An innovative Atlantic Canadian company aims to put the region on the solar energy map.
by Tom Mason
Except for the Russian accent, Alexandre Pavlovski sounds a lot like the oil executives who first descended on Nova Scotia’s offshore scene 30 years ago. In fact, he can barely hide his enthusiasm as he discusses his adopted province’s [...]
by Tom Mason
We’re living in a do-it-yourself age. That is particularly true when talking about legal issues. Corporations have plenty of choices these days when it comes to legal advice: paralegals and professional mediators, even estate-planning insurance agents can provide some level of legal information service to a company or businessperson. All of these professionals [...]
by Tom Mason
Dr. Rudiger von Ritschl scrolls through a series of computer screen images. As the slices of brain tissue peel away like the layers of an onion, an ominous, tentacled mass begins to emerge from the shadows. It’s a huge brain tumour, one that was an unrecognizable speck of discolouration on conventional x-rays, rendered [...]
by Tom Mason
It started out as a friendly challenge and quickly morphed into a raging obsession. When Roland Swift’s lobster fishing cousin told him that he wished he had a machine that could automatically put rubber bands on the claws of lobsters, Swift said he could build one. A naturally inventive guy with little formal [...]
