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
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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-made 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
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-made 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
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
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
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
Innovation
This new Canadian-made 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
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