HAMILTON – The Ontario government is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT), bringing the province one step closer to getting shovels in the ground on major construction for a key transit project that will carry 50,000 daily riders across one of Ontario’s fastest-growing cities. “Our government is making real progress on our historic plan …
Ottawa – Women experience distinct heart disease and stroke symptoms and risk factors that remain under-researched and misunderstood. With these new investments, we’re closing the gap and moving toward a future where all women receive the high-quality heart and brain health care they need. Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada and partners, Heart & Stroke …
Ottawa – Palliative care services are an important part of the health care system, and can improve the quality of life and overall health of many people with a serious illness. Many Canadians find it difficult to discuss serious illness, death, dying and end-of-life care with their loved ones and health care providers. These conversations will be made easier by …
Ottawa – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew McMaster University’s licence for its McMaster Nuclear Reactor for a 20-year period. The McMaster Nuclear Reactor is located at the McMaster University campus in Hamilton, Ontario, and on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe Nations. In making its decision, the Commission considered written submissions from McMaster University, CNSC …
Hamilton – Pfizer Canada and McMaster University are proud to announce a significant project aimed at addressing critical gaps in health equity in the development and delivery of vaccines. Pfizer Canada’s investment of $500,000 to McMaster’s Global Nexus is aimed at supporting McMaster University’s commitment to inclusive excellence in research by training emerging scholars from equity-deserving groups in the field …
Ottawa – Mark Holland, Minister of Health, issued the following statement to mark the fourth National Day of Observance for COVID-19: “It is the National Day of Observance for COVID-19; a day to acknowledge the devastating health, societal and economic impact that the pandemic left on millions of people in Canada. Today, we remember the families, and honour the more …
Ontario – The Ontario government is investing more than $1.5 million in 15 research, innovation and modernization initiatives that will develop the untapped economic potential and environmental benefit of new and emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products, collectively known as forest biomass. The following projects will receive funding from the $19.6 million Forest Biomass Program which supports initiatives …
Hamilton – Canada’s pollution pricing system creates incentives for industries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; drives innovation and sustainable business practices; and fosters a cleaner, more environmentally responsible future. Through the Decarbonization Incentive Program, the Government of Canada returns a portion of the proceeds collected from the federal pollution price on large industrial emitters to support clean technology projects. …
Accelerator and nuclear reactors, in partnership with First Nations and biomanufacturing, to receive up to $35 million to support the development, production, advancement and distribution of medical isotopes used in fight against cancer and in diagnostic imaging Tiverton – The Government of Canada continues to deliver on its promise to rebuild and strengthen the biomanufacturing and life sciences sector across …
Ottawa – According to the latest national data, in Canada, almost 474,000 people aged 65 and older have been diagnosed with dementia. As our population ages, the number of Canadians affected by dementia is expected to increase. If current trends continue, by 2050 the number of people living with dementia in Canada is expected to double. The Government of Canada …
