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The team of engineering students from the University of Toronto that successfully flew a human-powered helicopter on June 13 has been awarded the American Helicopter Society/Igor Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition prize of $250,000. AeroVelo Inc. is the Toronto team’s company, led by a pair of U of T engineering graduates, Todd Reichert and Cameron… Continue Reading
Residential real estate is a tale of two markets—luxury and everything else. Bonnie Stone Sellers, CEO, Christie’s International Real Estate The luxury real estate market is in pretty good shape in Canada, and particularly in Toronto. A report from Sotheby’s International Realty Canada says that activity in this market showed overall strength and positive momentum in… Continue Reading
A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute says that the cost of congestion in cities like Toronto is much higher than previously estimated, possibly as much as $5 billion a year higher, in lost wages. The study’s author, Benjamin Dachis, proposes a new model to guide governments in their investments in infrastructure. In “Cars,… Continue Reading
For most urban dwellers, the only connection between them and the food they eat is the supermarket they choose to shop at. Every day, rain or shine, no matter the time of day, the supermarket looks more or less the same: the produce is over here, the bread and bakery products over there, and over… Continue Reading
Would you buy a (used) home from a middle-aged man (or woman) with no tech savvy, no web presence, no flashy car and no cool? To be clear, we mean the realtor, not the home owner. It seems a lot of younger people in today’s home buying market, at least in the US, have a… Continue Reading
The “normal cyclical correction” that has brought fewer home sales and “softer” prices in Canada’s real estate markets continues, but that is all it is, says Royal LePage, a correction. Rather than falling, the average price of a home in Canada increased between 1.2 per cent and 2.7 per cent, in the second quarter. The… Continue Reading
A new study of options for Ontario’s future electricity needs finds that nuclear power is the best solution. The study finds that Ontario’s current plans to increase wind power will cost ratepayers more money and lead to a surplus of power generation. Going with the nuclear option, however, which would see refurbishing existing nuclear facilities… Continue Reading
[highlight]Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em[/highlight] Traffic gridlock, transit chaos, and a mayor who makes many cringe—that seems to be what Toronto is all about, if you read the news these days. It all seems very small and local and embarrassing. But a paper called “The 10… Continue Reading
Are you fed up with the number of devices crowding your life, or do you think every new gadget that comes along and gives us a bit more information and connectedness is great? Is it important to you to know the exact temperature of a particular room in your apartment—the room where your newborn baby… Continue Reading
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