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Drone Delivery Canada, which uses robotic drones of varying sizes to deliver cargo with a variety of shipping partners, has added a new ally to its list.

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Cargo drone delivery operator Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) received its first conditional approval for funding of its Moose Cree First Nation project, announced a year ago this month, DDC said in a statement on Tuesday.

How did you get from your start point to where you are today?

The first thing the company did was to reach out to the regulator. In the USA that’s the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while in Canada the role is split between Transport Canada and NAVCanada – Transport Canada writes the rules NAVCanada enforces them.

Researchers in Ontario are attempting to figure out how to deliver life-saving medical supplies in record times by answering a simple question with profound implications: Can an ambulance or a drone reach the scene of a medical emergency faster?

Moose Cree First Nation has teamed up with Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada to see if the self-flying aircraft can reduce the time and expense of bringing food, medicine and other supplies to the remote community.