American scientists ask Canada for help amid Trump cuts and layoffs. The federal government and an engineering firm sued over the LaSalle Causeway bridge collapse. A University of Waterloo professor shares the importance of the iron ring. These were the most-read stories in the Daily Media Report in late February.
American scientists: Advocacy groups for American scientists fear that science is under attack under the new Trump administration in the United States given recent cuts and layoffs. Speaking with CBC News at a three-day annual conference hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, some said that Canada could help by encouraging scientists who left for jobs in the US to return home.
LaSalle Causeway bridge: A company hired to repair the LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston, Ont., is suing the federal government and an engineering firm for more than $8 million, claiming it was wrongly blamed for the bridge’s structural failure.
Iron ring: On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the iron ring, Dr. Nadine Ibrahim, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering, reflects on the personal and professional importance of the iron ring.
