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Jan 30, 2020
1 min

Multitude of Benefits of a Climate-friendly Diet

"Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving...

Jan 30, 2020
1 min

Israeli Technology is Finding a Home in the Canadian Health System

"Back in 2006, Capt. Trevor Greene was serving with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Afghanistan when he suffered a...

Jan 30, 2020
1 min

Toronto’s tech labour force has grown explosively in just five years

"Attesting to its status as a leading technology and entrepreneurial hub, Toronto saw the largest proportionate growth in technology jobs...

Jan 30, 2020
1 min

Rideau Hall’s Winter Celebration Hosts Free Family Fun!

"Ski, snowshoe or sled your way over to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year's Winter Celebration taking place on February 1, 2020,...

Jan 30, 2020
1 min

The Future of Urban Transportation

"Urban transportation is evolving so fast that it's hard to imagine what our roads and skies will look like in just a few years. From...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

How Data Will Drive the Transportation Industry in 2020

The transportation industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Over the past few years, consumer preferences have become a driving...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

Making future transport more climate friendly

"The world's transportation network is constantly growing. "Green asphalt" and sustainable bus transportation will ease the environmental...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

On-demand micro-transit pilot receives $460k in MassDOT funding

"An on-demand micro-transit pilot in the Central Massachusetts region has received almost half a million dollars in discretionary funding...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate to remain tight in 2020: Avison Young

"Commercial tenants struggling to find room to grow in Ottawa’s tight office market likely won’t have a much easier task this year than...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

Ottawa is poised to grow and meet new work force demand

"On any given weekday, you might find Ashley Hopkins aboard one of Ottawa’s new light-rail trains on her way to an important meeting...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

Room for a lot more buildings’ in booming Ottawa rental market

"After more than 30 years in the real estate business, Cuckoo Kochar doesn’t get fazed by much. But even the founder of Phoenix Homes is...

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

New mobile clinic brings physical, mental health care to at-risk Ottawans

"A new clinic on wheels hopes to make it easier and more comfortable for some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable citizens to access health care...

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

Prospectus: LRT will define Ottawa in the 2020s

"Tis the season for nostalgia and crystal ball gazing. As the year and the decade draw to a close – and a fresh one begins – there is...

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

Automation, climate change, AI: schools prepping students for jobs of the future

"As automation and artificial intelligence continue to transform Canadian workplaces, post-secondary institutions across the country say...

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

How 5G may affect transportation industries

"The introduction of 5G promises to seriously shake up the relationship we have gotten used to with technology in our homes, workspaces,...

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

Using commercial real estate for the social good

"Late in September, tech entrepreneur Minna Van was at her co-working office space in downtown Vancouver when a convoy of more than 100...

Jan 9, 2020
2 min

The top stories and trends that defined the past decade in Canada

"The last decade in Canada has been one of seismic social changes. We've changed how we talk about gender, global politics, drugs and...

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

Eastern Canadian Real Estate Markets See Big Demand Surge

"Canadian real estate buyers are unusually busy at a time of year when no one’s selling. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data...

Jan 3, 2020
1 min

New laws and rules coming into effect in Ontario in 2020

"No more out-of-country health insurance coverage The Ontario government’s move to scrap its out-of-country health insurance takes effect...

Dec 30, 2019
0 min

Video: Predicting the top tech trends of 2020

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