/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce major investment in Canada Research Chairs Program/

WINNIPEG, Nov. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, will announce major investments in the Canada Research Chairs Program to attract and retain the world's best and brightest research talent at universities across Canada.

The Minister will be joined by new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at the University of Manitoba for the announcement.

Date:	Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Time:	9:00 a.m. (CT)
Location:	Engineering and Information Technology Complex (EITC) Atrium
	University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus
	75 Chancellors Circle
	Winnipeg, Manitoba

                       

Members of the media wishing to cover the ceremony are asked to confirm their attendance in advance with the University of Manitoba's media office.

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SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Nyree St-Denis, Communications Advisor, Office of the Minister of Science and Sport, 343-291-4051, [email protected]; Janine Harasymchuk, Communications Officer, 204-799-4802, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]; Alioune Camara, Media Relations Advisor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 613-992-8930, [email protected]

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