Weather
Finding Canada’s secret tornadoes
How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings
Innovation
32 results
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
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
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Health
UHN’s Kevin Smith has a grand vision to supercharge Canada’s health science sector
The CEO of Toronto’s University Health Network has a bold proposal: Canadian world domination in clinical enterprises
Innovation
What I learned locked inside an escape room with a Fields Medal winner
Jacob Tsimerman was awarded a Fields Medal – the Nobel of math. He‘s also handy with the occasional dragon’s egg
By Luc Rinaldi
Entrepreneurship
The man behind Paw Patrol on how to succeed in business with no experience at all
In a new book, Spin Master’s Ronnen Harary encourages young entrepreneurs to take risks when you ‘don’t know what you don’t know’
Innovation
10 surprising things Canada did first
Clever ideas and inventions that have changed the world in ways big and small
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
Canada’s biggest soccer nerd is changing the beautiful game
Stats expert Tim Swartz uses “spatiotemporal data” to figure out which throw-ins, corners and free kicks lead to wins
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
Innovation
‘For every Alphonso Davies there are dozens of kids whose potential quietly disappeared’
One of Canada’s great builders of youth sport calls for ‘closing that gap’ ahead of the World Cup
Innovation
The architect making ordinary civic buildings beautiful
Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases
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
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
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
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
Entrepreneurship
What it takes to build a business in Canada right now: exclusive poll
The Upstart Index is the largest poll of its kind, showing strong entrepreneurial momentum as well as obstacles to growth
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
Innovation
How to fight wildfires at night
Canada typically doesn't: it's too dangerous. Could swarms of AI-powered drones be the solution?
Hear Me Out
Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!
Researchers in Nova Scotia think superheated nanorods could help take on melanoma
Artifacts from the Future
The stingray-shaped EcoJet that aims to slash business jet emissions
The "blended wing" design means more lift, less drag and better fuel efficiency
By Kelsey Rolfe
Health
The mind-boggling Toronto lab growing tiny human hearts
Milica Radisic’s team is creating little kidneys, mini brains and beating hearts that could speed up life-saving drug testing
By Luc Rinaldi
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
Artifacts from the Future
The futuristic bus shelters giving commuters a cooler place to wait
How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi
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
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Innovation
What I learned locked inside an escape room with a Fields Medal winner
Jacob Tsimerman was awarded a Fields Medal – the Nobel of math. He‘s also handy with the occasional dragon’s egg
By Luc Rinaldi
Innovation
10 surprising things Canada did first
Clever ideas and inventions that have changed the world in ways big and small
Innovation
Canada’s biggest soccer nerd is changing the beautiful game
Stats expert Tim Swartz uses “spatiotemporal data” to figure out which throw-ins, corners and free kicks lead to wins
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
Innovation
The architect making ordinary civic buildings beautiful
Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases
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
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
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
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
Hear Me Out
Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!
Researchers in Nova Scotia think superheated nanorods could help take on melanoma
Health
The mind-boggling Toronto lab growing tiny human hearts
Milica Radisic’s team is creating little kidneys, mini brains and beating hearts that could speed up life-saving drug testing
By Luc Rinaldi
Artifacts from the Future
The futuristic bus shelters giving commuters a cooler place to wait
How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers
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
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
Health
UHN’s Kevin Smith has a grand vision to supercharge Canada’s health science sector
The CEO of Toronto’s University Health Network has a bold proposal: Canadian world domination in clinical enterprises
Entrepreneurship
The man behind Paw Patrol on how to succeed in business with no experience at all
In a new book, Spin Master’s Ronnen Harary encourages young entrepreneurs to take risks when you ‘don’t know what you don’t know’
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
Innovation
‘For every Alphonso Davies there are dozens of kids whose potential quietly disappeared’
One of Canada’s great builders of youth sport calls for ‘closing that gap’ ahead of the World Cup
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
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
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
Entrepreneurship
What it takes to build a business in Canada right now: exclusive poll
The Upstart Index is the largest poll of its kind, showing strong entrepreneurial momentum as well as obstacles to growth
Innovation
How to fight wildfires at night
Canada typically doesn't: it's too dangerous. Could swarms of AI-powered drones be the solution?
Artifacts from the Future
The stingray-shaped EcoJet that aims to slash business jet emissions
The "blended wing" design means more lift, less drag and better fuel efficiency
By Kelsey Rolfe
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi
Weather
Finding Canada’s secret tornadoes
How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings
Hear Me Out
How electric school buses could help fuel the power grid
With vehicle-to-grid charging, it’s possible to give power back to where it's needed during peak periods
By Kat Tancock
Innovation
10 surprising things Canada did first
Clever ideas and inventions that have changed the world in ways big and small
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
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
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
Innovation
Canada’s long history of taking on the impossible – and winning
The impact of innovative Canadians extends from the most routine daily functions to the far reaches of outer space
Health
The mind-boggling Toronto lab growing tiny human hearts
Milica Radisic’s team is creating little kidneys, mini brains and beating hearts that could speed up life-saving drug testing
By Luc Rinaldi
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
Health
UHN’s Kevin Smith has a grand vision to supercharge Canada’s health science sector
The CEO of Toronto’s University Health Network has a bold proposal: Canadian world domination in clinical enterprises
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
‘For every Alphonso Davies there are dozens of kids whose potential quietly disappeared’
One of Canada’s great builders of youth sport calls for ‘closing that gap’ ahead of the World Cup
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
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
How to fight wildfires at night
Canada typically doesn't: it's too dangerous. Could swarms of AI-powered drones be the solution?
Innovation
Editor’s note
Be Giant is for the dreamers and builders who want to grow the Canada we know is possible
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
Innovation
What I learned locked inside an escape room with a Fields Medal winner
Jacob Tsimerman was awarded a Fields Medal – the Nobel of math. He‘s also handy with the occasional dragon’s egg
By Luc Rinaldi
Innovation
Canada’s biggest soccer nerd is changing the beautiful game
Stats expert Tim Swartz uses “spatiotemporal data” to figure out which throw-ins, corners and free kicks lead to wins
Innovation
The architect making ordinary civic buildings beautiful
Pat Hanson is turning Canada's bus garages, fire halls and stormwater facilities into cutting-edge, sustainable design showcases
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
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
Hear Me Out
Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!
Researchers in Nova Scotia think superheated nanorods could help take on melanoma
Artifacts from the Future
The futuristic bus shelters giving commuters a cooler place to wait
How rooftop greenery is providing natural insulation during Montreal's sweltering summers
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
Entrepreneurship
The man behind Paw Patrol on how to succeed in business with no experience at all
In a new book, Spin Master’s Ronnen Harary encourages young entrepreneurs to take risks when you ‘don’t know what you don’t know’
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
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
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
Entrepreneurship
What it takes to build a business in Canada right now: exclusive poll
The Upstart Index is the largest poll of its kind, showing strong entrepreneurial momentum as well as obstacles to growth
Artifacts from the Future
The stingray-shaped EcoJet that aims to slash business jet emissions
The "blended wing" design means more lift, less drag and better fuel efficiency
By Kelsey Rolfe
Technology
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon
Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover
By Luc Rinaldi