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28 Feb 2014
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Québec-based Kinova honoured in Germany

On February 25, Kinova, a Québec-based company, received the prestigious Innovation 2014 Award from the German Paraplegia Foundation for its robotic arm known as JACO.
26 Feb 2014
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Québec supports the International Festival of Films on Art

Minister Jean-François Lisée and Maka Kotto, Minister of Culture and Communications, announce that $202,000 in financial support will be given to the 32nd International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), which will be held from March 20 to 30 in Montreal.
25 Feb 2014
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Québec will shine again at South by Southwest

The programming for Planet Québec’s fourth appearance at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, which will be held in Austin, Texas from March 7 to 16, was unveiled yesterday in Montreal.
24 Feb 2014
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Québec wants gazelles!

Élaine Zakaïb, Minister for Industrial Policy and the Banque de développement économique du Québec, has launched a call for candidates for the selection of 300 high-performance small and medium-sized businesses, consisting of 100 “gazelles” (high-growth businesses) and 200 promising businesses with a chance of becoming tomorrow’s gazelles.
24 Feb 2014
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Report published on the creation of a Québec international solidarity agency

Minister Jean-François Lisée and Michèle Asselin, Vice President of the Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI), published the report by the MRIFCE-AQOCI Working Group today on the creation of a Québec international solidarity agency (AQSI).
21 Feb 2014
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Cégep international to help train Brazilian teachers

Cégep international, an organization devoted to promoting Québec colleges internationally, has announced the signing of a service agreement with Brazil’s SENAI São Paulo, part of Latin America’s largest network of technical and vocational training institutions.
19 Feb 2014
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Strong showing by Québec films at the Berlinale 2014

Québec’s film industry was well represented at the Berlinale 2014, as five feature-length films by Québec directors were included in the program of this celebrated film festival, which ran from February 6 to 16, 2014 in Germany’s capital city.
17 Feb 2014
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Québec translators at Sochi Games

Four young Québec professionals are part of the team responsible for providing translation and interpretation services at the Sochi Winter Games.
14 Feb 2014
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Québec featured during London’s International Fashion Showcase: Minister Lisée applauds the creativity of Québec designers

Minister Jean-François Lisée wishes to highlight the participation of seven emerging creators from Montréal’s fashion scene in Montréal The White Winter Fashion City showcase that just opened at the Québec Government Office in London (DGQL).
14 Feb 2014
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40 years of Québec-Japan relations

At the initiative of Minister Jean-François Lisée, the National Assembly of Québec adopted a motion yesterday to celebrate Québec’s four decades of official presence in Japan.