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The NCCIH @thenccih.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Indigenous knowledge systems support pathways to stronger food sovereignty and better decision-making: New report” - www.thestar.com/globenewswir... - #IndigenousKnowledge #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousHealth
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Indigenous knowledge systems support pathways to stronger food sovereignty and better decision-making: New report
OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Governments and institutions increasingly recognize the importance of Indigenous knowledges but struggle to bridge knowledge systems in ways that sh...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 2h
NASA has selected a far-infrared space telescope to explore the faint, cool glow of gas and dust that fuel star formation and coalesce into planets. scim.ag/4z0OZ5m
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New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared
NASA’s $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join us September 30 on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for live coverage with hosts Dennis Ward and Tiar Wheatle. See the latest and learn more here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/r...
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Remembering the Children | APTN News
For 160 years, Indigenous children were taken and put into institutions across Canada. September 30 is a day to remember the children.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 8h
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Canada doesn’t have enough Indigenous teachers. This initiative aims to close the gap
Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education Initiative has supported 22 projects seeking to understand and address the barriers Indigenous teachers face
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 29/09/2026
"This is a completely new technique for probing the cosmos, delivered by an instrument that was conceived, built by Canadians," said UBC astonomer Dr. Mark Halpern. "It's a bold new step in the global cosmology program and a Canadian success story." @ubcphas.bsky.social phys.org/news/2026-09...
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Hydrogen's distant glow opens new way to investigate dark energy
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) has shown for the first time that it can detect the faint glow of hydrogen gas from deep in the universe's past using only its own data.
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McGill Research + Innovation @mcgill-research.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join us for the 2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture featuring Gairdner Awards 2026 winners, Dr. Jan Holmgren & Prof. Rajae Talbi at #McGill on October 19 🎉 🔵 Monday, October 19, 2026 🕝 2:00PM 📍McGill Faculty Club 🎟️ FREE 🔗 Learn more & register: www.mcgill.ca/research/cha... @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
A lecture poster with a photo of Dr. Jan Holmgren on the left and Prof. Rajae Talbi on the right. In the middle of the poster in white text is, "2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture featuring Dr. Jan Holmgren and Prof. Rajae Talbi. Monday October 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m."
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 29/09/2026
China has already implemented many rules governing the use of artificial intelligence.
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US tech leaders are urgently calling for rules on AI – China already has them
China has already implemented many rules governing the use of artificial intelligence.
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Embodying the principles of truth and reconciliation, the burn helped save a Cranbrook-area airport and the surrounding community when a wildfire erupted later that year. ow.ly/niBv50ZSFB3
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Indigenous knowledge helps protect this important B.C. resort - The Weather Network
The Aq’am band of the Ktunaxa First Nation recently led a controlled burn in southeast BC, revitalizing a practice used for millenia. Embodying the principles of truth and reconciliation, the burn helped save a Cranbrook-area airport and the surrounding community when a wildfire erupted later that year.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A statistical method can flag unusual scientific datasets while accounting for differences in size. The flags point to data worth checking, not proven errors.
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New statistical method can flag hidden anomalies in scientific datasets
A research team at the University of Vienna, led by pharmaceutical chemist Johannes Kirchmair, has developed a statistical method to identify hidden anomalies in scientific datasets.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Researchers discover why some bacteria-killing viruses are more effective than others. “We wanted to understand why some phages can tolerate variation in the bacterial structures they attach to while others are much more sensitive.” news.mcmaster.ca/why-some-bac... #CdnPSE
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Researchers discover why some bacteria-killing viruses are more effective than others
Explore the potential of phage therapy in combating antibiotic-resistant infections and learn about their selectivity in targeting bacteria.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Researchers made a swallowable battery from a rice paper–like material and body-compatible elements: #chemsky 🧪
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This battery is ready to eat
Paper-based power source worked inside pigs for a few days, then vanished in weeks
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 28/09/2026
Any patch of space can become a black hole if you put enough mass into it. For more brain-hurting information, enjoy the latest Qualia from Charlie Wood: www.quantamagazine.org/gravity-seem…
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 28/09/2026
AI is good at the global weather picture. Hurricane forecasts are a tougher challenge. theconversation.com/why-ai-has-t...
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Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared
NASA’s $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 28/09/2026
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Trailblazing radio telescope spies elusive hydrogen signal
Astronomers in B.C. have achieved the most distant measurement to date that shows how hydrogen atoms are distributed in the deep universe
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Metascience 2027 @metascienceconf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet the Metascience 2027 Program Steering Committee! This international group is shaping the program for Metascience 2027 on June 14-16, 2027, in Montreal. 🧵👇 #Metascience2027
Graphic with a dark blue geometric background. At top left is the Metascience 2027 Conference logo, and at top right the title "Program Steering Committee." Below are eight headshots in two rows of four, each with a name and affiliation. Top row: Annabel Seyller, Co-Chair, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute; Vincent Larivière, Co-Chair, Université de Montréal; Dominique Roche, SSHRC-CRSH; Moumita Koley, DST-Centre for Policy Research. Bottom row: Gabriel Pelletier, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute; Emmanuel Boakye, African Reproducibility Network; Kelly Cobey, Ottawa Heart Institute; Tim Errington, Center for Open Science. The sponsor logos for The Neuro Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and the Center for Open Science are along the bottom of the graphic.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28/09/2026
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices, including numerous instances in which high-profile scientists were listed as members and leaders without their knowledge or consent. #Academicsky 🧪
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Andrew McNutt @mcnuttandrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Do you like VIS/HCI/programming interfaces? Do you care about critical visualization? Or perhaps building dynamic data interfaces? Perhaps some combo therein? If so! I'm hiring for Ph.D. student to work with me at UBC starting Fall 2027! You should apply! www.mcnutt.in#/hiring-26
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Andrew McNutt
Andrew McNutt is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, where he leads the HAVOC Lab and works on HCI, visualization, and programming interfaces.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even the most varied AI model provided at least 18.7% less varied information than Google. All 27 models tested gave more uniform answers across 155 topics. doi.org/hcktn4
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AI chatbots give us a narrow slice of knowledge: Researchers warn of 'knowledge collapse'
For many of us, "Let me just ask the chatbot" has become an everyday phrase. Where we used to turn to Google to find information, AI chatbots have become a common way to get answers to everything from what to make for dinner and how to word a difficult email to the boss to what it means when interest rates rise.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
Le CAC a nommé un comité d’experts chargé d’examiner l’innovation dans les matériaux avancés au Canada. Il évaluera l’écosystème canadien des matériaux avancés et son potentiel dans un secteur mondial en croissance. Découvrez les membres du comité d’experts : www.rapports-cac.ca/le-cac-nomme...
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
The CCA has appointed an expert panel to examine advanced materials innovation in Canada. The panel will assess Canada’s advanced materials ecosystem and its potential within a growing global sector. Meet the Expert Panel and learn more about the assessment: cca-reports.ca/cca-appoints...
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Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Since 2001, U.S. productivity grew more than 3x faster than Canada's – but the numbers hide nuance. Canada spreads economic gains more evenly than the neighbours down south, and manufacturers are outperforming. @daniellebochove.bsky.social reports. www.begiant.ca/stories/idea...
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The surprising truth about Canadian productivity
It’s not the disaster we've been told it is, and Canada’s better than the U.S. at spreading the wealth from economic gains
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
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Systèmes de connaissances autochtones et souveraineté alimentaire
Les systèmes de connaissances et les systèmes alimentaires autochtones sont interdépendants, se soutiennent mutuellement et...
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
Systèmes de connaissances autochtones et souveraineté alimentaire examine les outils et les stratégies disponibles pour transformer les politiques et la gouvernance de façon à faire progresser les priorités autochtones et à mettre en relation les systèmes de connaissances occidentaux et autochtones.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
L’examen des moyens de soutenir et de valoriser les connaissances autochtones pour faire progresser la souveraineté alimentaire permet également de mieux comprendre comment favoriser les SCA dans d’autres domaines. go.cca-reports.ca/4b4Xq5p
Résumé du rapport (page 1).Résumé du rapport (page 2).
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
Les systèmes alimentaires autochtones sont liés à tous les aspects de la vie des Autochtones.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
Our newest report, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Sovereignty, examines the tools and strategies available for transforming policy and governance in ways that advance Indigenous priorities and bridge western and Indigenous knowledge systems for the benefit of all. go.cca-reports.ca/4yCZdbV
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Sovereignty
Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and food systems are interrelated, mutually sustaining, and grounded in responsibilities that...
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/09/2026
Indigenous food systems are tied to every aspect of Indigenous life and exploring how Indigenous knowledges can be supported and upheld to advance food sovereignty offers an entry point for examining how IKS can be supported in other areas. go.cca-reports.ca/4yCZdbV
Summary of report (page 1).Summary of report (page 2).
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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#CitizenScience is common in some disciplines & citizens may participate in several stages of research. From a systematic review of recent literature on citizen social science, Matthes & @freiling.bsky.social describe challenges in co-created CSS & outline potential solutions doi.org/10.1177/0963...
Title, authors’ names, abstract, keywords, and publication information about a paper on challenges and potential solutions in co-creating citizen-social science
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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UofT Department of Chemistry @chemuoft.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join our faculty! The Department of Chemistry at U of T invites applications for two full-time tenure stream positions in Inorganic, Polymer, and/or Materials Chemistry. To learn more, visit jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Poster advertising for a chemistry professor, with polymers in background a nd a busy lab in foreground.
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Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NIH details $170 million biomedical research reproducibility effort | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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NIH details $170 million biomedical research reproducibility effort
Agency director announces literature search tool, other plans to improve reliability of science findings
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Our newest report, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Sovereignty, examines the tools and strategies available for transforming policy and governance in ways that advance Indigenous priorities and bridge western and Indigenous knowledge systems for the benefit of all. go.cca-reports.ca/4yCZdbV
Report cover as background with CCA logo. Text: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Sovereignty.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Notre plus récent rapport, Systèmes de connaissances autochtones et souveraineté alimentaire, examine les outils et les stratégies disponibles pour transformer les politiques et la gouvernance de façon à faire progresser les priorités autochtones et ...
Couverture du rapport et logo de la CCA.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Lorsque les systèmes de connaissances autochtones et les systèmes alimentaires qu’ils soutiennent sont sains et souverains, ils génèrent des retombées sociales, environnementales et économiques pour l’ensemble de la population du Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4b4Xq5p #SystèmesAlimentairesAutochtones
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
When Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and food systems are healthy and sovereign, they generate social, environmental, and economic benefits for all people in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4yCZdbV #IndigenousKnowledgeSystems #IKS #IndigenousFoodSystems
Report summary page 1. Report summary page 2.
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ZoeSTodd (Dr Fish Philosopher Todd) @zoestodd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Very proud of the work we collectively did on this expert panel report -- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Sovereignty -- for the Council of Canadian Academies @cca-reports.ca Grateful to Dr. Treena Wasonti:io Delormier for leading us as Chair. 🐟 Read it to see our insights.
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Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca · 24/09/2026
Joignez-vous à nous à #CPSC2026, le plus grand forum canadien sur les politiques scientifiques et d’innovation! Rencontrez des leaders de divers secteurs du 24-27 novembre 2026 à Ottawa. Profitez du tarif Early Bird jusqu’au 4 octobre : www.cspc2026.ca
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International Science Council (ISC) @sciencecouncil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Survey: The ISC invites you to help shape a growing global dialogue on the principles and values in international #research and #innovation cooperation. Deadline: 25 October. council.science/news/mld-survey
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Even basic questions about hail have been notoriously hard to study. But a long-awaited resurgence in research, including the first major U.S. field campaign to study hail in more than 40 years, could help change that.
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Hail is a multibillion-dollar problem — and could get worse - High Country News
At a Colorado cold lab, scientists race to better understand hail in a warming world.
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Nature @nature.com · 24/09/2026
A boron phase prepared under pressure is a million times more conductive than chemists expected, and can be stretched go.nature.com/4yWwnDD
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This weird form of boron is a million times more conductive than chemists expected
A boron phase prepared under pressure can be stretched.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 24/09/2026
Nova Scotia communities are pushing back on two proposed power plants, underscoring broader concerns about fast-tracking projects without adequately considering environmental and social impacts, @camfenton.bsky.social reports.
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Risking salmon, climate and Indigenous Rights: two Nova Scotia power plants underscore fast-tracking concerns
Government says proposed Nova Scotia power plants don’t trigger the duty to consult — but Mi’kmaq communities disagree, citing environmental concerns
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 24/09/2026
At MacEwan University presents The Walrus Talks North of Now, seven community leaders, researchers, policy makers, and industry professionals explore bold, northern-led visions for economic growth, sustainability, and reconciliation. Join us. thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-north…
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The Gairdner Foundation @gairdnerawards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One week left to nominate for the 2027 Canada Gairdner Awards! Recognizing researchers around the world advancing biomedical & global health research. Nominations close October 1: •Canada Gairdner International Award •John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award www.gairdner.org/awards/submi...
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Nature @nature.com · 24/09/2026
AlphaFold is being upgraded to better represent some of the least known and deadliest species: viruses go.nature.com/4cZivjx
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AlphaFold 'goes viral': database adds protein complexes of common viruses
AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.
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Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca · 24/09/2026
Join us at #CSPC2026, Canada's biggest forum for science and innovation policy! Connect with leaders from across sectors this November 24-27, 2026 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa. Early Bird registration is available until October 4: www.cspc2026.ca
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Merci également au Groupe interministériel sur les sciences, la technologie, l’ingénierie et les mathématiques autochtones (STIM-A) de nous avoir soumis cette question.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Merci aux membres du comité d’experts pour leur engagement, leur enthousiasme et les connaissances qu’ils ont mises à contribution pour répondre à cette importante question.
Les membres du groupe d'experts, avec leurs photos.
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
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Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances
Le CAC a le plaisir de publier Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances,...
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 24/09/2026
Dans le cadre de la collecte de données probantes pour le rapport, un atelier visant à discuter et à faire la synthèse des exemples de réussite de la mise en relation des systèmes de connaissances s’est tenu le 6 novembre 2025, et ses actes ont été publiés sur notre site Web.
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