How to stay sovereign

How to stay sovereign

Canada’s trade war with the US has intensified, and tech leaders say we need to hold fast and make deliberate choices now that the stakes are raised. The news: On Saturday, the US imposed sweeping, 50-percent tariffs on everything from aluminum to dairy and electronics, and Canada has responded with dollar-for-dollar retaliatory measures. It’s the…

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Who Funds the Room Where It Happens?

Who Funds the Room Where It Happens?

When delegates gather in Geneva on November 17 for the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), few will ask the obvious question: who pays for the room where it happens? The FCTC is the world’s only binding treaty on tobacco control. It now shapes national…

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How a pop-up apple orchard is turning surplus into joy and helping New Yorkers in need

How a pop-up apple orchard is turning surplus into joy and helping New Yorkers in need

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As Thanksgiving approaches, Manhattan is getting an unexpected gift: a pop-up apple orchard right in the heart of the city. And behind this sweet surprise is The Farmlink Project, a college-student-founded nonprofit that has become one of the most inspiring forces in food rescue today. On Tuesday, November 25,…

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Brightest FRB Traced to Nearby Galaxy (RBFLOAT)

Brightest FRB Traced to Nearby Galaxy (RBFLOAT)

Astronomers have pinpointed the brightest fast radio burst ever recorded—FRB 20250316A, nicknamed RBFLOAT—to a specific spiral arm in the galaxy NGC 4141, about 130 million light-years away in Ursa Major. The burst was so intense it briefly outshone every other radio source in its galaxy, letting researchers map its birthplace with unprecedented precision. CHIME/FRB with…

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BDC unveils -billion defence technology platform

BDC unveils $4-billion defence technology platform

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has announced a new, $4-billion Defence Platform that will allow it to invest in and support Canadian defence technology companies.  The platform, announced today, includes $3.5 billion for financing and advisory services to help Canadian businesses scale up and participate in “major defence contracts and national projects focused…

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches Tomorrow—Here’s a Look at the High-Tech Instruments On Board

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches Tomorrow—Here’s a Look at the High-Tech Instruments On Board

Before NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at its Lagrange 2 destination and begins performing years of observations, the cutting-edge observatory that started life as a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite will deploy and calibrate its suite of instruments. These include a primary mirror, a Wide Field Array sensor, and a Coronograph Instrument…

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