A 20-year journey of significant advances
In 2005, when Aldo Del Col co-founded Myeloma Canada along with John Lemieux, he had two main goals: to create a community for people living with multiple myeloma so they didn’t feel so alone and to catalyze research to lead to new treatments.
Read MoreAFP Canada continues to push for a permanent charitable sector secretariat
In Canada’s charitable sector, the negative impacts of turbulent, external forces have a disturbing way of repeating themselves.
Read More“9-1-1, what is your emergency?”
For incoming emergency calls, concise information is of the essence, so hearing a child’s voice cut in on the other end of the line can potentially be challenging. But in one instance in February 2018 in Calgary, the eight-year-old caller knew exactly what to do.
Read MoreEvidence-based approach empowers students to become ‘architects of their education’
Students at Havergal College are acquiring unique skills and knowledge through programs based on leading-edge educational research and novel approaches developed by faculty and an array of partners.
Read MoreBeneath Canada’s vast landscapes lies a powerful driver of prosperity – gold and precious metals. While their gleam may symbolize wealth and tradition, it’s their economic impact that shines brightest today. This sector powers regional economies, attracts billions in investment and anchors the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Canadians.
Read MoreClimate change will create new security challenges and magnify existing ones in Canada and around the world, according to a comprehensive defence review published by the government last year.
Read MoreIn today’s tight labour market, organizations are searching for the most effective strategies for retaining and attracting talent. As employers try to gain an edge in the battle for employee allegiance, they may be overlooking the selling power of a key asset a professional and effective payroll operation.
Read MoreLCBO is proud to release our 6th annual 2024-25 Impact Report, which reflects on the significant progress we’ve made over the past year through our commitment to sustainability, industry collaboration and community investment.
Read MoreCanadian Mental Health Association report from December 2023 paints a sobering picture of the mental health challenges facing young Canadians. The report found that Canadians between the ages of 16 and 24 are experiencing burnout, anxiety, depression, substance use disorders and suicidal ideation at levels not seen in years.
Read MoreExecuting a project requires careful co-ordination – and planning it outside a major urban hub can bring additional complexity. Just imagine the logistics involved in mobilizing a labour force for the large-scale liquid natural gas export facility in Kitimat, a community of about 8,000 situated within the sparsely populated area of northern British Columbia.
Read MoreThe War Amps celebrates 50 years of empowering child amputees This year, The War Amps is marking 50 years of its Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, which provides life-changing support to young amputees and their families across the country.
Read MoreOn this Earth Day, the significance of forests for conservation, community benefits and human health has never been more urgent to acknowledge. Forests play many critical roles for nature and people: they provide habitat for hundreds of species, act as water filters, reduce air pollution, and are places of community connection, recreation and refuge. They regulate temperature and weather patterns, and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Read MoreStudents entering a law degree program have already proven their considerable intellectual capacity by obtaining a first degree, achieving a high grade-point average and passing the LSAT.
What awaits them at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is a rigorous three-year, 60-credit course, where a strong foundation of knowledge of the law is complemented by ample opportunity to practise skills and competencies outside the classroom, says Daleen Millard, dean of TRU’s Faculty of Law.
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How is the building materials industry preparing for a low-carbon future?
There has been a push to improve the environmental performance of the built environment, for example, through reducing embodied carbon in buildings as well as reducing the emissions associated with materials production. Our goal is to make buildings sustainable, so we offer lots of low-carbon solutions, including the world’s broadest range of green cement.
Read MoreWhen Ra’edah Abu Alhalaweh realized that breaking down barriers to follow a lifelong passion for fixing things around her home could also benefit her community, the obvious choice became to follow her dreams.
Read MoreBuffeted by external and internal pressures, Canada’s mineral industry faces a precarious moment. At a time of an escalating trade conflict with the U.S. and resulting economic uncertainty, the sector is also subject to intensifying tax pressures, stricter foreign investment rules and mounting regulatory challenges from within Canada.
Read MoreThe first annual State of Black Economics Report (SOBER) shows that Canada’s growing and increasingly diverse Black population is advancing economically, but there is more to be done. Written by the Diversity Institute with partners and the Future Skills Centre (FSC), the report examines drivers of economic inclusion – education, employment, leadership and entrepreneurship – in order to set benchmarks in the second International Decade for People of African Descent.
Read MoreBy 2031, Canada expects to see 17,700 new job openings for welders – part of a nationwide growth in demand for skilled tradespeople that’s driven by two key trends: the continued increase in construction and infrastructure projects in the country, and the impending retirement in the next few years of an estimated 700,000 workers across different trades.
Read MoreThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is marking this year’s Heart Month by recognizing a significant achievement – more than 20 years of operation for its innovative life-saving STEMI program. Developed for treating one of the most common forms of heart attack, the program has transformed emergency cardiac medicine and saved countless lives.
Read MoreTax season can elevate the stress levels of many business owners. If they haven’t kept their books up to date throughout the year, they may find themselves scrambling to ensure they are ready when the tax bill comes due.
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