| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Ukkusiksalik National Park protects approximately 20,880 km2 within the Central Tundra Natural Region. At the heart of Ukkusiksalik National Park is Wager Bay, an inland sea that extends 100 km westward from Hudson Bay.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | media advisories
Public Works and Government Services Canada wishes to advise motorists, pedestrians and cyclists of lane closures and boardwalk reductions on the Alexandra Bridge.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Mr. Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, on behalf of 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; the Honourable Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and Sherry Senis, Vice Chair, Otonabee Conservation Authority.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today welcomed the establishment of an international research partnership between CANTERRA SEEDS Limited and Groupe Limagrain of France.
| Parks Canada | media advisories
Mr. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, will make an announcement regarding new investments for Thousand Islands National Park.
| Canadian Heritage | media advisories
Joe Oliver to Make Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Announcements
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the capsizing of a ferry near the port of Ormoc City in the Philippines: "We are deeply saddened by the news of the sinking of a ferry carrying 189 people near a central Philippine port. On behalf of all Canadians, I offer my deepest sympathies to those who have lost friends and family members as a result of this tragic event.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: "Canada condemns in the strongest terms Boko Haram's latest jihadi terrorist attacks in the Nigerian towns of Monguno on June 30 and Maiduguri on July 2.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie and M.P. for Mégantic–l'Érable, today made the following statement: "Canada cannot recognize the legitimacy of elections imposed by the Burundian authorities. The climate of intimidation, violence and fear imposed by the ruling party undermines any credibility in these elections. It is important to give the Burundian authorities a clear message: a forced vote is a stolen vote.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Friday, July 3rd is:
