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Federal government renews CANARIE funding


OTTAWA - Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) has had its $62 million worth of funding and mandate renewed for three years. The Government of Canada’s “investment in CANARIE will help keep our economy strong and support leading-edge research from Canadian researchers, educators and students," said Minister of State Gary Goodyear in making the announcement today. "We recognize CANARIE as an important component of Canada's digital infrastructure for research and education." CANARIE is a not-for-profit corporation that manages an ultra-high-speed network supporting research and education (R&E). It connects 12 provincial and territorial R&E networks to each other and to...