| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will announce funding to support humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.
| Canadian Heritage | media advisories
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| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
From an outbreak of the Ebola virus to the conflict in Syria to ongoing violence in many African countries, there are significant humanitarian needs around the world. In 2013, more than 140 million people were affected by acute humanitarian crises as a result of natural disasters, conflict or political insecurity around the globe. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the global refugees exceeded 50 million this year for first time since the Second World War. Children make up more than half of those displaced.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Erin O'Toole, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, today commended the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) and the Korea Atomic Industrial Forum (KAIF) for signing a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on August 26 to foster future collaboration. Parliamentary Secretary O'Toole is currently in South Korea, joining Senator Yonah Martin and Member of Parliament Barry Devolin in a parliamentary delegation liaising with South Korean counterparts on the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, scheduled for legislative review this fall.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Over the summer we've all watched with horror as a human tragedy is unfolding in Iraq. The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) campaign of terror has been brutal. But while the summer is waning, ISIL's evil campaign is not.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an event where the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, will make an announcement regarding a project in Weymouth.
| Transport Canada | media advisories
EAST GWILLIMBURY, ONTARIO - The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for YorkâSimcoe; the Honourable Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation; and Bruce McCuaig, President and CEO of Metrolinx, invite media to attend an announcement in East Gwillimbury
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Industry Minister James Moore today addressed the Vancouver Board of Trade about the Harper Government's commitment to breaking down internal trade barriers that harm the national economy and hurt Canadian businesses, workers and consumers.
| National Defence | news releases
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is proud to announce that Ms. Loreena McKennitt has been appointed as the new honorary colonel (HCol) of the RCAF by the Honorable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an event where the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova will make an important announcement regarding an initiative in Cornwallis.
