Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, Eve Adams, will attend the second annual Break It Off campaign event at Carleton University. The campaign provides resources, including a mobile app and online tools, to help young people quit smoking.
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Export Development Canada (EDC) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K–sure) today signed an agreement to work together on transactions involving Canadian and South Korean companies.
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Canada Post today unveiled Snap Admail, an all–in–one online tool that is aimed to support small businesses in the creation and execution of direct–marketing campaigns. Snap Admail is available through Canada Post's website and enables users to create direct mail pieces, plan their target audience, send the pieces for printing and ultimately distribute them in the target markets.
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Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will take part in two events in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. His Excellency will deliver the opening remarks of UNICEF Canada's Champions Lab: An Observatory for Canada's Children, and will attend the launch of the Kitchener-Waterloo Smart & Caring Community Grants Program.
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Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me. I'm delighted to be here today with this group of accomplished investment professionals. What I will speak about today intertwines your professional world with mine.
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The underwhelming recovery from the global financial crisis has challenged policy-makers to better understand the factors weighing on growth and to deal with greater uncertainty, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said in Toronto today.
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The Government of Canada is committed to sustainable forest management and to helping the Canadian forest industry increase its access to international markets.
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The Government of Canada is committed to deepening relations with Korea in the areas of science, technology and innovation. To this end, on September 22, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, announced their intention to develop an Agreement between our two countries in these areas. A science, technology and innovation agreement with Korea would provide Canada with the opportunity to build a lasting strategic framework with one of the world's most innovative economies and top funders of research and development.
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The Government of Canada is committed to helping the Canadian air industry increase its access to international markets which, in turn, benefits domestic businesses, shippers and travellers. To this end, on September 22, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, witnessed the signing of the Open Skies Air Transport Agreement between Canada and Korea. The signing, by Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Yun Byung-se, Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, is a significant milestone in the deepening of our bilateral relations. The signing took place during the state visit of PresidentPark to Canada.