Research & Development
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Monsanto sues Arkansas for banning controversial herbicide
Monsanto’s lawsuit accuses the Arkansas board of acting outside its authority in prohibiting its herbicide’s use and also asks the judge to prevent the board from requiring the company to submit research to gain approval for herbicides in the state
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Pollution kills 9 million people a year, according to landmark study
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 could be attributed to disease from exposure to toxins, making pollution more deadly than war, or AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined
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Half of registered fund managers had a cyber breach in 2016, says CSA survey
The survey of firms registered as investment fund managers, portfolio managers and exempt market dealers found 51 per cent of firms had a cybersecurity incident
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In waters off Scotland, world’s first floating wind farm starts generating power
Until now, offshore wind turbines have been restricted to particularly shallow waters. New ballasted technology has changed the rules of the game and is expected to open up a huge number of coastal regions to development
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Google sister company to help build high tech community on Toronto waterfront
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs has been chosen to build a smarter, greener neighbourhood on Toronto’s once-industrial eastern waterfront.Google will also relocate its Canadian headquarters to headline the new development
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Researchers develop new ‘air-breathing’ battery aimed at dethroning pumped hydro storage
Engineers first pumped water uphill to store energy a century ago. Today, the technology makes up most of the world’s storage capacity. But as wind and solar transform the power market, researchers are searching for the next breakthrough
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End of oil scarcity force changes to Canadian producers’ strategies
Suncor executive Steve Reynish said the industry is beginning to view oil as a plentiful resource after decades of scarce supply
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Emerging trends fundamentally changing Canadian businesses, says BDC report
Embracing digital technology and workforce diversity are just two of the key business trends identified by BDC’s most recent report
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Canada, U.K. partner to reduce global coal-fired power proliferation
The International Energy Agency says the world’s reliance on coal has to start diminishing by 2020 if there is any hope of meeting the Paris climate change accord goals
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BlackBerry QNX-equipped self-driving car hits the streets in Ottawa
An autonomous Lincoln MKZ carrying Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, City Councillor Marianne Wilkinson and BlackBerry QNX exec John Wall marked the first on-street test of an autonomous vehicle in Canada