| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health announced today funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for 764 health research projects across Canada, totalling over $298 million. Minister Clement was joined by Dr. Patrick McGrath, a member of CIHR's Governing Council, Dr. Po-Yin Cheung, a neonatologist and CIHR-funded researcher from the University of Alberta, and Luis and Oksana Delgado from Edmonton, whose 22 month old son Adrian received medical care from Dr. Cheung when he suffered low oxygen and its complications at birth. Using state-art resources and knowledge from his research, Dr. Cheung and his health-care team helped Adrian make a full recovery.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced funding for the Old Age Pensioners' Organization in Keremeos under the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP).
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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British Columbia's exports will contract for the third consecutive year in 2008 with a 3 per cent decline projected for this year, according to a Provincial Export Forecast released today by Export Development Canada (EDC). Growth will return in 2009, but following back-back declines, the rebound will be modest at 2.6 per cent.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Parliamentary Secretary Lynne Yelich, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced a new project to provide biotechnology graduates with invaluable work experience, and to increase the industry's competitiveness.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada to Bernard Pivot, a French citizen whose passion for French language and literature have resulted in fruitful cultural exchanges between France and Canada. This special investiture will occur on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 8 p.m., at the residence of the Ambassador of Canada to France.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today joined RCMP Assistant Commissioner Raf Souccar to announce that the Government of Canada is taking action to stop the trade of illicit tobacco in Canada by criminal organizations, by launching the RCMP Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy, as well, a new government task force .
| Women and Gender Equality Canada
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The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, today announced another call for proposals to the Women's Community Fund of the Women's Program of Status of Women Canada.
