The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to Washington, D.C., on October 9 and 10, 2014, to attend a conference organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and to attend the fall meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will highlight Canada's commitment toward girls and women in order to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2014 at an event in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Industry Minister James Moore today announced support for four new research projects to demonstrate the benefits to Canadian consumers of having free trade within Canada. The projects are another step in the concrete actions that the Government of Canada has been taking to free Canadian businesses, workers and consumers from the protectionist barriers that limit their success, movement and choice.
More than 500 sailors from Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Calgary, Winnipeg, Brandon and Yellowknife have departed from their home port of Esquimalt, BC, to take part in operations and exercises off the coast of Southern California.
On October 8, 2014, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) took another inmate hostage. Following negotiations, the incident was concluded at approximately 3:20 p.m.
A new quarterly report by Export Development Canada (EDC) will help small Canadian companies make better decisions when selling or entering into new markets.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $7.5 million to the Canadian Agri Traceability Services to develop, implement and operate a national livestock traceability data service.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that he will visit the Netherlands on October 10 and 11, 2014. Baird will meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans to discuss a range of pressing international issues, such as the crisis in Ukraine and the disturbing advances of the terrorist group ISIL in Iraq and Syria.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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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, welcomes the official opening of the new Béton Multi Surfaces manufacturing plant.
