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Growing gap for non-metropolitan communities

by COATES K
Growing gap for non-metropolitan communities In many ways, Canada’s smaller centres are still waiting for the economic benefits of advanced technologies. Charlottetown’s work on biotechnology, for example, has a limited profile. Photo: Charlottetown, P.E.I., Adobe Stock
Published in September 2024 - Page 11

In Canada’s major cities, the innovation economy is doing quite well. Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) researchers and start-up companies are global leaders. Supported by large federal and provincial subsidies, the renewable energy sector is making significant strides. Most of the impactful medical advances are happening away from the patients’ view, but improvements here have been dramatic.

There are some areas where innovation has not been moving at as rapid a pace. The

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