Ottawa – Across Canada, institutions, businesses, and communities are stepping up to build a more sustainable future, including by investing in innovation and deploying more clean technologies that help to cut costs and support the economy. Member of Parliament Yasir Naqvi, on behalf of Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced funding of over $1.6 million to Carleton University …
Ontario Launches First New University Nursing Program in 20 Years
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is continuing to build a stronger health care workforce by establishing a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Carleton University in Ottawa. This program will be the first new, university-based nursing program in Ontario in 20 years, graduating more than 200 new nurses each year, helping to maintain and expand the province’s nursing …
New research investments in transmission of respiratory infectious diseases
Ottawa – Understanding how different respiratory infectious diseases, like COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), spread in our environment is important to help prevent serious negative health outcomes. Further research into how these diseases are transmitted and prevented can help inform public health measures that are timely and effective in reducing the impacts of respiratory illness on individuals and …