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The Short Report - March 1, 2023: A boost for cancer research in B.C.; a major funding round for insect biotechnology; CFI's new strategic plan, a new SMR program, and more.

By Cindy Graham
B.C. invests $440 million in cancer research; using fruit fly technology to fill a gap in bioreactors, CFI's vision for Canadian research, developing supply chains for SMR manufacturing, and more.

The Short Report - February 22, 2023: Protecting Canadian research; a newly-dubbed innovation agency, plans to modernize the EPA, and more.

By Cindy Graham
Research councils to adopt "enhanced posture" regarding national security; more details about Canada's new innovation agency, enshrining the right to a healthy environment, and more.

The Short Report - February 15, 2023: Renewed funding for the Global Innovation Clusters; a successful funding round for Scale AI, boosting Canada's biomanufacturing capacity in PEI, and more.

By Cindy Graham
Ottawa's $700-million investment doubles down on innovation; a record-breaking financing round to accelerate AI adoption, a new accelerator to boost Canadian bioscience in PEI, and more.

The Short Report - February 8, 2023: CIHR research grants, investing in deep-sea research, boosting AI capacity for Amii & U of A, and more.

By Cindy Graham
CIHR's fall 2022 competition garners an overall total investment of $325 million; Ottawa announces $46.5 million for ocean research, U of A and Amii set to usher in the next generation of Canadian AI research, and more.

The Short Report - February 1, 2023: A boost for potash mining; Canada becomes a full member of SKAO, the consequences of misinformation, and more

By Cindy Graham
BHP's low-emissions potash mine gets a boost; the benefits of membership for joining SKAO, CCA's report on the cost of COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, and more.

The Short Report - January 25, 2023: Expanding Canada's clinical trial networks, a $40-million injection for Xanadu Quantum Computing, research income rankings, and more.

By Cindy Graham
A pan-Canadian consortium to improve and expand on Canada's clinical trials; Xanadu Quantum Technologies aims to build and commercialize world’s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer, university research income quadruples since fiscal 2020, and more.

The Short Report - January 18, 2023: An advisory council to support Canada's national quantum strategy; boosting crop research in Saskatchewan, TMU's new leadership & innovation lab, and more.

By Cindy Graham
Minister Champagne names advisors to the national quantum strategy; crop research in Saskatchewan gets a boost, Brookfield Institute and Leadership Lab are merging, and more.

The Short Report - January 11, 2023: Boosting research and innovation in Newfoundland & Labrador; a Xanada-South Korea partnership, examining the state of public trust in science, and more.

By Cindy Graham
In Newfoundland, Corner Brook's new research hub opens while an innovation centre for remote operations is in the works; South Korea's national research institute is Xanadu Quantum Computing's newest collaborative partner, and a first-of-its-kind "trust in science" network launches at UWaterloo.

The Short Report - December 14, 2022: Investing in biomass; breaking ground at Chalk River, counting on a critical minerals strategy, and more

By Cindy Graham
CHAR Technologies' renewable natural gas and biocarbon facility gets an $11-million boost; AECL and CNL break ground on the new Chalk River nuclear research facility; Ottawa moves to expedite mining projects with a critical minerals strategy, and more.

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