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Pippa Norman

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Innovation reporter for @globeandmail | Previously @TheTyee @CityNewsVAN @cdp_community
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Local lettuce: Amid imported food shortages, greenhouse farming takes off in Canada

Local lettuce: Amid imported food shortages, greenhouse farming takes off in Canada

It starts with a couple of seeds, sown into some soil and resting upon a conveyer belt. For about 24 days, th…

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'The gap is large': B.C.'s small towns illuminate urban-rural divide in EV infrastructure

'The gap is large': B.C.'s small towns illuminate urban-rural divide in EV infrastructure

About four years ago, mechanic Todd Penney received his first phone call from a Tesla owner planning to trave…

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How the Rideau River is feeding one family's Canadian dream

How the Rideau River is feeding one family's Canadian dream

Every three or four days, Omar Yahya Masri drives his KIA Sorento from his home in Nepean to Mooney's Bay. Al…

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Ottawa's $4-billion program to upgrade businesses' digital tools sees little uptake in first year

Ottawa's $4-billion program to upgrade businesses' digital tools sees little uptake in first year

Ottawa's $4-billion program to help small businesses upgrade their digital technology is off to a slow start.…

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What is silvopasture and why is B.C.'s agriculture ministry teaching it?

What is silvopasture and why is B.C.'s agriculture ministry teaching it?

David Haywood-Farmer's ranch got smoky around this time last year. A wildfire tore through his ranch in Savon…

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Zurich to zero: How Pearson's $20M gold heist unfolded

Zurich to zero: How Pearson's $20M gold heist unfolded

It was cool and cloudy when Air Canada Flight 881 from Zurich landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport…

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Amplify: Health, happiness and the humble peanut

Amplify: Health, happiness and the humble peanut

This is the weekly Amplify newsletter, where you can be inspired and challenged by the voices, opinions and i…

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Indigenous-owned private credit fund partners with CMHC for home-building venture

Indigenous-owned private credit fund partners with CMHC for home-building venture

Indigenous-owned private credit fund Keewaywin Capital Inc. has partnered with Canadian Mortgage and Housing …

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Sinking science: The race to determine if carbon-filled seaweed can be safely sunk

Sinking science: The race to determine if carbon-filled seaweed can be safely sunk

B.C.'s coastline is abundant with kelp, a seaweed that sequesters carbon as it grows. But while several compa…

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New app uses AI to monitor for early signs of mental-health issues in youth

New app uses AI to monitor for early signs of mental-health issues in youth

When Emmanuel Akindele was in high school, he was afraid to speak openly about his struggle with anxiety, as …

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Mobile lab is sniffing out Metro Vancouver's bad air quality

Mobile lab is sniffing out Metro Vancouver's bad air quality

When assistant professor Naomi Zimmerman drove her newly purchased sprinter van down the coast to California …

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Canadian researchers reveal hope-filled discovery for long COVID patients

Canadian researchers reveal hope-filled discovery for long COVID patients

Researchers in Ontario have taken the first step in solving the enigma of long COVID. Next, they plan to tran…

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