| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière¿Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will make an announcement 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, concerning the Centre communautaire récréatif Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Drummondville on the occasion of the inauguration of its new facilities.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced a new national tribute to mark the 75th anniversary of Canada's engagement in the Second World War and the extraordinary role Canadians played in the Allied victory.
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement on the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice regarding a challenge to the repeal of the long gun registry.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
| news releases
The vision of the CCNA is to bring together 20 research teams involving over 340 top Canadian researchers in the field of neurodegenerative diseases affecting cognition such as Alzheimer's in a collaborative and synergistic space.
Jeff Watson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today recognized the central role that marine pilots play in maintaining professional standards in Canada's marine transportation system in remarks made to the 4th Canadian Marine Pilots' Association (CMPA) Congress in Niagara Falls.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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CIHR and partners launch the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging a collaborative research program focused on tackling the challenge of dementia and other neurodegenerative illnesses
Today, the Honourable Susan Sullivan, provincial Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development, joined Senator Norman Doyle, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), to announce an investment of $7 million to further develop the provincial cranberry industry.