Hamilton gets $35M for heart research

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HAMILTON – The federal government will contribute nearly $35 million to a new cardiovascular disease research institute based in Hamilton, Ont.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the centre will attract cutting edge researchers to the southern Ontario city and cement Hamilton as a global centre of cardiovascular research.

Harper is making the announcement at Hamilton General Hospital during a three-day visit to Ontario.

The federal funding comes through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for the institute, which is expected to cost a total of nearly $91 million.

Harper says it will house more than 500 researchers and staff and create 230 new jobs in the area, while also attracting top-shelf researchers from around the world.

Hamilton Health Sciences and other organizations will make up the difference.