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The Short Report – Dec. 9, 2020: New funding for pandemic preparedness in LTC homes; a first-of-its-kind biofuel plant for Quebec, and more

Michael Sabia is the new deputy minister of Finance; a consortium of food-based businesses will test new applications for pulse flours; British-based Hg Capital will spend $1.1 billion to assume majority control of Calgary-based Benevity; Canada’s top 50 research universities posted a combined research income of $8 billion in fiscal 2019.

Desjardins funds two entrepreneurship projects in Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Desjardins Group has committed $600,000 to two business development projects in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. $500,000 will go to “Entrepreneurs propulsés,” a mentorship project and accelerator program for business leaders. Based in The Entrepreneur Zone at Cégep de Trois-Rivières, the program will offer group workshops and personalized coaching from the Quebec mentorship network Réseau M. Desjardins Group…