The United States remains firmly entrenched as Canada’s major trading partner, but China, now in second place, represents a significant opportunity to diversify trade and open new markets in Asia’s leading economy, says HSBC Bank Canada executive vice president and head of commercial banking Linda Seymour.
Read MoreDr. Sarah Dickson, P.Eng., has a dream: that every human being on the planet has access to clean water. As the program director for Water Without Borders, the associate professor and associate chair in civil engineering at McMaster University has a deep understanding of the scope and complexity of the problem matched by a passion for developing holistic solutions.
Read MoreBuilding a new light rail transit (LRT) line is no small task – particularly when it’s going right through the middle of a thriving city and you must minimize disruption to the local population.
Read MoreAmber Mitchell was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12, and for many years she was the only person in her school with the disease. Diabetes was still uncommon in the small Manitoba town in which she was raised, and she estimates that there weren’t more than a handful of people with diabetes in the entire region.
Read MoreIn September, Danish-based pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk collaborated with the Royal Danish Consulate General and the Canadian Diabetes Association to host Innovation in Diabetes Care: 90 Years and Beyond.
Read MoreDiabetes is a stealthy (often invisible) disease that, together with prediabetes, now affects about more than 30 per cent of Canadians.
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The catastrophic Ebola outbreak in Africa and the ensuing race for a vaccine is an alarming reminder of our dependence on pharmaceutical innovation.
Read MoreStarting a family is the dream of many Canadians, and countless medical advances have improved the chances for healthy pregnancies. Yet risks remain, and among those who are more likely to face challenges are expectant mothers with type 1 diabetes (T1D), an autoimmune disease that makes individuals insulin-dependent for life.
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The skeptics who believe it’s not financially viable to build and operate an oil refinery on British Columbia’s north coast simply don’t understand the business model, says Robert Delamar, CEO of Pacific Future Energy, whose company is planning to do just that.
Read MoreOne of Adelle Léger’s clients expressed his ultimate goal for retirement succinctly: “I want to do what I want to do, when I want to do it.” But while it’s a dream many aspire to, numerous studies show that most Canadians worry about being financially prepared for retirement.
Read MoreWhen the wife of one of Yvonne Chan’s clients was diagnosed with cancer, he reached out for reassurance – would the plans they’d put in place allow him to immediately step away from his business in order to focus on caring for his family?
Read MoreIn one of his first media interviews after taking office, Alberta’s new premier, Jim Prentice, said he was giving high priority to finding new markets for his province’s oil and warned that Canada faced profound economic repercussions unless pipelines were built to open up new trade routes.
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For such a down-to-earth pursuit, farming is a remarkably sophisticated field. Technology is part of the reason why.
Read MorePacked alongside 30 other volunteers and Free The Children (FTC) staff aboard an open-air lorry, we ramble down dirt roads through Kenya’s South Narok region, red dust billowing around us. Along the roadside, local children and adults, unabashed in their threadbare clothing, smile and wave enthusiastically.
Read MoreIt’s always challenging to build a successful business, but in Canada’s Arctic, remoteness and a harsh climate add to the level of difficulty. Co-operatives have been essential in ensuring that local communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are not only surviving, but thriving, says Andy Morrison, chief executive officer of Arctic Co-operatives Limited.
Read MoreLocally owned, sourcing locally and supporting local initiatives – that pretty much sums up the business model of retail co-operatives operating in more than 500 communities from Vancouver Island to northwestern Ontario and Canada’s Far North. These co-ops – in partnership with Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) – operate on the principle of co-operation between members, owners, suppliers and the community.
Read MoreCo-operatives – they touch the lives of millions of Canadians, putting food on their tables and providing services ranging from banking to housing, from retail stores to health care. They include some of Canada’s – and the world’s – most successful businesses and are major players in the Canadian and global economies.
Read MoreAn emerging nation is, by definition, on the path to becoming a fully industrialized state, and the government of the Republic of Cameroon has announced its intention to reach this milestone by 2035. While some external analysts suggest that it would be miraculous for this African nation to achieve emergence in two decades, internal potential and resolve act as powerful drivers of growth.
Read MoreJunior mining companies have long relied on flow-through shares to raise capital, but in the current tight equity market, a variation on the traditional formula has become a lifesaver for some firms seeking funds to keep their heads above water.
Read MoreWhat started over a couple drinks one night during the recession has turned into a nationwide celebration with an ever-growing number of participants from all walks of life, says Matthew Holmes, executive director of the Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA).
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