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Telesat Opens Annual Scholarship Programs for Women & Indigenous Students

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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“With these programs we aim to provide women and Indigenous students with access to impactful education and career opportunities while developing STEM talent throughout Canada.”

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  • “With these programs we aim to provide women and Indigenous students with access to impactful education and career opportunities while developing STEM talent throughout Canada.”
    Women in STEM Scholarship Program:
    Through the Women in STEM scholarship, Telesat will award $5,000 CAD scholarships to eight full-time undergraduate students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
  • With this scholarship, Telesat hopes to empower more women to engage in these important, emerging, and high-paying fields.
  • Telesat intends for this program to reflect Canada’s broad diversity and the company strongly encourages Indigenous, visible minority students, and students with disabilities to apply.
  • Scholarship Partners Canada (SPC), a division of Universities Canada, administers the scholarship program on behalf of Telesat.

AbacusBio Launches New Office in Alberta

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AbacusBio, a world-leading agri-science consultancy, announced the opening of a new office in Alberta as the next step in the company’s global expansion.

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  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AbacusBio, a world-leading agri-science consultancy, announced the opening of a new office in Alberta as the next step in the company’s global expansion.
  • AbacusBio is committed to reinvesting in the communities and are planning to continue their support for scientific education and empowering students as they expand into Alberta.
  • This will give Canadian undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain experience through internship programs or graduate studies in residence with AbacusBio.
  • I look forward to welcoming AbacusBio to the Edmonton region and thank Edmonton Global and Invest Alberta for their support in growing our region’s economic potential."

Obesity Canada and Lilly advance Canadian obesity research with a new fellowship program

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Monday, June 12, 2023
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TORONTO, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obesity Canada and Lilly Canada are proud to highlight the important work of two researchers who have been selected as recipients of the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program, in its inaugural year.

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  • TORONTO, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obesity Canada and Lilly Canada are proud to highlight the important work of two researchers who have been selected as recipients of the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program, in its inaugural year.
  • Created in 2023, the fellowship program is intended to engage new and emerging academic researchers with an opportunity to conduct obesity-related research that supports the development of a national obesity care framework.
  • Dr. Soren Harnois-Leblanc and Dr. Kristine Godziuk presented their research projects at the 8th Canadian Obesity Summit, in May.
  • The Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program is made available through Obesity Canada in partnership with various stakeholders such as Lilly Canada and is intended for individuals who are currently a postdoctoral fellow affiliated with Canadian Universities who are undertaking obesity research and supervised by a full-time faculty member employed at a Canadian University.

Telesat Launches National Fellowship Program for Indigenous Youth

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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OTTAWA, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced the launch of its national Fellowship for Indigenous Youth program.

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  • OTTAWA, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced the launch of its national Fellowship for Indigenous Youth program.
  • “Through this program, Fellowship awardees will learn invaluable technical skills in satellite, telecom and engineering, which can lead to sustained change for Indigenous youth and their communities across Canada.”
    The Hon.
  • Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor stated “Telesat’s new national Fellowship for Indigenous Youth program is an excellent example of the importance of increasing diversity across all sectors of our economy.
  • Indigenous youth will gain the skills and experience necessary in STEM to advance in Canada’s space sector through this fellowship, and our government is a proud supporter of this initiative.”
    Scholarship Partners Canada (SPC), a division of Universities Canada, will administer Telesat’s Fellowship for Indigenous Youth Program and select a committee of Canadian University representatives and an Indigenous-led application review committee.

Asia Innovations Group's flagship social media platform Uplive held the finale of the 34th Miss Asia International Pageant

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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The competition was co-organized by the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC), Uplive (Asia Innovations Group's flagship live social platform), M3/JMK (a model media academy), and Keppi (a fitness and fashion brand).

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  • The competition was co-organized by the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC), Uplive (Asia Innovations Group's flagship live social platform), M3/JMK (a model media academy), and Keppi (a fitness and fashion brand).
  • With over 300 million users across 150 countries, Uplive served as the exclusive online live broadcast and voting platform for the 34th Miss Asia International Pageant.
  • The 34th Miss Asia International Pageant received strong support from partners and sponsors.
  • Due to popular demand, the finals of the Miss Asia pageant will be re-broadcast on Uplive in the near future.

Alithya signs largest CRM contract to date in Canada's Higher Education practice

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") has entered into a two-phased agreement with a top-tier Canadian University to assist the institution in advancing its digital transformation processes, constituting the largest CRM project to date in Alithya's Higher Education space.

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  • MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") has entered into a two-phased agreement with a top-tier Canadian University to assist the institution in advancing its digital transformation processes, constituting the largest CRM project to date in Alithya's Higher Education space.
  • Alithya's client is one of Canada's top 10 largest higher education institution in terms of enrollment.
  • Alithya experts tailor specific solutions to address those needs by harnessing the power of Student/Institutional CRM, cloud-based Student Information Systems (SIS), Cloud ERP, and much more.
  • The company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application services, and data and analytics.

Kontrol Responds to US Government Agency Request and Wins New Recurring Revenue Customer

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Friday, August 27, 2021
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"Global has folded seamlessly into the Kontrol platform, having already started to grow our recurring revenue base in the several weeks since closing the acquisition," said Paul Ghezzi, CEO of Kontrol.

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  • "Global has folded seamlessly into the Kontrol platform, having already started to grow our recurring revenue base in the several weeks since closing the acquisition," said Paul Ghezzi, CEO of Kontrol.
  • The acquisition of Global provides an opportunity for Kontrol to continue to grow its recurring revenue platform.
  • By bringing those projects in house through a vertical integration strategy, Kontrol seeks to benefit from additional margin growth.
  • As previously announced, the BioCloud testing at a Health Canada Level 4 lab, at the request of various Government organizations, is ongoing.