Government of Canada rolls out first federal fund dedicated to rural transit solutions

Chipman, New Brunswick, August 3, 2021 – People living in rural and remote communities often depend on costly private vehicles for transportation. A lack of transit options can...

Engaging Canadians on Fair Revenue Sharing Between Digital Platforms and News Media

The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that the revenues of web giants are shared more fairly with Canadian creators and media. This is why...

Government launches Calls for Proposals to remove barriers and get more apprentices certified in the skilled trades

Government of Canada recognizes Second World War civilian cryptographic bureau as a national historic event

Among Canada’s many contributions during the Second World War, the Examination Unit (XU) was a civilian cryptographic bureau that contributed to Allied efforts to break the...

Treaty One Nation and Government of Canada Commemorate 150th anniversary of Treaty No. 1

Today, representatives from the Treaty One Nation, the Government of Canada, and the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba gathered at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site...

Operation NANOOK 2021 activities begin in Canada’s Arctic region

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?

In the United States, more than 600 institutions of higher education are requiring students to be vaccinated to return to campus this fall. In Canada, Seneca...

Up in smoke: How wildfires are tainting grapes and threatening the wine industry

Fires can destroy vines and other vineyard infrastructure, such as the vine posts or irrigation systems, but even distant fires pose a risk to wine grapes,...

We must address the human resources side of health care before the next pandemic

Emergency acts. Lockdowns. Stay-at-home orders. The directives since the beginning of the pandemic have forced Canadians to make many sacrifices to protect themselves from COVID, and...

Ambiguous energy efficiency targets are part of the problem, but there is a clear solution

The B.C. Energy Step Code  is one of the latest examples of progressive, performance-based building energy codes in North America. Performance-based codes are different from the...