| Canadian Human Rights Commission | news releases
The Canadian Human Rights Commission shares the concerns of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) regarding overuse of administrative segregation, particularly in the case of prisoners with mental illness.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
Following a two-part public hearing, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision to renew, as a single licence, the power reactor operating licences for the Bruce A and B Nuclear Generating Stations (NGS) located in the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario. The licence will be valid from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2020.
| Health Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today unveiled four promotional videos featuring personal stories from Canadians directly affected by prescription drug abuse. As part of the federal approach to combatting prescription drug abuse, these powerful videos aim to increase awareness of the effects of prescription drug abuse on the lives of youth and their families. Each video reflects the real life story of Canadians and the impact of prescription drug abuse on their family, and through a series of powerful images and testimonials, they tell the story of addiction; its consequences, treatment, and recovery.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team Begins Drawdown from Nepal
| Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety | news releases
Students Inspire Safe Work in National Video Contest
| National Defence | news releases
Canada is proud to have hosted the 2015 Proliferation Security Initiative's (PSI) three day meeting involving military, law enforcement, intelligence, legal, and diplomatic representatives on international cooperation to stop illicit shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On May 27, 2015 at about 12:30 p.m., a lockdown was put in place at Mountain Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ricardo Don Hue Gardiner, Minister of Border Control and Labour of the Turks and Caicos Islands, today co-chaired the first meeting of the Canada-Turks and Caicos Islands Bilateral Working Group, held in Ottawa. The working group was established as a follow-up to a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Rufus Ewing, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, in the spring of last year.
| Service Canada | news releases
The National Battlefields Commission is proud to present its 23rd season of free summer concerts on the Plains of Abraham. Over the years, over 600,000 spectators have gathered to hear close to 3,000 artists from near and far at the Edwin-Bélanger Bandstand, the perennially popular outdoor stage that has seen over 1,000 different acts performing in exceptional surroundings. This year the Bandstand continues its summer tradition with a diverse lineup of top notch musical programming: 28 outdoor evening concerts from June 11 to July 5 and from July 23 to August 9, Thursdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. New groups and old favourites alike are on the bill. Get ready for a summer of music at the Bandstand!
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Member of Parliament Joyce Bateman announces funding for three organizations
