| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-Chief of Canada, will deliver remarks on the importance of remembrance and the strong friendship between Canada and the Netherlands as part of the From Memory to Remembrance lecture series at the Canadian War Museum, on October 16, 2014, at 10 a.m.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will attend the ceremonial lighting of the torch for the 2015 Canada Winter Games, on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 11 a.m. On this occasion, he will make a special announcement linked to the importance of sport in Canada.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On October 13, 2014, at about 9:40 a.m. a lockdown was put in place at Edmonton Institution, a maximum security federal institution, to allow staff to conduct an exceptional search of the institution.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
BC Hydro is proposing to construct the Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C) on the Peace River near Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia (B.C.).
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
BC Hydro and Power Authority proposes to construct and operate a dam and 1,100-megawatt hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeastern B.C.
| Transport Canada | news releases
Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $4,304,668 over two years for the improvement of the runway apron at the Northern Rockies Regional Airport.
| Transport Canada | media advisories
Port Metro Vancouver, B.C. ¿ The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, and the Honourable Todd Stone, B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister will make an important announcement concerning Port Metro Vancouver. This will be followed by a question and answer session and photo opportunity
| National Defence | statements
"The Government of Canada has chosen to stand with our international partners to combat the terrorist threat posed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today attended a celebration to mark the 100th anniversaries of both the Royal 22e Régiment and Valcartier Garrison. Prime Minister Harper is an honorary member of the Regiment.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
On March 24, 2011, the Governments of Canada and Quebec announced the Canada-Quebec Accord, an agreement on the joint management of offshore resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since that time, the two Governments have worked together, negotiating final details and are in a good position to table the legislative framework to implement the Canada-Quebec Accord. The legislation is generally consistent with the existing Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act.
