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Aging condos get expert help with clean upgrades

As summers get hotter, condo residents want better cooling, ventilation and energy efficiency. They might drive an EV, too. Who can help meet their needs and reduce emissions at an affordable price? Try calling a Strata Energy Advisor.
Big Green Build
By
  • Christopher Pollon
  • Analysis
  • Business
May 26th 2025

How robots and AI are building the future of construction

Builders are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable as Canada gears up to build millions of new homes. But AI brings its own challenges.
Big Green Build
By
  • Sara Harowitz
  • Analysis
  • Business
May 20th 2025

Arrow reborn: an all-Canadian EV aims to revolutionize industry

Innovative electric vehicle built using only domestically-produced next-generation automotive technologies moves into '2.0' model as sector battles through transition away from gas-fuelled designs.
Business Solutions
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
May 9th 2025

Mark Carney wasn't made for TV — thank goodness

Political success in today’s hyper-televised environment has more to do with camera performance than it does with policy acumen. Donald Trump is the apotheosis of reality TV, and in many ways, Carney is Trump’s opposite — but sooner or later, events will force Carney down to the muddy ground.
By
  • Arno Kopecky
  • Analysis
May 7th 2025

Can Mark Carney rebuild trust with Indigenous people?

Indigenous communities are waiting to see if the new prime minister will follow through on promises they say Trudeau’s government failed to keep.
By
  • Sonal Gupta
  • Analysis
  • Politics
  • Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
May 5th 2025

A pan-Canadian power grid could defuse future blackouts threat, report says

Soaring electricity demand and the growing impact of extreme weather are both leaving Canada's electrical grid exposed to outages and supply shortfall — but major investments could be made to change that, an energy watchdog finds.
Business Solutions
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
May 2nd 2025

Will Carney learn from Trudeau’s mistakes?

Tremendous pressure will be brought to bear on the prime minister to abandon climate policies and boost fossil fuel production. It will be up to him to learn the lessons from the Trudeau era to avoid falling into political traps, experts say.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
May 2nd 2025
Mark Carney,

Big, smart grids, clean tax credits, buy Canadian: green businesses’ to-do list for Carney

Canada's "most consequential election in its history" is over. What’s next for the country with its economy facing so much global turbulence, not least the Trump tariff threat? We asked executives in the Canadian cleantech sector what they would put on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s energy transition to-do list at this crucial time.
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
April 29th 2025

Mark Carney's Liberals will form minority government

Mark Carney pulled off a stunning comeback for the Liberal Party from where it began the year and will form the next federal government.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 28th 2025

Americans keep an eye on Arctic port revival in Churchill

A revival of Canada’s only deep-sea Arctic port is underway in Churchill, MB as the country seeks to diversify trade and protect its sovereignty in the north. The Americans (and Europeans) have noticed.
Business Solutions
By
  • Christopher Pollon
  • Analysis
  • Business
April 26th 2025

True lies on the Poilievre campaign trail

I fell into conversation with a soft-spoken conservative influencer. She was telling me how bad crime has become. I nodded, somewhat skeptical, when two members of our group rushed in. “You guys!” they exclaimed. “Someone just stole a car right in front of us!”
By
  • Arno Kopecky
  • Analysis
April 26th 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is depicted in this CNO illustration by Aja Otani.

Will Brookfield benefit if Mark Carney is elected?

In this edition of our fact-check series, we dig into claims that Mark Carney's election as Prime Minister will directly benefit his former employer, Brookfield Asset Management.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 25th 2025

Can we really reduce carbon emissions by sending LNG to India?

Pierre Poilievre has made the claim several times during the campaign, so we looked into it in our latest fact check.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Energy
  • Politics
April 25th 2025

Battle for Victoria pits national trends against local dynamics

The battle for Victoria in this federal election could end with the NDP losing its seat for the first time in nearly 20 years, reflecting an expected outcome of the election in microcosm.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 25th 2025

'Nobody's sleeping': Canada's auto industry is at a crossroads, says Flavio Volpe

In an exclusive interview, the leader of Canada’s influential APMA auto sector body talks about the US tariff impacts, his role on the prime minister’s Canada-US relations council, and why ‘Project Arrow’ could charge-up an all-Canadian EV
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
April 24th 2025

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