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Funding for the internship program was provided by the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship program, made up of $7,500 from Mitacs and $2,500 from Vancouver-based Atomic Cartoons.
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When Lia Fabre-Dimsdale, a member of the Liidlii Kue Frist Nation, landed an internship with Atomic Cartoons, the production company that creates the award-winning animated PBS Kids series Molly of Denali, she said it was a “dream opportunity.”
November 22, 2022
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Mitacs to Announce 2022 Award Winners for Innovations in Medicine, Environment, Technology, and More
Award Ceremony to Take Place November 22 Ottawa, ON — A breakthrough treatment for prostate cancer, an AI system that better detects heart disease, a revolutionary technology to clean up dangerous toxins, and a first-of-its-kind app to improve the lives of people with disabilities, are just some of the groundbreaking Canadian innovations that are being […]
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January 22, 2022
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CTV News: Saving Canada’s Indigenous languages
By Angie Seth Sara Child is a professor in Indigenous Education at North Island College and is leading the research effort to recover Kwak’wala with her organization Sanyakola Foundation. Establish in 2017, the not-for-profit is currently focusing on Indigenous language revitalization in consultation with Kwakwaka’wakw elders. The project is one of dozens of Canadian research projects highlighted in a […]
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January 21, 2022
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The Suburban: Montreal start-up launches first-of-its-kind smart arm bracelet to help save kids’ lives in busy emergency rooms
NURA Medical’s breakthrough smart arm bracelet technology is changing the way in which emergency room clinicians work with children. As a part of Their World, Our Future, an Innovation Trends video series by Mitacs, NURA Medical’s invention aids the administration of life-saving medicine to kids, all while increasing efficiency and efficacy. Read more…
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