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Applied learning: Fertile ground for success

Applied learning: Fertile ground for success

Real-world learning experiences – and a resulting network of connections with mentors from academia and industry – help set University of Guelph students on the path to success.

Although they have different backgrounds, interests and passions, fourth-year students Karen Reymer (BSc Agriculture, majoring in crop science) and Krupa Thakkar (BSc, majoring in food science) report a common thread shaping their student experience: applied learning has enriched their understanding of their chosen field and helped define a vision for the future.

Business, Education, Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsMay 1, 2024Featured

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

April is World Autism Month, an annual time for a dedicated conversation about autism. Autism Speaks Canada is a leading source of information and a national charity championing inclusion for the autism community. For nearly two decades, Autism Speaks Canada has advocated for, supported and stood with autistic people at every stage of their lives. To celebrate World Autism Month, they are calling upon autism allies to #ActFearlessly for change by launching a new autistic-led Champions of Change program. They also collaborated with other autism organizations across Canada to report on the effects of the pandemic on Canadians on the spectrum.

Business, Education, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 29, 2024Feature

Brain Awareness Week

Brain Awareness Week

Key voices in brain health and research offer strategy to cement Canadian leadership

Canadian researchers are world leaders in many areas of neuroscience and mental health at a time when the explosion in knowledge about the brain is setting the stage for dramatic breakthroughs.

Business, Education, Health, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsMarch 11, 2024Feature

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Picture a rural and remote region in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where village life is shaped by traditional and conservative norms that have historically meant that women miss out on economic participation. Against this backdrop, Barbara Grantham, president and CEO, CARE Canada, recently met a participant of the organization’s Women’s Empowerment through Sustainable Entrepreneurship (WESE) project.

Business, Education, Environment, Health, Financial, Life, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsMarch 8, 2024Feature

Global competencies, international collaboration

Global competencies, international collaboration

Due to the transnational nature of today’s urgent challenges, addressing issues such as climate change, geopolitical strife, economic competition and health crises requires international collaboration.

Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 23, 2024Feature

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

Grant program strengthens communities and services for autistic individuals and their families

ierra L. learned that modest investments yield profound impacts when she took part in the Canada Community Inclusion Project (CCIP) Micro-Grant Program. This grant is funded in part by Canada Service Corps and is run by Autism Speaks Canada.

Business, Education, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsFebruary 8, 2024Feature

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

Trail use helps dispel the winter blues

“Connection” is the word that best captures the experiences of Dianne Whelan, a B.C.-based writer and filmmaker, along her quest to traverse all land and water routes of the Trans Canada Trail.

Environment, Education, Innovation, Life, Health, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsJanuary 15, 2024Feature

Managing the risks of heart disease when living with type 2 diabetes

Managing the risks of heart disease when living with type 2 diabetes

In her late fifties and early sixties, social worker Vivian Stokes began envisioning her ideal life when she retired. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, she loved being active and was looking forward to continuing that lifestyle in retirement, with regular walks and deep water aerobics classes three to four times a week.

Education, Health, Home, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 20, 2023Feature

Living with type 2 diabetes increases your chances of having a stroke or developing heart disease

Living with type 2 diabetes increases your chances of having a stroke or developing heart disease

Medical professionals want people living with type 2 diabetes to be aware of their increased risk for stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to work with their health-care providers to take steps to reduce that risk.

Business, Education, Health, Home, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 14, 2023Feature

‘Other ways of knowing and being’ that enrich our lives

‘Other ways of knowing and being’ that enrich our lives

When Xavier met Anna-Belle, his posture suggested he wasn’t ready for a relationship. His eyes obscured by sunglasses, his arms crossed, his skin hidden under extensive tattoos: all suggested he was unapproachable. Yet Anna-Belle was undeterred, and after a day and a half, Xavier (not his real name) considered her family.

Education, Environment, Home, Innovation, Life, HealthRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 8, 2023Feature

Caring for three children with diabetes is a 24/7 job for mom

Caring for three children with diabetes is a 24/7 job for mom

Siobhan Brooks is never off the clock. That’s because three of her four children live with type 1 diabetes. At any given time, each of the girls will test different and feel different. One may have low blood sugar and need a snack, while another may need an insulin injection.

Business, Education, Health, Home, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsNovember 3, 2023Feature

Soil health ‘an opportunity for unifying stakeholders’

Soil health ‘an opportunity for unifying stakeholders’

For farmers, it is a source of income. For the rest of us, it is simply sustenance for living. One way or another, we all depend on food.

Business, Education, Environment, Farm to Table Magazine, Health, Globe Special Features, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsOctober 12, 2023Feature

Catalyzing economic health, sustainability and growth

Catalyzing economic health, sustainability and growth

With more than 175 quality programs across 12 schools of study – offering microcredentials, apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas and degrees – Canadore College takes a forward-facing approach that meets the needs of learners and communities today as well as prepares the ground for future success.

Education, Business, Environment, Health, InnovationRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 29, 2023Feature

Bridging markets and producers

Bridging markets and producers

At a time when sustainability and nutrition are top of mind, Canadian and U.S. organic producers stand tall as vanguards of responsible agriculture, offering nutritious and sustainably produced organic ingredients that both nourish North America and resonate globally.

Business, Farm to Table Magazine, Health, Home, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 15, 2023Feature

Coming together to alleviate the agony of arthritis

Coming together to alleviate the agony of arthritis

Juggling a thriving fashion and design e-commerce business and a busy household, Jameela Esmail projects the image of a woman in control of her life. Yet on days when her arthritis flares up, this illusion shatters, leaving her in pain and incapable of everyday tasks like driving or fastening a button.

Education, Health, Home, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsSeptember 11, 2023Feature

Leaders in pediatric care

Leaders in pediatric care

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice empowers families with lived experience

There may be nothing more disconcerting for the parents of a terminally ill child than to feel they are being left out of important decisions about their child’s care and their own well-being at a very difficult time in their lives.

Education, Environment, Health, Home, Innovation, Life, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 23, 2023Feature

Time for change

Time for change

Fundraising professionals urge the creation of a single secretariat for the charitable sector

Canada’s nonprofit sector makes up 8.4 per cent of GDP – more than oil and gas – and provides 2.7 million jobs, yet it continues to suffer from a Cinderella syndrome, unrecognized for its important place in the country’s economy and lacking representation at the highest levels of government.

Technology, Life, Innovation, Health, Financial, Education, PhilanthropyRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 22, 2023Featured

Strengthening agricultural systems through plant-breeding and tools for farmers

Strengthening agricultural systems through plant-breeding and tools for farmers

Farm productivity is subject to a complex web of conditions. On the economic side of the balance sheet, there are factors like supply chain woes, inflationary pressures and supply-and-demand imbalances. On the environmental side, there are the impacts of climate change, including severe and unseasonal weather events, and ever-evolving disease pressures.

Business, Education, Environment, Home, Health, Innovation, Globe Special FeaturesRandallAnthony CommunicationsJune 8, 2023Feature

Legacy gifts support development projects well into the future

Legacy gifts support development projects well into the future

Ann Speak’s relationship with Cuso International began in the 1980s, when she spent two years as a volunteer in Nigeria. The experience was life-changing, she says, and it was the foundation of a strong bond with Cuso International that hasn’t wavered. Ever since, Ms. Speak has continued to be an active volunteer and donor, and she worked as a member of the organization’s staff as a fundraiser for 12 years.

Business, Education, Financial, Health, Innovation, LifeRandallAnthony CommunicationsMay 1, 2023Feature

In terms of hospitality, amenities and economic opportunities, Kelowna really shines

In terms of hospitality, amenities and economic opportunities, Kelowna really shines

Visitors to Kelowna may be familiar with summer water sports and outdoor activities on and around the beautiful Okanagan Lake. They may have flocked to the area’s ski hills in the winter and attended wine tastings in the fall. But what can they expect in spring?

Business, Education, Environment, Health, Home, Life, Mortgage, TravelRandallAnthony CommunicationsApril 25, 2023Feature