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Associate Minister of National Defence, Julian Fantino, today announced an innovative new project to support Arctic research, as well as Canada's ability to counter any threat to our Arctic sovereignty.
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Canada's area of responsibility for Search and Rescue (SAR) includes millions of square kilometers of sparsely settled and austere terrain, and the longest coastlines in the world.
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July 24, 2015 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Harper Government has awarded a $2.6 million contract to NEWDOCK St. John's Dockyard Limited for important refit and maintenance work for the CCGS Edward Cornwallis.
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Dryden, Ontario July 24th, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario; and Craig Nuttall, Mayor of the City of Dryden.
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OTTAWA – Today, Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced a series of measures that will help strengthen the SAR system, including investment in a satellite system to improve detection of activated emergency beacons.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today an investment of $2.5 million to Bonduelle Research Inc., to introduce a new food preservation technology which prolongs the shelf-life of vegetables making them safer to consume longer after they are harvested.
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Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and for Western Economic Diversification, and Member of Parliament for Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo was joined today by the Honourable Todd Stone, B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, to announce federal funding of over $18.3 million and $76.1 million in provincial funding for the expansion of Highway 1 from Hoffman's Bluff to Chase Creek.
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July 24, 2015 Montreal, Quebec – The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA), with its Search and Rescue partners, will conduct maritime emergency exercises on Great Slave Lake and on the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories July 25 and 26 2015. These exercises are being conducted as part of regular ongoing training between the CCGA, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), the Department of National Defence (DND), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA).
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Today, Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada has joined the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture as part of the Government of Canada's ongoing efforts to support increasing sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries.
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Construction is now finished on three more kilometres of upgrades that will improve safety and reliability on the Trans-Canada Highway, announced Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and for Western Economic Diversification, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and B.C.'s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.
