Lisa Hrabluk
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
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
By Lisa HrablukPhotos By Jacob Hege
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
Artificial Intelligence
Why this prof bet against AI’s math skills – and then suddenly changed his mind
Daniel Litt conceded a high-profile bet that AI could write a math paper worthy of a prestigious journal
Environment
Winnipeg’s century-long battle against mosquitoes
The goal? Less than one mosquito bite per minute
By Rebecca Gao
Artificial Intelligence
Couldn’t get to Canada’s biggest AI conference? We got you
Here’s the six things we learned at All In about how to navigate an AI-fuelled future
Transportation
Canada’s bike-share ridership is surging. But more popularity means more problems
Bike-share companies are deploying inventive solutions to tackle everything from no bikes to overflowing docks
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
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
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
Sovereignty
They’re the backbone of so many buildings. So why doesn’t Canada make its own steel I-beams?
We stopped in 1999. Tariffs have made the question more urgent
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
Finding Canada’s secret tornadoes
How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings
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
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Boris Thebia
Artificial Intelligence
How leaders of Canadian-made AI are working to dampen fears – and maximize opportunity
All In, Canada's largest AI conference, sparked conversations about concerns around the tech and a safer path forward
Economy
The A-listers, big deals and sales strategies to watch at the starry, spendy Canada Investment Summit
Big names with deep wallets are hitting Toronto, all part of a plan to pull in a trillion dollars of new investment
By Lisa Hrabluk
Economy
Inside the making of Canada’s biggest investment summit
The pivotal two-day pitch fest was assembled across continents and industries – and is likely to return next year
Entrepreneurship
‘Defence is having its Uber moment’
A former Canadian military commander turned venture capitalist on how to disrupt defence procurement
By Tim HarperPhotos By Dave Chan
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
By Tim HarperPhotos By Jacob Hege
Housing
The push to turn Canada’s shuttered churches into housing
About one-third of Canada’s 27,000 places of worship will likely shut down by 2035. They won’t be empty for long
Weather
Communications gaps are making chaotic emergency evacuations even worse
Can better planning and a new app help?
Innovation
The call that changed the world
What we can learn from Alexander Graham Bell 150 years after his first-long distance phone call. Plus, an epic love story
By Cathrin BradburyPhotos By Will Cox
Artificial Intelligence
Why Canada’s greatest math genius is joining OpenAI
Fields Medal winner Jacob Tsimerman on how worried we should be about artificial intelligence, and how he plans to help
By Luc RinaldiPhotos By Chris Buck
Economy
Eight ways Canada can turbocharge growth
Here’s everything you need to know about what we learned at the Canada Investment Summit
By Stephen Maher & Tim Harper
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
By Karen ZagorPhotos By Daniel Ehrenworth
Entrepreneurship
The president of Shopify on why teachers need to stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up
Harley Finkelstein says his new children’s book will help teach kids that they don’t have to wait to build a business
By Courtney SheaPhotos By Alexi Hobbs
Health
For breast cancer patients, the agonizing wait for a post-surgery ‘all clear’ could soon be over
A Toronto company is helping surgeons analyze their work before the patient even wakes up
By Katherine LaidlawPhotos By Chloë Ellingson
Science
Meet the Toronto scientist helping MLB pitchers avoid career-ending elbow injuries
In grad school, Cedric Attias led a study on how different pitching styles put pressure on the UCL. Now, he works for the Mariners
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
How Canada’s fire seasons got so bad
And why technology alone won’t be enough to tackle the challenge
Health
A Canadian-made generic Ozempic is poised to enter the market
Vimy Pharmaceuticals, which announced on August 6 plans to go public, will produce the superstar drug in Edmonton
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