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Canada’s Food Price Report 2025 predicts Canadian families will spend up to $801 more on food next year
The 2025 report forecasts overall food prices will increase by 3% to 5% at a time when 8.7 million Canadians are living in food-insecure households. Read more.
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Friday, December 20, 2024
A new lithium-ion EV battery material being studied by Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers lasts for 10 times more charge-discharge cycles compared to a conventional battery, potentially powering cars for eight million kilometres.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
A Dal social work researcher whose reports have exposed problems such as overcrowded housing and compensation issues will have more avenues to inform policy under a new Memorandum of Understanding.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Millions die every year due to bacterial infections that are growing more resistant to antibiotics. Dal researchers and their partners are addressing that threat head-on.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Want to reduce risk during global stock market turmoil? Drs. Najah Attig and Oumar Sy, recipients of this year's prestigious Graham and Dodd Scroll Award, demonstrate how diving further into international markets to diversify can help.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Less than 10 per cent of the ocean floor has been adequately mapped, leaving scientists with unanswered questions about the Earth’s processes and history. These researchers are helping fill in the gaps.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The report, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, examined the proportion of children under age 18 who had symptoms that met the definition of long COVID.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
What happens when climate change forces hard questions about our continued ability to inhabit the places we call home? As coastal regions change, environmental social scientist Dr. Kate Sherren says we need to change with them.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
The Restorative Research, Innovation and Education Lab and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia announce new, multi-year research and innovation partnership to help survivors and their families.