This primer by Babak Najafi, Deepak Sharma and Leo Kavanagh examines how there are two sides to stock options. If the stock options have value, a CEO can make lots of money. On the other hand, a tech start up may offer options, but it is a gamble as they may not gain value.

The average prices of a home in Toronto continues to rise. Dean Hayashi‘s animation breaks down the average price of a home is, what the average mortgage is, and how much your income should be to afford such a home.

Seventeen miners in New York were saved after being trapped in one of the deepest salt mines in the world. Cyril Meusy’s animation illustrates what went wrong and how far below the miners were trapped

A state of emergency was declared in the US state of California over a massive natural gas leak that has been spewing methane and other gases into a Los Angeles neighborhood for months, sickening residents and forcing thousands to evacuate. This gas leak is believed to be the largest since the 2010 BP oil spill. Deepak Sharma‘s animation explains how fixing this leak isn’t an easy task — it goes into depth as to what has been done and what remains to be done.

Using a couple named Fred and Ethel, this animation by Chris Jeri and Ben Simpson explains how Canada could take on more debt if it brings in more revenue.

Researchers believe the Athabasca Glacier is melting faster than it ever has; shrinking 10 metres in length every year and losing two metres in depth on its edges and at least a metre in its centre. Now, scientists believe it could be gone within a middle-aged person’s lifetime. Cody Coates’ animation examines the facts regarding the ongoing recession.

Tom Clark looks at the latest report from the parliament budget office on the deficit numbers and explains what this may mean for the liberal economic agenda with the help of this animationcreated by Leo Kavanagh and Andrew Miller.

NASA has provided new insight into how Mars became the red planet. Annu Gulati and Mike Lapalme’s animation examine what’s eating away at Mars’ atmosphere.

After a whopping 50,000 requests completed and a groundbreaking election package, volume 3 of Hues & Views is out.

How does this animation come to life? GlobalGFX worked collaboratively to piece together this intricate animation – modeling the Parliament building, storyboarding and camera tracking.

The Leviathan II, a 20-metre cruiser vessel with 27 people on board, sunk near Tofino, BC. 5 people were confirmed dead. This whale-watching ship is now at the centre of multiple investigations was inspected annually since 1998 and certified to carry 46 passengers. Cyril Meusy’s animation explains how the tragedy unfolded.

The International Space Station is marking a milestone. Every day for the past 15 years, there has been someone in orbit — making it the longest continuous human presence in space. Cyril Meusy’s animation reflects on this major achievement.

Justin Trudeau introduced his cabinet to the country on Wednesday morning. These 15 men and 15 women include some familiar faces and lots of newcomers.

Get some quick facts on the new cabinet members, with the trading cards designed by Janet Cordahi here. Collect them all!

It’s that time of year again! Halloween is a great opportunity for the members of GlobalGFX to express themselves creatively outside of the computer. Some of us are tricky, but others are surely treats! Happy Halloween!

You see it every time there’s a heavy rainfall: torrents of water running down streets, large lake-like “puddles” pooling in the middle of roads, flooding streets. Sometimes it doesn’t even take that much rain to produce these things.

The reason we see these each time we get a storm is due to the concrete jungle.

Typically, when rain falls, most of it is absorbed into the ground. During heavy rains, some water won’t be absorbed, but will be carried away above ground to areas where it will be absorbed.

This animation (by Chris MacDougall) and infographic (by Leo Kavanagh and Babak Najafi) explain how urbanization can lead to flooding.

Montreal took another step toward protecting all of Angell Woods in Beaconsfield from development. The city purchased a large section of land to help maintain it as a natural green space. Andrew Miller‘s animation illustrates how large the space is.

Here’s a sample of some of the results boards that appeared as part of Global’s federal election coverage on Decision Canada.

This virtual set by Annu Gulati and Mike Lapalme visualizes the federal election results for Decision Canada.

Guardrails are supposed to absorb a car’s energy when they are hit from the front. In many cases, they are designed to absorb the energy and coil away.

There’s an asteroid that’s set to buzz Earth on Halloween. But don’t panic.