| National Defence | news releases
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Regina departed the Indian Ocean today and began its return voyage to Canadian Fleet Pacific in Esquimalt, BC, after successfully completing an eight-month deployment in support of Operations ARTEMIS and REASSURANCE.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On August 7, 2014, at about 12 p.m., as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing unauthorized items, was seized at Drummond Institution, a medium security federal institution.
| Transport Canada | news releases
Today, Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, the Honourable Trevor Holder, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, on behalf of the Honourable Claude Williams, New Brunswick Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, along with other project partners, announced funding for the SmartATLANTIC Saint John buoy project to help improve the efficiency, safety and environmental stewardship of marine transportation in the Bay of Fundy.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On August 13, 2014, John Leonard MacKean, an inmate at Springhill Institution, died at the institution.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today congratulated the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association of Canada (AFAC) on the 25th anniversary of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Competition and for its ongoing work in promoting fire prevention across Canada through its #BeFireSafe education campaign. The Government of Canada is once again a proud contributor to this important event.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
On behalf of the Government of Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied Landings in Provence, France, known as Operation Dragoon. Canada was one of 28 nations invited by the Government of France to the ceremony which was held in Toulon, onboard the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada has accepted the final Report of Environmental Assessment on the Giant Mine Remediation Project.
| Service Canada | news releases
Residents in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry and part of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell are celebrating the news today that improved high-speed Internet service is now available in their area. The reach and speed of existing wireless and DSL networks have been expanded to provide download speeds of up to 16 Mbps through new fibre optic and wireless connections, with new or improved access points made possible through the Eastern Ontario Regional Network project. In areas that cannot connect with the wireless or wired service, a satellite solution provides connectivity to speeds of up to 10 Mbps.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize India's Independence Day
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Justice Minister Peter MacKay today visited the York Regional Police Canine Unit in Aurora, Ontario, to acknowledge the important role the unit, and others like it, play in protecting Canadian communities.
