Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced financing of USD 48.5 M to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) (BVC: PREC) (BOVESPA: PREB), renewing its partnership with the largest private sector publicly traded oil and gas producer operating in Colombia.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the opening of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014:
It is a pleasure for me to be able to talk to the people of Surrey about the wonderful work that Canada is doing to help the people of developing countries affected by humanitarian crises.
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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 launch of the official programming for this year's Foire Gourmande Outaouais ‒ Est ontarien, which takes place August 22nd to 24th in Montebello, Quebec, and Lefaivre, Ontario. This annual gastronomy fair is a joint initiative of the Table agroalimentaire de l'Outaouais (TAO) and the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network.
GATINEAU, Quebec ¿ The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will speak on Wednesday at the Opening Ceremony of the 6th Canadian Francophone Games.
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Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development, today hosted a roundtable on how to strengthen the Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDAs). He was joined by Don McRae, British Columbia's Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation. This is part of a series of roundtables that Mr. Armstrong will host, in cooperation with provincial and territorial governments, across Canada.
GLASGOW, Scotland - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will take part in a news conference being held by Commonwealth Games Canada on Tuesday in Glasgow.
New moisture meter conversion tables are available for small red beans and otebo beans. As well, revised moisture meter conversion tables are available for soybeans, canola and peas.
GLASGOW, Scotland – The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will pay a courtesy visit to the Clydebank Rugby Club and its Cashback for Communities project on Wednesday. The Minister of State is in Glasgow for the XX Commonwealth Games.