Not only does the Confederation Bridge make crossing back and forth from the mainland to P.E.I. easier, it is also the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water.

The ongoing debate around establishing year-round access from Prince Edward Island to...(read more)

This Canadian innovation will have your sweet tooth aching for sure!

Breaking a jar of liquid honey in his backpack while hiking in the 1990s got John Rowe thinking that honey should really be available in solid form. Since no one had ever invented such a...(read more)

In Canada's northern climate, Mother Nature often needs help to extend our growing season. 

In 1967, David Siminovitch and James Butler developed a nontoxic, protein-based version of fire-fighting foam that successfully protected row-crop plantings of...(read more)

The prosthetic hand. The first use of prosthetics goes back over 2,000 years, but it was not until 1971 that Canadian scientist Helmut Lucas created the first electric prosthetic hand. 

What makes Lucas' innovation especially unique is that it utilized...(read more)

Caring for others is integral to the fabric of Canadian society. The Able Walker arose from this concern for our fellow beings and is a perfect example of necessity being the mother of invention.

Norman Rolston invented his Able Walker in 1986 to help his aunt,...(read more)

For this week's innovation, we return to the world of gastronomy.  The Ambrosia Apple is a variety of apple originating in British Columbia, in the early 1990s. The original tree was first cultivated by the Mennell family of Similkameen Valley, British...(read more)