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Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

April is World Autism Month, an annual time for a dedicated conversation about autism. Autism Speaks Canada is a leading source of information and a national charity championing inclusion for the autism community. For nearly two decades, Autism Speaks Canada has advocated for, supported and stood with autistic people at every stage of their lives. To celebrate World Autism Month, they are calling upon autism allies to #ActFearlessly for change by launching a new autistic-led Champions of Change program. They also collaborated with other autism organizations across Canada to report on the effects of the pandemic on Canadians on the spectrum.

Business, Education, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 29, 2024Feature

Building confidence alongside skills and knowledge to bridge the gap for future women in STEAM

Building confidence alongside skills and knowledge to bridge the gap for future women in STEAM

Trafalgar Castle School is committed to preparing students to become leaders in STEAM careers – not only by developing their skills and knowledge but also building their confidence.

Education, Business, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 26, 2024Feature

Estate Planning & Legacy Giving

Estate Planning & Legacy Giving

Bringing innovation to funeral planning

The value of planning in advance to make your wishes known to your loved ones

Business founder Mallory Greene had a vision for an update to death care and funeral planning. Seeing a funeral industry that hadn’t really changed for decades, she explored ways “to bring it into the 21st century” and to give grieving families a better experience.

RandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 25, 2024Feature

Building a platform for collaboration and climate action

Building a platform for collaboration and climate action

There are a number of action items that can make an impact on Canada’s overall climate performance, "but we need to do them at scale – and we need to do them faster,” says Gavin Pitchford, CEO of sustainability and cleantech search firm Delta Management Group and founder and executive director of the Canada’s Clean50 Awards program.

Business, Education, EnvironmentRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 24, 2024Feature

Green transportation options key to meeting net-zero goals

Green transportation options key to meeting net-zero goals

Technology advances shape the way we live, learn and work, with greater connections between people, teams and organizations across different geographic locations. Canadians embrace the logistics solutions enabling this new reality, yet they also pay close attention to their environmental impact.

Business, Education, EnvironmentRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 23, 2024Feature

Canada’s Clean50

Canada’s Clean50

Unlocking access to capital with climate taxonomy

Global capital is widely recognized as an important tool for mobilizing climate action, yet in the race to attract funding to finance the net-zero transition, experts say Canada lacks an essential tool: a climate investment taxonomy.

Business, Environment, EducationRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 22, 2024Feature

Shining a spotlight on environmental sustainability

Shining a spotlight on environmental sustainability

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year to raise awareness about environmental challenges and motivate individual and community action to build a more sustainable planet. First held in the U.S. in 1970, Earth Day is today marked in more than 190 countries worldwide.

Education, Environment, Business, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 22, 2024Feature

Brain Awareness Week

Brain Awareness Week

Key voices in brain health and research offer strategy to cement Canadian leadership

Canadian researchers are world leaders in many areas of neuroscience and mental health at a time when the explosion in knowledge about the brain is setting the stage for dramatic breakthroughs.

Business, Education, Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsMarch 11, 2024Feature

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Picture a rural and remote region in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where village life is shaped by traditional and conservative norms that have historically meant that women miss out on economic participation. Against this backdrop, Barbara Grantham, president and CEO, CARE Canada, recently met a participant of the organization’s Women’s Empowerment through Sustainable Entrepreneurship (WESE) project.

Business, Education, Environment, Health, Financial, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsMarch 8, 2024Feature

Pioneering in-situ recovery in Canada to capitalize on heightened uranium demand

Pioneering in-situ recovery in Canada to capitalize on heightened uranium demand

Many discussions about the clean energy transition revolve around energy metals, the materials needed for a shift away from fossil fuels. While lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel are among the minerals often mentioned in this context, there is one element that more accurately fits the term – and that’s uranium, says David Cates, president and CEO of Denison Mines Corp. “What other people call energy metals are really battery or transmission metals. Uranium, on the other hand, is literally used to make electricity.”

Business, Environment, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsMarch 1, 2024Feature

Canadians ready to travel more and in new ways in 2024

Canadians ready to travel more and in new ways in 2024

Canadians appear to be emerging from a period of dampened enthusiasm for travelling, where the stresses of travel kept them closer to home.

The 2024 Blue Cross Travel Study reports that the percentage of Canadians planning to travel this year is on the rise compared to 2023. In the survey taken late last year, insurance provider Blue Cross asked Canadians questions about past travel behaviours as well as respondents’ plans for the year ahead.

Business, Environment, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 26, 2024Feature

Why supporting Black entrepreneurship matters

Why supporting Black entrepreneurship matters

A critical driver of creating intergenerational wealth is the support for Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses. Currently, according to Statistics Canada, Black people represent only 2.4 per cent of all business owners, despite representing 4.3 per cent of the population. Of these businesses, 33 per cent are owned by women, compared to only 20 per cent among the general population.

Education, Business, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 23, 2024Feature

Global competencies, international collaboration

Global competencies, international collaboration

Due to the transnational nature of today’s urgent challenges, addressing issues such as climate change, geopolitical strife, economic competition and health crises requires international collaboration.

Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 23, 2024Feature

Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year

Celebrations at the confluence of two timeless traditions

Age-old customs, lavish decorations and joyful celebrations are all part of the Lunar New Year festivities, the most important holiday of the year for people of Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian descent.

The upcoming celebration will welcome the Year of the Dragon. Considered the luckiest among the dozen zodiac signs in Chinese culture, the bold and fiery dragon is thought to bring unique – and dynamic – opportunities every 12 years.

Arts, Education, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 9, 2024Feature

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Grant program strengthens communities and services for autistic individuals and their families

ierra L. learned that modest investments yield profound impacts when she took part in the Canada Community Inclusion Project (CCIP) Micro-Grant Program. This grant is funded in part by Canada Service Corps and is run by Autism Speaks Canada.

Business, Education, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 8, 2024Feature

Ocean conservation

Ocean conservation

Sailing toward healthier waters on Canada’s coasts

On February 8, 2023, the federal government introduced minimum protection standards to limit harmful activities for Canada’s marine protected areas. One year later, experts reflect on this important milestone – and the persistent challenges that remain due to pollution from ships.

Business, Education, Environment, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 8, 2024Feature

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

“Connection” is the word that best captures the experiences of Dianne Whelan, a B.C.-based writer and filmmaker, along her quest to traverse all land and water routes of the Trans Canada Trail.

Environment, Education, Innovation, Life, Health, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsJanuary 15, 2024Feature

Rebuilding Lives

Rebuilding Lives

Fred Victor wants GTA residents to Picture a Toronto Where Everyone Has a Home

When Carlos lost his job, he also lost his home and found himself living on Toronto’s unforgiving streets.

“During my times on the streets, I felt a level of desperation I never thought I would experience. It was a dark and lonely place,” he recalls.

Education, Home, Innovation, Life, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 14, 2023Feature

Financial empowerment

Financial empowerment

Innovative solutions advancing financial inclusion for women

harlotte Assumani used to struggle to provide for her family. “Our income could not cover our family’s basic needs,” recalls the widow and mother, whose home is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Business, Education, Environment, FinancialRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 6, 2023Feature

20 years of innovation

20 years of innovation

EV sector leads the way towards sustainable transportation

More effort needed to drive greener transport ambitions

anada has made progress over the past 20 years towards sustainable transportation systems but has a long way to go to match advancements elsewhere says Bissan Ghaddar, John M. Thompson chair in Engineering Leadership and Innovation, and associate professor, Management Science and Sustainability at Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario.

Business, Environment, Education, Innovation, TechnologyRandallAnthony CommunicationsDecember 5, 2023Feature