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Protecting Canadians from Barbaric Cultural Practices

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced the tabling of legislation that will strengthen Canadian laws to prevent barbaric cultural practices from happening on Canadian soil.


Santa's post office getting busier and busier!

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Each year, the holiday season puts a spotlight on popular toys and new exciting trends, but one timeless holiday tradition is still going strong for children all over the world. Already, Santa's post office is reporting letters are pouring in – with the first one received in July, reminding Santa to eat well and exercise in anticipation of a very busy holiday season.


Baird Calls for Calm in Jerusalem

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

Canada is extremely concerned about the increasing violence in Jerusalem. We deplore, in particular, recent attacks where vehicles were driven intentionally into innocent bystanders. Such cowardly acts of terrorism are completely unacceptable and should be widely condemned.


Address by Minister Paradis at a news conference following the annual general meeting of the Canadian Network on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

With Canada's support between 2010 and 2013: more than 75,000 health workers have been trained; more than 1.9 million pregnant women have received iron and folic acid supplements to help ensure healthy pregnancies; and more than 5.8 million children have received lifesaving vaccinations against leading infectious diseases.


Simpler rules for small unmanned air vehicles

| Transport Canada | news releases

Transport Canada today announced, at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference in Montréal, two exemptions that simplify small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations and safely integrate UAVs into Canadian airspace


Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Mid North Shore

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

November 5, 2014 - Québec, Quebec QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Mid North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area: Prohibition Order 2014Q-T-104


Harper Government Invests In Round II Recreational Fisheries Conservation Project In Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

November 5, 2014 - Québec, Quebec The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today highlighted that under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program the Government of Canada provided $16,200 to the Société d'aménagement de conservation d'environnement et d'exploitation rationnelle de la faune (SACERF) des Passes to conserve fish habitat at four locations:


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