Lights, camera, sustainability: Ontario’s film, TV sets aim to go greener

A push is underway to make film and television production sets in Ontario more environmentally sustainable, with industry leaders saying more needs to be done to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.

Indigenous tourism — which offers sustainability and cultural connection — is booming in Canada

Canada's Indigenous tourism sector was growing quickly before the pandemic, but was hit hard by COVID-19. It's now bouncing back at a faster pace than expected with revenues expected to triple by 2030 if demand continues to grow.

ANALYSIS | The big question at the heart of the feud over ‘sustainable jobs’

Call it whatever you like — Just Transition or Sustainable Jobs or a plan to plan to come up with a plan — the pretzeled rhetoric is leaving a big question mark hanging over the workers worried about their futures.
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Why the internet is getting worse

There’s a growing sense that the internet – or at least the big sites we use all the time like Amazon, Facebook and Google – is becoming worse. Instead of seeing what’s best for us at the top of our searches, we’re seeing more and more of what makes the tech giant the most money pop to the top. Cory Doctorow calls it ‘Enshittification.’ He explains how it works.

Ottawa unveils sustainable jobs plan for energy sector, says it thinks it can get Alberta to buy in

Federal ministers said they're optimistic about getting a skeptical Alberta government to work with them on a sustainable jobs plan as they put forward a bill Thursday to help create work in clean energy.
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Is virtual reality the future? Apple’s betting on it, but VR experts say we may not be there yet

On Monday, Apple unveiled a new product that's either revolutionary, or very expensive hype, depending on whether you read the company description of the Vision Pro or media reviews of its unveiling.
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Scared of heights? How virtual reality can help people overcome their phobias

Virtual reality-based (VR) therapy combines other forms of therapy, including talk, with technology, allowing patients to immerse themselves in their fears in a groundbreaking way. It’s been used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and other mental health diagnoses.
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Virtual reality demo envisions Portage and Main open to pedestrians

A Winnipeg man helped create a virtual reality experience to give people a sense of what it would be like to walk across Portage and Main as the city seeks input on how to redevelop the intersection.

A growing number of B.C. winemakers are investing in sustainability — here’s why

B.C.'s changing climate has had a tremendous impact on its wine industry in the past few years. Colder winters and hotter summers are hard on the vines, and the increasingly pervasive wildfire smoke can damage the grapes.
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Dettah, N.W.T., to get high speed internet next fall

According to Northwestel, Dettah will be the 14th community in Northwest Territories to be connected to fibre-optic internet. It's expected to happen sometime next fall.