Tag: Government
A new deal for the disabled
GN, Hansen Foundation strike partnership to improve wheelchair accessibility
The Government of Nunavut and the Rick Hansen Foundation have signed a partnership agreement that both...
Stem cell bill faces certain veto
The legislation passes the House and Senate but is short of the two-thirds majorities to override a veto, which Bush has pledged to make.
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Bell and Rick Hansen Foundation Launch Partnership
Bell welcomes Rick Hansen to its Olympic and Paralympic family and supports youth engagement expansion
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell and...
Donor gives Shriner’s hospital $10 million
Attorney H. Patrick Weber took the unusual step last December of calling his friend, Glenn Huber, chairman of Shriners Burns Hospital in Cincinnati, late...
Swims wash away depths of despair for paralyzed Mexico man
ENSENADA, Mexico — The marathon swimmer churned a solitary path through the chilly current, his wave-sculpted shoulders and arms dragging his lifeless legs through...
Still making a difference
Twenty years ago, the kind of spinal-cord injury Caleb Brousseau sustained when he landed badly from a 12-metre jump while snowboarding in February would...
He’s come back from the depths
Ensenada — THE marathon swimmer churned a solitary path through the chilly current, his wave-sculpted shoulders and arms dragging his lifeless legs through the...
Odds high, funds sparse for stem cell researchers
Patrick's $1b offer a temporary boost
For all the hype and hope surrounding stem cell research, most of the companies trying to develop treatments from...
Embryonic stem cells trial on track to start
The first clinical trial of embryonic stem cells is on track to start early next year on patients with spinal cord injury. Geron (NASDAQ:GERN...
Hansen returns to P.E.I. 20 years after historic tour
Premier gives $200,000 over five years to help those with spinal cord injuries
Twenty years after his historic Man in Motion Tour last brought him...
