The federal government has announced funding for 14 research facilities across Canada and a third of the total $230 million dollars will be going straight to two of our countries top science facilities which are located at the University of Saskatchewan. The Canadian Light Source and Super Dual Auroral Radar Network are sharing $77.5 million from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation; $76.9 million of which goes to the CLS. USask President Peter Stoicheff says, “The CFI’s funding commitment for these outstanding USask research facilities enables us to address some of the biggest global challenges such as food security, climate change, and infectious diseases, including coronavirus.” Physicist Kathryn McWilliams says funding for the radar network helps position Canada as a global leader in monitoring space weather conditions and helps improve national security through radar monitoring.