| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement concerning reports that at least 700 pilgrims were killed, and more than 800 injured in a stampede in Mina outside Mecca:
| Parks Canada | news releases
During the fall, La Mauricie National Park is awash in colour. Parks Canada invites visitors to enjoy many outdoor activities, including interpretive hikes to learn more about the park's wildlife and plants.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Employment and Social Development Canada today announced the quarterly benefit amounts for Old Age Security (OAS) for October to December 2015.
| National Film Board | news releases
The New York Film Festival's Convergence 2015 conference hosts the world premiere of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) interactive documentary The Deeper They Bury Me: A Call from Herman Wallace on September 27 with The Deeper They Bury Me LIVE, an exclusive event co-presented by social justice organization Sankofa, founded by Harry Belafonte. Co-directed by Angad Bhalla and Ted Biggs, this interactive documentary launches the same day, for audiences worldwide, at NFB.ca.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
Recent suggestions in media reports that passport security has in any way been compromised are completely incorrect. The Canadian passport is, and will remain, one of the most secure travel documents in the world.
| National Film Board | news releases
Common Space? is a tour of eight new works displayed at various sites in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles from October 1 to 18, 2015. It is the outcome of a creative process that merges the talent of 13 artists from seven countries, as they explore the question of humans at the heart of technology. Contributors include: Michel de Broin (Canada), whose Molysmocène will be projected on the façade of Théâtre Maisonneuve; Sam Meech (United Kingdom), with We're all friends here, a trio of works, at Place de la Paix and the UQAM Centre de design; artist Darsha Hewitt (Canada), in collaboration with Nelly-Ève Rajotte (Canada), who take the Goethe Institute by storm with their A Side Man 5000 Adventure; and Sébastien Pierre and Daniel Canty (Canada), who together created Les îles invisibles, an interactive rediscovery tour of the Quartier des Spectacles starting at the Saint-Laurent Metro station.
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | news releases
TSB will deploy to marine sinking.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Joyceville Institution on September 17, 2015, has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
On September 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen.
| National Defence | statements
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces today released the following statement on recent media coverage on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program, which will renew the Royal Canadian Navy surface combat fleet by replacing the capabilities provided by the destroyers (Iroquois-class) and the multi-role patrol frigates (Halifax-class):
