Some researchers, such as Yves Gingras, are quite skeptical about the place of Montreal in the global AI landscape. In his study, Professor Gingras has revealed many interesting and sometimes disturbing aspects of the Montreal ecosystem. We confronted his point… »
Highlights / Podcasts
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Montreal, Centre of the A.I. World｜#4 The City of Ethics
AI ethics are a major part of Montreal’s DNA. The city has set important milestones in global advances in this field. Many see Canadians as an example of ethics when it comes to AI. But what exactly is this AI… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Montreal, Centre of the A.I. World｜#3 The Business Hub
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, DeepMind, Samsung… They all chose Montreal to open their AI labs. But why did these companies decide to invest in Quebec’s largest city? What drew them there? In this episode, we will look at the different aspects… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Montreal, Centre of the A.I. World｜#2 Research, Canada’s Secret Formula
Research and continued public funding are the main reasons behind the development of AI in Quebec’s largest city and in Canada more broadly. The country has never stopped believing in its researchers, be they Canadian or from abroad, and has… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Montreal, Centre of the A.I. World｜#1 The Canadian Journey
From its late start in the 1980s through the AI winter and the resurgence of the industry in the 2010s, artificial intelligence has long been part of Canadian history. Today, the country is among the world leaders in AI research,… »
Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic #4 Policy Making in the Pandemic
We talk policy making during the pandemic with Yukon’s Tourism Minister Jeanie McLean.
Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic #3 A northern town tries the staycation
Peter Magill, the Tourism & Economic Development Coordinator in Hay River in Canada’s Northwest Territories, talks us through the town’s ‘Haycation’ campaign and what other communities might learn from its experience.
Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic #2 It’s a scary situation we’re living in today
George Angohiatok, head of Cambridge Bay’s Ekaluktutiak Hunters & Trappers Organization in Nunavut talks about the economic consequences of the tourism shutdown on hunters and how the community is pulling together to get each other through the pandemic.
Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic #1 Situation critical in the North
Keith Henry, president & CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, on why northern Indigenous tourism businesses have been hit so hard by the pandemic and what it’s going to take to build back.
International, Podcasts, Politics
The Nagorno-Karabakh Knot – Episode 5: Between war and peace
The crushing defeat suffered by the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh at the hands of the Azerbaijani military backed by Turkey and an assortment of Syrian and Libyan mercenaries has caused a cascade of political, diplomatic, security and humanitarian crises in… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
