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Nancy Knowlton, David Martin awarded Meritorious Service Medals (Civil Division)
Calgary --- Nureva Inc., an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, announces that its founders, Nancy Knowlton and David Martin, have each been awarded a prestigious Meritorious Service Medal. As part of the Meritorious Service…
U of T researcher’s data-driven platform aims to predict when emergencies will happen
A University of Toronto researcher is working with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and Telus to predict when emergencies are likely to occur in Alberta’s second largest city.
The tool being developed by Alberto Leon-Garcia, a…
Black Health Education Collaborative launches educational tool on racism and Black health in Canada
Scholars from the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University have created a set of online courses on Black health and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system, which will be available to learners across Canada – a momentous…
University of Toronto research on plants’ protective wax could hold key to developing stronger…
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough have discovered that the waxy protective barrier around plants might play a role in sending chemical signals to other plants and insects – and could be harnessed to…
Defence Minister Bill Blair welcomes Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov to Canada
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, welcomed Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov, to Ottawa. Minister Umerov was received by a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) honour guard before participating in a bilateral…
16 new projects in production at the National Film Board of Canada. Upcoming feature documentaries…
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has greenlit 16 productions and co-productions between January and June 2023.
Nine new feature-length documentary films and seven new animated shorts are now underway at studios across the country,…
Government of Canada Announces 2 Billion Trees Funding to Plant 300,000 Trees in Prince Edward…
Forests and trees capture and store carbon, making them an effective natural climate solution. Forests also clean the air that we breathe, improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, restore vital habitats and help cool our urban centres.…
Canada welcomes international leaders to Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility
As the world experiences the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Canada is once again bringing leaders together to take action and build a healthy future for people everywhere.
This week, from August 22 to…
Government of Canada supporting British Columbia with response to wildfires
Wildfire activity throughout the province of British Columbia has returned to an extreme level during the last week. Communities across the province have experienced a very challenging wildfire season, resulting in evacuations,…
Canada and Quebec sign a new $955 million agreement over 5 years to support Quebec’s agricultural…
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and André Lamontagne, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announce the signing of a bilateral agreement under the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural…