Will the warm weather stay?
Ottawa Watch
We speak to a Senior Climatologist to tell us what the coming weeks have in store for us.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Globe and Mail
an hour ago
- Globe and Mail
Hempalta Announces Participation in the 2025 Canadian Climate Investor Conference
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - June 5, 2025) - Hempalta (TSXV: HEMP), an agricultural clean-tech company that leverages its value chain and knowledge to generate global carbon credit solutions from industrial hemp and other nature based solutions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 2025 Canadian Climate Investor Conference (CCIC), taking place on Wednesday June 11, 2025 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto, Ontario. For a complete agenda of the conference and to register, see the conference website here: About Hempalta Hempalta Corp. (TSXV: HEMP) is a nature-based carbon credit provider utilizing industrial hemp's potential to sequester carbon. Through its subsidiary Hemp Carbon Standard Inc. (HCS), the Company develops methodologies and supports farmers in monetizing regenerative farming practices. About the Canadian Climate Investor Conference The Canadian Climate Investor Conference (CCIC), hosted by Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), brings together growth-oriented clean technology and renewable energy companies, and climate conscious investors, to share ideas and discover ways to accelerate the deployment of capital needed to build a more sustainable future for Canadians. The conference showcases clean technology investments and is designed to help democratize the ability for investors to participate in growing the clean technology ecosystem.
National Post
2 hours ago
- National Post
Alphawave Semi Tapes Out Breakthrough 36G UCIe™ IP on TSMC 2nm, Unlocking Foundational AI Platform IP on Nanosheet Processes
Article content First UCIe Die-to-Die IP Subsystem on TSMC's 2nm Process with CoWoS ® Advanced Packaging Technology Delivers 11.8 Tbps/mm Bandwidth Density and a Scalable Path for 64G Die to Die Interconnects Article content LONDON & TORONTO — Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute silicon for the world's technology infrastructure, announced the successful tape out of one of the industry's first UCIe™ IP subsystem on TSMC's N2 process, supporting 36G die-to-die data rates. The solution is fully integrated with TSMC's Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS ®) advanced packaging technology, unlocking breakthrough bandwidth density and scalability for next-generation chiplet architectures. Article content This milestone builds on the recent release of the Alphawave Semi AI Platform, proving readiness to support the future of disaggregated SoCs and scale-up infrastructure for hyperscale AI and HPC workloads. With this tape-out, Alphawave Semi becomes one of the industry's first to enable UCIe connectivity on 2nm nanosheet technology, marking a major step forward for the open chiplet ecosystem. Article content 'We're proud to lead the industry into the N2 era with the first UCIe IP on this advanced node,' said Mohit Gupta, Senior VP & GM, Custom Silicon & IP, Alphawave Semi. 'Our 36G subsystem validates a new class of high-density, power-efficient chiplet connectivity and paves the way for 64G UCIe and beyond—critical for AI and high-radix networking applications.' Article content Alphawave Semi's one of the industry's first UCIe IP subsystem on TSMC's 2nm process delivers 36G performance with 11.8 Tbps/mm bandwidth density, ultra-low power and latency, and advanced features like live per-lane health monitoring and comprehensive testability. Compliant with UCIe 2.0 standard and supporting multi protocols, including PCIe ®, CXL™, AXI, CHI and more with Alphawave Semi's highly configurable and efficient Streaming Protocol D2D Controller. Article content Alphawave Semi is advancing key ecosystem collaborations to enable groundbreaking technologies, leveraging D2D-based open chiplet interoperability to drive a broader AI connectivity platform for the industry. Alphawave Semi's UCIe IP on the TSMC N2 process affirms its position as one of the leading enablers of scalable, open chiplet ecosystems. Article content 'Our latest collaboration with Alphawave Semi underscores our shared commitment to driving advancements in high-performance computing through design solutions that fully leverage the performance and energy-efficiency advantages of TSMC's advanced process and packaging technologies,' said Lipen Yuan, Senior Director of Advanced Technology Business Development at TSMC. 'This milestone illustrates how close collaboration with our Open Innovation Platform ® (OIP) partners like Alphawave Semi can enable the quick delivery of advanced interface IP and custom silicon solutions to meet the increasing demands of AI and cloud infrastructure.' Article content Alphawave Semi is already executing on its plans to deliver next-generation UCIe solutions, with 64G UCIe support — empowering AI and HPC customers to lead in a rapidly evolving chiplet-driven landscape. Article content About Alphawave Semi Article content Alphawave Semi is a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute silicon for the world's technology infrastructure. Faced with the exponential growth of data, Alphawave Semi's technology services a critical need: enabling data to travel faster, more reliably, and with higher performance at lower power. We are a vertically integrated semiconductor company, and our IP, custom silicon, and connectivity products are deployed by global tier-one customers in datacenters, compute, networking, AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and storage. Founded in 2017 by an expert technical team with a proven track record in licensing semiconductor IP, our mission is to accelerate the critical data infrastructure at the heart of our digital world. To find out more about Alphawave Semi, visit: Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Claudia Cano-Manuel Article content Article content Article content
CBC
2 hours ago
- CBC
Search is on for new water source in Umiujaq, Que., as local spring dries up
The community of Umiujaq, Que., is looking for a new source of drinking water, after its water reservoir was found empty last year. Next to the village's water treatment plant is a large reservoir to store water collected during the summer. When it's full, it can hold roughly two years' worth of water for the community. Hossein Shafeghati, the Kativik Regional Government's municipal public works director, said he was notified in March 2024 that the reservoir had no more water. He brought in researchers from Université Laval to investigate. The researchers' theory is that the spring that Umiujaq draws water from has dried up, and thawing permafrost could be to blame. "They believe that the permafrost might have degraded and changed the slope. So that water is going somewhere else [away from the reservoir]," Shafeghati said. Last summer, the researchers flew in pumps to extract water from a part of the river further north, to ensure there is sufficient supply. In the coming months, some of the researchers will be back in Umiujaq to look for a new, permanent water source near the community. Challenges of location Richard Fortier is one of the researchers involved in the search for a new source. His team has identified several possible sites, but all have logistical challenges. One section of a local river, for example, is near a landfill. "If you want to use the surface water in the river, you have to pump the water uphill of the dump and the wastewater pump. Otherwise if you take it downhill, you are vulnerable to the contamination from the dump and the wastewater pump," Fortier said. That would mean a more complex — and costly — construction job. Another researcher, Jean-Michel Lemieux, also floats the idea of underground water as a possible source, like in the other Nunavik communities of Salluit and Kuujuaraapik. The warmth from a body of water can create taliks – layers of unfrozen ground within a permafrost region. Lemieux, who's studied the area for a decade, said there is a valley with groundwater, though it's several kilometres away from the village. But he believes it could be worth it, given groundwater is better quality – and tastes better — than surface water. "The soil naturally filters the water, so there's bacteria, there's viruses. So the rock quality of the water that could be pumped from an aquifer is much better." Once a viable new water source is identified, the Kativik Regional Government will need to get it approved with Quebec's Environment Ministry. It will also take time to build new infrastructure, so Shafeghati anticipates the entire process could take up to five years. Other impacts of climate change Thawing permafrost, on areas with a slope, can cause active layer detachment. "That is when that active layer sitting on the slope loses the attachment to the permafrost and then it slides down the slope. That's where you have landslides," Shafeghati explained. The road to Umiujaq's airport could be at risk, he said, though he doesn't believe other parts of the village will need to be relocated because of permafrost degradation. However, it will be a factor in where they choose the new water source to be situated. Last week, the Quebec government announced $1.85 million for landslide research in Nunavik. The province said that money will help Université Laval to map out landslide-prone areas in the region, and funding is also being provided to the Kativik Regional Government to improve risk management. In an email to CBC News, Umiujaq Mayor Jack Niviaxie said he's seeing the effects of climate change already in his community. About 460 kilometres east of Umiujaq, climate change is also threatening the water in Tasiujaq. That village, situated near Ungava Bay, is renowned for its high tides. Shafeghati said the tidal fluctuation there is greater than the Bay of Fundy, and rising sea levels could be pushing water further up the community's river. "There are times in the year that there is salt water intrusion and there are sensors in the system that will shut down the pumping when there is salinity in the river," he said. He said the system in Tasiujaq is fine for now, but in the new few decades, the community may have to consider moving the water pumping station further upriver.
