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60 Years of Canadian Innovation - Week 43
April 22, 2025

This innovation never quite made it into mass production but was incredibly innovative, and Canadian!

 

The Uno Dicycle was conceived by Ben Gulak from Milton, Ontario in 2006. This single-wheel, gyroscope balanced electric vehicle was designed to be used in...(read more)

60 Years of Canadian Innovation - Week 42
April 16, 2025

Development of this innovation began in the late 1980s and was operational in the mid-1990's. The Canadian Disruptive Pattern is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern developed for use by the Canadian Armed Forces. Four operational variations of CADPAT...(read more)

60 Years of Canadian Innovation - Week 41
April 09, 2025

Who hasn't indulged in these for a between meal snack!

 

Pizza Pops were invented by Paul Faraci of Winnipeg, in 1964. They were conceived as a modification of traditional cheese-filled Italian turnovers such as calzone or panzerotti. The rights to Pizza Pops...(read more)

60 Years of Canadian Innovation - Week 40
April 01, 2025

Nuclear power plants have been producing commercial electricity in Canada since the early 1960s. The CANDU reactor is a distinctly Canadian innovation. CANDU stands for Canada deuterium uranium, because it uses deuterium oxide (heavy water) as a moderator and coolant...(read more)

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