Green Technology

• New magnetic material could make smartphones significantly cheaper

  New magnetic materials being developed by UBC and USASK could bring down the price of smartphones and data storage servers by creating high entropy magnets. 

  Tech

  Mar 15, 2023
  
• $5.8M in community, businesses funding to create jobs in Parry Sound, Muskoka regions

  Thirteen businesses from the Parry Sound and Muskoka regions will share in more than $5.79-million in government funding for community and business growth initiatives.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2022
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Edmonton to promote budget, supports for small businesses

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained Ottawa's plan to cut taxes for small businesses, highlighting a plan to create an independent federal innovation and investment agency.

  Politics

  Apr 12, 2022
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• Budget will set aside $15B over five years to attract private investment: source

  The government will seek to attract $3 of private investment for every $1 of public funding, the source, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2022
• Manitoba to spend $1M to fund local green initiatives

  The money will go directly to organizations that fit in one or more of the categories of climate and green technology, water, and nature and resilient landscapes.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2021
• New premier promises ‘bold action’ as N.S. announces $19 million in green technology rebates

  Rebates will be $3,000 per new vehicle and $2,000 for used vehicles, with $500 for e-bikes. 

  Environment

  Feb 24, 2021
• Feds to spend $60M in carbon tax revenue on green school retrofits

  The federal government is spending a portion of the proceeds of the carbon tax to fund green projects at schools in four provinces.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2019
• As TransLink adds more electric buses to its fleet in Metro Vancouver, critics say it’s still not enough

  Clean energy advocates say with more manufacturers in Canada than any other country, electric buses should be ruling the roads.

  Environment

  Mar 22, 2019
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• Stephen Guilbeault leaves environmental group Équiterre

  Stephen Guilbeault has announced that he is leaving the environmental group Équiterre, an organization he co-founded 25 years ago.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2018
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• Electric vehicles front and centre as Nova Scotia Power hosts ‘Electric Avenue’

  The event is aimed at giving people an opportunity to learn more about the new technology.

  Consumer

  Sep 8, 2018