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Planetary's ocean Tufts Cove power plant on Dartmouth, Nova Scotia's waterline.

The world’s oceans need to pop an antacid – here’s why

This Nova Scotia project is working to reduce the acidity of ocean water while boosting its ability to absorb carbon

By Chris Turner
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Jammed phone lines. Burned-out dispatchers. Can AI ease a strained 911 system?

One Canadian startup says it can speed up response times and help save lives

By Katherine Laidlaw
A photo illustration of a flashing police vehicle siren, shown in closeup on top of a white vehicle, against a reddish illustration background, for a piece on AI use for 911 calls in Canada

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Meet the top global talent who chose Canada — and why.

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Students wearing badges on lanyards – TinyTPU's Evan Lin, Kenny Guo, Xander Chin and Surya Sure – demonstrating their innovations on laptops and smiling at the 2026 Socratica Symposium, a weekend-long University of Waterloo event in Kitchener, Ont.
The Waterloo campus club that became a global phenomenon

Socratica is a treasure trove of tech talent that lets students create everything from a laptop trombone to a space rover

By Luc Rinaldi