Research

What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada鈥檚 mining oversight

What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada鈥檚 mining oversight

Canada鈥檚 fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush, write Dal's Alana Westwood and Ben Collison in a new commentary piece for Policy Options.  Read more.

Featured News

Kala Hirle Clarke and Mia Samardzic
Friday, October 24, 2025
海角社区app celebrates six scholars awarded the final Vanier and Banting fellowships, spotlighting groundbreaking research in health, sustainability, sexual well-being, and marine conservation.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, October 23, 2025
海角社区app celebrates new and renewed Canada Research Chairs tackling global challenges from Arctic law and anti-Black racism to climate resilience, clean energy, and pandemic preparedness.
Farrah Smith
Monday, October 20, 2025
Science student May Engelhardt visited Sable Island this month, where she spent the day carrying out research to support conservation efforts.

Archives - Research

Anthony D Rosborough
Monday, February 10, 2025
The right to repair can increase the amount of well-paying Canadian jobs and reduce Canada鈥檚 dependence on unpredictable global markets.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, January 30, 2025
The new DalSolutions editorial hub will feature stories that exemplify research with a purpose鈥攔esearch that is changing lives and helping to shape the world for the better.
Laura Eggertson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
海角社区app鈥檚 Dr. Christine Chambers and her colleagues at Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) are working with hospitals to adopt Canada鈥檚 first Pediatric Pain Management Standard.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
UNITE and CIRCLES-NS are two of four projects announced by Research Nova Scotia as part of a $27-million investment, the largest to date, and first use of the Focused Research Investment fund.
Alison Auld
Monday, January 27, 2025
A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to buffering the harmful effects of excess nutrients that we put into the oceans, researchers say.