It may be 2017, but according to a recent Minerva Foundation report, it will take another 75 years at today’s rate of change to close the earnings gap between men and women. Compared to the rest of the world, most western women are immensely privileged – yet 108 years after the first Women’s Day event was held in New York City, Canadian women earn 72 cents for each dollar a man earns for similar full-time work.
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Read MoreWhile greening post-secondary institutions takes many forms across the country, colleges and institutes have a unique approach: they utilize a feedback loop to – and from – industry as a reality check, says Rod Miller, associate vice-president, corporate training solutions at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).
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Read MoreJudging by the number of green initiatives and innovations, Canada’s colleges and institutes appear determined to show the world they are fertile ground for furthering environmental sustainability. Their green activities are varied and diverse, affecting the curriculum, areas of research, campus management and community outreach, says Denise Amyot, president and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).
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Read MoreCoffee, Canada’s go-to drink, has become a multi-billion-dollar industry spurred on by increasingly adventurous consumers looking for new taste challenges
Innovation is driving the growth of Canada’s $6.2-billion coffee industry with specialty coffees, new preparation methods and technology helping lift sales to new heights, according to Lesya Balych-Cooper, president of the Coffee Association of Canada (CAC).
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Read MoreThe common perception that a flu is something easily shaken off couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, influenza can – and does – kill.
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Read MoreIt may be 10 years or more before fully autonomous vehicles start rolling out of dealers’ showrooms in large numbers and heading for the open road, but the prospect of a commercially available driverless car in the not-too-distant future has captured the public’s imagination like few technologies have managed to do in recent years.
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Read MoreOne of the most exciting aspects of conservation today is the increasing availability of data on species and habitats, and the ability to use that data in ways that inform decision-making. “I like to think about our conservation planners at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) as biodiversity investment advisers,” says Dan Kraus, NCC’s Weston conservation scientist. “We have the ability to access, analyze and share information on species and habitats that wasn’t available just a decade ago. Conservation Data Centres are among the most important innovations in how biodiversity information is managed and shared across Canada.”
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Read MoreIf you listen to Andrew Pelling, you’ll believe your most creative and wild ideas are worth paying attention to. You may even feel compelled to submit them for further investigation in his lab, where biohacking and DIY science are par for the course. Dr. Pelling leads the Laboratory for Biophysical Manipulation at the University of Ottawa, described on its home page as “an openly curious and exploratory space where scientists, engineers and artists work in close quarters.”
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Read MoreAging doesn’t eliminate the need to maintain a household, pay bills on time or manage investments properly. But what it often does steal is the ability to handle these tasks effectively.
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Read MoreCary List had no illusions of how tough the task would be when he participated in a meeting seven years ago to articulate a vision for how financial planning should evolve to meet the needs of all Canadians by 2020.
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Read MoreThe Canada’s Clean50 Awards were created in 2011 to identify, recognize and connect individuals who were doing the most to enable Canada to move towards a low carbon future.
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Read MoreTwo men go to the hospital. Both are 75 and have previously enjoyed a similar level of well-being. Then both fractured a hip due to a fall. And although their injuries – as well as many of the medical history details captured on their hospital admission forms – are similar, what follows may be drastically different.
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Read MoreCanada has an extraordinary tradition of philanthropy, and is by many measures one of the most charitable countries in the world. The World Giving Index, which looks at total giving, volunteering and how often a citizen helped a stranger, ranked Canada in 2015 as the fourth most generous country, and we were ranked second as recently as 2013. Canadians give nearly $13-billion in gifts and almost two billion hours in volunteer time annually, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. It should come as no surprise that Canada was the first country in the world to permanently recognize and celebrate National Philanthropy Day on November 15 of every year.
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Read MorePeter and Melanie Munk’s transformative giving demonstrates their passion for higher learning and health-care excellence
Peter Munk and his wife Melanie share a bold vision for Canada’s evolving role in the world – one of the nation playing a more prominent role in global affairs, influencing issues like innovation and cyber security while also pushing new frontiers in health care.
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Read MoreGenerosity is at the heart of all social change, and on November 15, fundraisers are putting the spotlight on the importance of giving – and asking.
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Read MoreLoyalist College student Kasey Waterman is surprised to learn that when she completes her automotive service technician apprenticeship she will be the first woman in Ontario to be certified as a Mercedes-Benz automotive service technician.
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Masters’ Ski Week has been a highlight of the Big White calendar for several years; so popular, in fact, that there will be two weeks in 2017: January 30 to February 3; and February 27 to March 3.
Read MoreWhen Paul Smith was a child, he called the family’s forest, located about five kilometres from his home, “Grandma’s Woods.” Deeded to his ancestors in 1856, it had passed to his grandmother, and he remembers that she had just lost a barn and needed to build a new one.
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Not surprisingly, homeownership continues to rank high on the list of priorities and goals for Canadians of all ages. A recent Ipsos study found that almost three in 10 say they are likely to buy a home within the next two years, and 89 per cent feel buying a house or condo is a good investment.
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Read MoreIt began as a bold dream in 1992: the idea of creating a trail from coast to coast to coast that would be a gift from Canadians to Canadians. This vision, the Trans Canada Trail – The Great Trail – continues to capture the imagination and support of people across the country. Connecting us with nature, with the past and with one another, the world’s longest recreational trail winds its way across Canada’s magnificent urban, rural and wilderness landscapes. Once fully connected, it will link over 15,000 communities. As we look to 2017 and Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, The Great Trail offers us all a view of the horizon, of everything that is ahead of us and all the possibilities that await.
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