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Canada’s Industry Minister Meets With Saab, Ericsson in Sweden
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly is set to meet with Saab AB and Ericsson in Sweden, where she also hopes to strike an economic partnership with the country, according to a person...

Research team monitoring air quality in Finger Lakes
GENEVA — As smoke from Canadian wildfires has made Finger Lakes skies hazy for parts of the summer, a local nonprofit has assembled a research team to measure and examine broad air quality concerns in the region. The BluePrint Geneva Air Quality...
Canada secures first unexplained wealth order
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Canadian crops beat global emissions--even after 17 trips across the Atlantic (Campus Life)
Wheat grown on the Prairies benefits from decades of conservation tillage and residue management, practices that help soils store more carbon than they release. Canadian-grown wheat, canola and peas have some of the lowest carbon footprints in the...

Ian Lee: Protected companies like Air Canada are holding us all hostage
Canadians should not be surprised that the federal government has attempted to legislate Air Canada’s striking flight attendants back to work. What should surprise us is how Canada’s national politicians have enabled a number of protected and...

Aurrigo to deliver Canada's first all-season autonomous shuttle trial
The AIM-traded company said it would supply a nine-seat ‘Auto-Shuttle’, designed to operate in challenging Canadian weather conditions. Following delivery in the second half of 2025, the vehicle would undergo extensive testing at Area XO, the...

Petrochemicals Market To Reach USD 956.25 Billion By 2032, Growing At A CAGR Of 5.49%: Credence Research
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) PUNE, India, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Outlook According to the latest market report by Credence Research, the global Petrochemicals Market , was valued at USD 623.40 billion in 2024 and is projected to expand to...

Kingston's Fort Henry recognized for being Canada's first permanent military force
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The plaque commemorating the establishment of Canada's permanent military Force in 1871. The plaque was unveiled at Kingston's Fort Henry National Historic Site on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo by Bill Hall...

Kingston hosts Kin Canada's national convention
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News According to convention co-chair, Sean Allen, the convention hasn’t been held in Kingston in 105 years and rarely in this district. Kin Canada national executive director, Randy Sudhi and national president,...

Intact Insurance is committed to supporting Canadian businesses transition to renewable energy
The renewable energy industry faces unique complexity, but that isn’t stopping Canadian businesses from driving innovation and the transition to cleaner, more sustainable energy sources. Now, more than ever, businesses need local brokers and an...

Air Canada flight attendants’ strike declared illegal after planes grounded for days
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Kingston hosts Kin Canada's national convention
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News According to convention co-chair, Sean Allen, the convention hasn’t been held in Kingston in 105 years and rarely in this district. Kin Canada national executive director, Randy Sudhi and national president,...

Climate policy in Canada: Lessons from urban resilience modeling
Flooding has become Canada’s costliest natural disaster, even as it’s more frequent and severe than it has been in memory, thanks to climate change. The Federal Government’s recent $3.3 million investment in advanced flood mapping is a welcome...

Sankofa Day to make Canadian history with massive celebration at Sankofa Square
One of Toronto’s most iconic public spaces is throwing a celebration like no other. On Saturday, Aug. 23, Sankofa Square, located at Yonge and Dundas streets, will host Canada’s first large-scale public Sankofa Day — a free, 13-hour festival...

Bader College and Science Projects sign landmark 10-year deal securing future of The Observatory Science Centre
Bader College and Science Projects are pleased to share that they have reached a 10-year agreement to keep the Observatory Science Centre at Herstmonceux Castle Estate in East Sussex. This secures the future of one of the UK’s most iconic...

As wildfire smoke spreads across the U.S., Republicans pressure Canada but sidestep climate concerns
Republicans criticize Canada over wildfire smoke affecting American air quality for a third straight summer, while avoiding any acknowledgment of climate change’s role in worsening the crisis. Tammy Webber reports for The Associated Press. In...

USCG now monitoring 5 Chinese research vessels in U.S. Arctic
Written by Nick Blenkey A C-130J Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak responds to a Chinese research vessel operating in the U.S. Arctic as part of Operation Frontier Sentinel Aug. 13, 2025. [U.S. Coast Guard photo] Nobody...

Microbial Me: A Look Inside Microbiome Research
There’s a story that Jack Gilbert, a microbial ecologist at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, likes to tell about a bacterium called Enterococcus faecalis. It’s sort of a love story gone wrong. Squat and vaguely...
Government of Canada improves access to health services for Francophone minority communities in Ontario
The following projects aim to improve access to health services in French for official language minority communities (OLMCs) across Ontario. August, 2025 The following projects aim to improve access to health services in French for official...

Trump’s Attacks on the Climate Are an Opportunity for Canada
O n the first day of Donald Trump’s second term in office, he pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement—for the second time. Two weeks later, he began purging anything to do with climate change from US government websites. Five months...