The FEX factor
Recognizing the importance of family businesses to the fabric of Canada’s communities and economy, two organizations join forces to better support and advise them.
Canadian history is rich with the tales and lore of family enterprises – from the legendary retailer T. Eaton Co. Ltd., to Montreal-based Kruger Inc., a third-generation business that began in pulp and paper but has since expanded to include renewable energy, wines and spirits, recycling services and biomaterials.
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Knowledge about blood glucose levels empowers people with diabetes to take action for their health
Grant Leeder understands that knowledge is power when it comes to living a healthy life with type 1 diabetes.
It starts with knowledge about his blood glucose (sugar) levels, the vital information that guides him to take action to keep his levels within their target range.
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Diabetes Awareness Month
At 60, Toronto resident Brent Galardo felt reasonably healthy for his age, even though he was overweight, inactive and ate an unhealthy diet – some of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes. He also couldn’t seem to quench his thirst (a symptom of the disease) and sometimes felt dizzy and a bit shaky. “I’d drink a can of pop or eat a candy and feel okay,” he says. “So I thought I had it under control.”
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Lancaster Sound: Uniting industry, government and conservation groups with a shared vision
There is no place on Earth quite like Tallurutiup Tariunga, or Lancaster Sound. It is a place of uncommon beauty and natural richness. The recognition of its significance as a unique and ecologically rich area of the Canadian Arctic has united a number of partners in a common passion – and determination to act – for protecting a sizable area at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, the legendary corridor through Canada’s Arctic Archipelago off the coast of Nunavut.
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Excellence in Engineering - the 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala
The call to reform procurement methods to support innovative sectors
Environments that drive innovation are usually described as places that combine fiscal incentives with infrastructures and programs such as business incubators, technology clusters, leading-edge universities, and robust communication and transportation networks.
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Canadians now more receptive to engaging with Asia
Political and economic uncertainty in Europe following the BREXIT vote and the escalation of rhetoric in the U.S. presidential election campaign are likely to be among the factors influencing a more positive attitude among Canadians towards Asia, says Eva Busza, vice-president, research and programs at the Vancouver-based Asia Pacific Foundation (APF).
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How to navigate the new regulatory environment at different life stages
Whether they are millennials, boomers or Generation Xers, many Canadians may be concerned about the potential impact of the new rules. We asked three mortgage professionalsfor their advice.
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Canadian Mortgages
Potential bubbles and meltdowns, offshore investment, unaffordability and interest rate uncertainty – when we look at Canada’s housing markets, it’s easy to find plenty to worry about right now.
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Eastern Schools
When Sara Taaffe decided to leave her hometown of Calgary to attend university in Fredericton, she was excited about embarking on a unique educational experience.
Her destination was Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) for an accelerated three-year program to earn a Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership
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Mentorship matters in skilled trades
Loyalist 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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Researching math through art
Happy faces, thunder clouds, disembodied heads: These are some of the images produced by K-12 pupils who were asked to draw how they feel when they are doing math. The drawings are part of a research study at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education to understand how personal relationships with math are established and how teachers can improve education to enable students of all ages to better connect with STEM subjects.
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British Columbia Ski Resorts
Masters’ Weeks at Big White Ski Resort
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.
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How to tackle climate change?
As Canada’s leadership has set ambitious climate action targets in an effort to boost the country’s environmental performance, many look to research and innovation for the tools for getting there.
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Supporting charities and gaining carbon credits by extending life of IT assets
Over the past six years, Green4Good’s unique IT asset-retiring program has diverted more than a million computers, laptops, servers and printers away from landfills, raising more than $2-million for charity in the process. Here’s how it works: Green4Good, a division of Compugen Finance, collects “end-of-first-life” assets from businesses across Canada and transfers them to a secure facility where they are refurbished and loaded with a fully licensed Microsoft operating system prior to resale, often to schools and institutions needing IT assets but faced with financial challenges.
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Getting Canada’s oil and gas to overseas markets
The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts global demand for energy will increase 32 per cent by 2040 driven primarily by emerging economies in Asia, and more than a quarter of the total demand will be for oil. But unless Canada can secure access to overseas buyers, the country could miss out on the significant economic benefits of a strong oil export market.
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Staying ahead of the curve with all-in-one testing platform for cancer biomarkers
A combination of new knowledge and innovation in testing and treatments has already altered the outlook for many breast cancer patients, and new discoveries – coming at an ever faster pace – are promising even better results.
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Co-operative model offers pointers for addressing challenges in a troubled world
In a world that seems to be slipping back towards protectionism and national isolation, the international co-operative movement can provide valuable lessons on the social and economic benefits of working together. According to International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) president Monique Leroux co-ops are working to address major challenges ranging from global trade disputes and job creation to climate change and the refugee crisis.
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Awards celebrate inspiring Canadian educators
”Teachers have such a fundamental role in our society, moulding the next generation and the future from early childhood to young adulthood, and their impact goes well beyond that,” says Tara Vandeweghe, chief customer and marketing officer at Johnson Inc. “Teachers support students through so many of life’s milestones, celebrating their accomplishments but also helping them during difficult times.
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NGO promotes learning methods for our new and future world
Launched in the early 90s, Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) is a pioneer in sustainability education. The NGO supports educators in bringing inquiry-based learning to the classroom, engaging students in authentic, community-based learning that emphasizes the connections between and within all life systems.
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