Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Asian Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Ideas
The new thinking and exciting breakthroughs answering our biggest challenges and unlocking our greatest opportunities.
Ideas
The new thinking and exciting breakthroughs answering our biggest challenges and unlocking our greatest opportunities.
44 results
Environment
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Artificial Intelligence
This Concordia professor is leading a global initiative to bring Indigenous knowledge to AI
AI is built on a narrow idea of intelligence. Jason Edward Lewis wants to change that
By Andrew Seale
Sovereignty
The one thing Canada needs to do right now
We took a camera and a stack of Polaroid film to the U.S.-Canada Summit and asked the country’s sharpest minds a single question
Sovereignty
Canada’s fight against a global free-for-all in the Arctic
Why experts say Canada’s Arctic sovereignty is already a myth, and what needs to be done
By Tim Harper
Innovation
Inside 7 of Canada’s biggest challenges – and how we can meet them
At the US-Canada Summit hosted by the Eurasia Group and RBC, experts chart paths forward through the current polycrises
By
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
Health
Detecting a World Cup-related outbreak before it starts
As millions of fans travel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canadian company BlueDot is watching for disease threats in real time
By Sadaf Ahsan
Science
This is why ticks are taking over Canada
Biologist Vett Lloyd on the ticks that cause a red meat allergy – and her work to develop a rapid Lyme disease test
By Rebecca Gao
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
Environment
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate Lunau
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
The search for answers on hantavirus
It doesn't kill its rodent hosts, but it can spread to humans and prove fatal. Canadian research could help figure out why
By Dan Bilefsky
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
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Entrepreneurship
The rise of the Canadian woman solopreneur
Be Giant's Upstart Index reveals women go it alone at nearly twice the rate of men. For many that's the goal – not a fallback
Artifacts from the Future
The new Canadian robotic arm that could help build a base on the moon
Canadarm3 will incorporate AI and operate (mostly) autonomously – helping ready the Artemis Moon Base before we get there
Innovation
Could this ‘drone skyway’ unlock affordable delivery for remote communities?
An ambitious Alberta project aims to deliver on the promise of faster, cheaper air cargo transport
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
By Connor Garel
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
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
Innovation
Meet the man turning Canada’s defence procurement upside down
Eliot Pence of Dominion Dynamics is using venture capital to build military equipment he hopes the government will one day buy
Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Asian Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Artificial Intelligence
This Concordia professor is leading a global initiative to bring Indigenous knowledge to AI
AI is built on a narrow idea of intelligence. Jason Edward Lewis wants to change that
By Andrew Seale
Sovereignty
Canada’s fight against a global free-for-all in the Arctic
Why experts say Canada’s Arctic sovereignty is already a myth, and what needs to be done
By Tim Harper
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
Science
This is why ticks are taking over Canada
Biologist Vett Lloyd on the ticks that cause a red meat allergy – and her work to develop a rapid Lyme disease test
By Rebecca Gao
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
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Artifacts from the Future
The new Canadian robotic arm that could help build a base on the moon
Canadarm3 will incorporate AI and operate (mostly) autonomously – helping ready the Artemis Moon Base before we get there
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
By Connor Garel
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
How the grizzly crossed the road
Real-life animal crossings are popping up across western Canada, preventing deadly highway collisions
By Eva Holland
Sovereignty
The one thing Canada needs to do right now
We took a camera and a stack of Polaroid film to the U.S.-Canada Summit and asked the country’s sharpest minds a single question
Innovation
Inside 7 of Canada’s biggest challenges – and how we can meet them
At the US-Canada Summit hosted by the Eurasia Group and RBC, experts chart paths forward through the current polycrises
By
Health
Detecting a World Cup-related outbreak before it starts
As millions of fans travel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canadian company BlueDot is watching for disease threats in real time
By Sadaf Ahsan
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
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate Lunau
Science
The search for answers on hantavirus
It doesn't kill its rodent hosts, but it can spread to humans and prove fatal. Canadian research could help figure out why
By Dan Bilefsky
Environment
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Entrepreneurship
The rise of the Canadian woman solopreneur
Be Giant's Upstart Index reveals women go it alone at nearly twice the rate of men. For many that's the goal – not a fallback
Innovation
Could this ‘drone skyway’ unlock affordable delivery for remote communities?
An ambitious Alberta project aims to deliver on the promise of faster, cheaper air cargo transport
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
Innovation
Meet the man turning Canada’s defence procurement upside down
Eliot Pence of Dominion Dynamics is using venture capital to build military equipment he hopes the government will one day buy
Environment
What if thousands of unused dams in Canada could generate clean power again?
Asian Renewables’ riverside turbines-in-a-box are designed to feed hydro to local grids in real time
Sovereignty
Canada’s fight against a global free-for-all in the Arctic
Why experts say Canada’s Arctic sovereignty is already a myth, and what needs to be done
By Tim Harper
Science
This is why ticks are taking over Canada
Biologist Vett Lloyd on the ticks that cause a red meat allergy – and her work to develop a rapid Lyme disease test
By Rebecca Gao
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
Environment
Ropeless fishing is helping protect endangered right whales
Rope entanglement is killing whales. New fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
By Alison Auld
Artificial Intelligence
The trash-talking AI helping us recycle better
Oscar scans garbage to take the brainwork out of what goes in the bin – and drastically improve rates of recycling
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
Inside 7 of Canada’s biggest challenges – and how we can meet them
At the US-Canada Summit hosted by the Eurasia Group and RBC, experts chart paths forward through the current polycrises
By
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
Science
The search for answers on hantavirus
It doesn't kill its rodent hosts, but it can spread to humans and prove fatal. Canadian research could help figure out why
By Dan Bilefsky
Entrepreneurship
The rise of the Canadian woman solopreneur
Be Giant's Upstart Index reveals women go it alone at nearly twice the rate of men. For many that's the goal – not a fallback
Hear Me Out
A medical use for mushrooms you haven’t heard about
Canadian hospitals generate thousands of pounds of waste per year. A biodegradable gauze made of mycelium wants to shrink that
Artificial Intelligence
This Concordia professor is leading a global initiative to bring Indigenous knowledge to AI
AI is built on a narrow idea of intelligence. Jason Edward Lewis wants to change that
By Andrew Seale
Technology
A radiator plugged into the Earth?!
For Calgary’s Eavor, Germany was the best fit for its advanced geothermal. CEO Mark Fitzgerald would like to see Canada catch up
By Kate Lunau
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
Artifacts from the Future
The new Canadian robotic arm that could help build a base on the moon
Canadarm3 will incorporate AI and operate (mostly) autonomously – helping ready the Artemis Moon Base before we get there
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
Sovereignty
The one thing Canada needs to do right now
We took a camera and a stack of Polaroid film to the U.S.-Canada Summit and asked the country’s sharpest minds a single question
Health
Detecting a World Cup-related outbreak before it starts
As millions of fans travel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canadian company BlueDot is watching for disease threats in real time
By Sadaf Ahsan
Environment
Tapping into the Earth’s layers could yield limitless energy
Can next-generation geothermal power plants solve Canada’s surging electricity needs?
By Kate Lunau
Environment
These apartment buildings will be heated by sewage
The scale and ingenuity of this Vancouver project is the next step in an energy revolution shaping development across Canada
Innovation
Could this ‘drone skyway’ unlock affordable delivery for remote communities?
An ambitious Alberta project aims to deliver on the promise of faster, cheaper air cargo transport
Innovation
Meet the man turning Canada’s defence procurement upside down
Eliot Pence of Dominion Dynamics is using venture capital to build military equipment he hopes the government will one day buy