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Last week, the Government of Canada launched Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All.

The strategy is designed to help ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are shared broadly, so that workers, businesses and communities across Canada can access and benefit from AI.

It sets out Canada’s vision for advancing a responsible, safe and sovereign AI industry, committed to protecting privacy, enhancing trust, and making sure that AI adoption is guided by Canadian values and priorities. It will protect Canadians, particularly children, against AI risks and online harms, including by safeguarding their personal information and increasing AI transparency.

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🌎 Can we turn carbon dioxide into useful fuels—and keep the technology stable enough to work long term?

Researchers at the University of Alberta are studying copper-based materials that can convert into valuable chemicals using sunlight. While promising, these materials tend to break down over time, limiting their real-world application.

Using advanced analyses at the CLS, the team is tracking exactly how and why this breakdown happens—right as the reaction is taking place. By comparing different material designs, they aim to find ways to improve stability and overall performance.

This work could help turn CO₂, a major driver of , into a valuable resource—supporting clean energy solutions and a more balanced carbon cycle. ♻️

This research is led by Prof. Xiaolei Wang and Dr. Yicheng Wang, his former PhD student and current postdoctoral fellow. Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta

This study is funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Image: Setting up for the experiment at the CLS.

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supports the people and research making Canada a world leader in defence and security innovations, with over $970M in NSERC funding for defence-related research over the last 10 years.

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How does the brain maintain myelin—and what happens when this process breaks down?

In their new study, Dr. Shuzo Sugita and colleagues at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute identify a key mechanism that brain cells use to preserve myelin, the protective layer around nerve fibres. Using a new model, they also show how disruption of this process by removing a key protein may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

By uncovering the role of SNAP-23-dependent transport of cellular materials to maintain myelin, the team provides new insight into early disease processes and highlights a potential therapeutic target to help slow or prevent myelin loss.

🔗 Read more: https://www.uhnresearch.ca/news/6-08-2026/unravelling-myelin-stability

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First author: Chun Hin Chow
Senior author: Dr. Shuzo Sugita
Corresponding author: Dr. Olga Rojas


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