Four Canadian researchers receive Terry Fox grants up to 1 million
Four cancer researchers across Canada were awarded up to 1 million dollars each under the Terry Fox Special Initiatives Program. Grants went to Dr. Jeremy Carver of the University of Toronto Dr. Harry Schachter of SickKids Dr. Werner Paetkau of the University of Alberta and Dr. Robert Chambers of Dalhousie University. Up to 150,000 dollars per year for three years funds research on cancer spread tumor immunology and environmental carcinogens.
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Toronto
Terry Fox
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Canadian Cancer Society
Canada
Ray Bush
National Cancer Institute
Jeremy Carver
University of Toronto
Harry Schachter
Hospital For Sick Children
Werner Paetkau
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Robert Chambers
Dalhousie University
Halifax
Schachter
Carver
Toronto University
Sick Children’s
Paetkau
Arts before planes in BC fuel briefs to policy panel
Vancouver artists urge redirecting fighter plane funds to culture to ease arts funding crisis. Club figures like Misha Tarasoff of Vancouver Playhouse and Hamilton McClymont of Canadian opera groups push for more money and better marketing to raise the sector’s profile and improve artist livelihoods.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Federal
Cultural Policy Review Committee
Louis Applebaum
Commission
Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance
Misha Tarasoff
Man of the Alliance
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
Canada
Hamilton McClymont
Professional Opera Companies of Canada
Vancouver Opera Association
Newfoundland Opposition to NEP Eases Offshore Prospects
A provincial report by Newfoundland petroleum directorate and development department warns the federal National Energy Program will sharply cut offshore exploration and cost the province millions. It forecasts 63 wells under NEP over 10 years versus 279 in high forecast, with wages, employment, and expenditures also far higher under optimistic conditions.
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Brian Butters
Southam News
ST. John’s
Mid
Newfoundland
Ottawa
NEP
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
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