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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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