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Health minister rejects MS therapy trial

The Canadian government will not fund a clinical trial of the so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis at this time, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says.

Gaming grants downsized in Langley

Langley charities are pinching pennies as provincial gaming grants come in thinner than in recent years.

Government of Canada Invests in Research and Graduate Students

SUDBURY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2010) - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced a significant federal investment to further the development of talent and knowledge among Canada's top scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Through grants and scholarships awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), these investments ...

N.B. Tories to ponder grants for med students

GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD, N.B. - New Brunswick Conservative Leader David Alward says he would consider giving full grants to some medical students if they want to work in the province.

Feds not convinced MS treatment is safe, effective

Multiple sclerosis patients and some doctors are angry that the federal government is taking a wait-and-see approach toward funding clinical studies on the so-called "liberation treatment."