Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Royal Galipeau, MP (Ottawa¿Orléans) and Mayor Jim Watson toured the Confederation Line light rail transit (LRT) tunnel to witness the progress that has been made since mining began in October 2013
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Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) (Agriculture), and Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, are leading a delegation of Canadian small business representatives on a two-day trade mission in Bogotá today and tomorrow.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), joined His Worship Basil Stewart, Mayor of the City of Summerside, today to announce investments to allow for the expansion of an innovative digital electrical infrastructure network that will support the local business community.
Today's announcement of $1 million to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping to address the humanitarian needs of at least one million Somalis displaced by conflict and drought who lack access to sufficient safe and nutritious food, and to increase their resilience against future food-security shocks, such as drought-related crop failures or spikes in food prices.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley) will be at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Truro, Nova Scotia on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 to announce support for the organic sector.
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, is pleased to invite members of the public to join him for the first-ever Rideau Hall Movie Nights, on August 17 and 19, 2014, in Ottawa. Featuring outdoor screenings of acclaimed Canadian films on the grounds of the official residence of the governor general of Canada, this special event's complete programming promises to entertain the whole family.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today the arrest of two travellers for smuggling firearms at the Osoyoos and Cascade ports of entry (POE) on July 21st and the successful prosecution of a firearms seizure at Kingsgate POE on the same day.
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The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, on behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Northwest Territories Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, will make an announcement about the Canada Job Grant.