| Service Canada | news releases
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is offering three Virtual Classrooms during the 2015‒2016 school year, providing English- and French-speaking students in every region of Canada with a unique way to learn more about Canadian history, Indigenous issues, social studies, science and more.
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Halifax's Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is the first Canadian stop for the National Film Board of Canada's #GIFnTAKE, a reboot of the classic photo booth that places participants front and centre in an NFB animated film. From October 17 to 22, visitors to the museum can step into the NFB's new photo booth for an up-close encounter with Charlie Chamberlain, the subject of Rachel Bower's The Singing Lumberjack. The NFB will also be streaming this short film free of charge on NFB.ca as of October 16-so you can watch it, then visit the #GIFnTAKE booth and star in it!
| Service Canada | news releases
On October 14, 2015, Robert Lionel Hatt, an inmate from the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary was found unresponsive in his cell.
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The National Film Board of Canada and Tandem Productions are pleased to announce the publication of a whole new series of digital box sets and DVDs presenting in an innovative and original way the well-known and unknown treasures of the NFB's vast collection.
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On October 11, 2015, at about 3 p.m., correctional officers in the medium security unit at Joyceville Institution intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband into the institution.
| Service Canada | statements
Ottawa, Ont. – October 14, 2015 – Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, issued the following statement with respect to the City of Montreal's plans to discharge 8 billion litres of raw sewage in the St. Lawrence River.
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October 13, 2015 The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) successfully completed the last of its operations in Salluit and the CCGS Terry Fox as well as the M/T Sarah Desgagnés are now leaving. I would like to extend my congratulations and gratitude to partners, stakeholders, and Aboriginal groups for their enormous contribution, support and efforts during the effective management of the fuel spill operation near the community of Salluit, West of Ungava Bay, in Northern Quebec that began on October 7, 2015. This was a great example of an operation conducted professionally and efficiently.
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Michel Creek Coking Coal Project, located southeast of Sparwood, British Columbia.
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I Love Potatoes, a game by NFB artist in residence Vali Fugulin, co-created with Minority, is available worldwide today on tablets (iOS and Android) and can be downloaded for free through the App Store, Google Play and Amazon. The game is available in seven languages (including English, French and Quebec French) and also has mobile devices and Web versions. The nfb.ca/ilovepotatoes site also includes a guide for social innovation and educational tools.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public to provide their comments on discussion paper DI-15-02, Review of CNSC Documentation on the Security of Nuclear Material.
