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Mr. Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, today announced federal support to improve the facilities and equipment of four organizations under the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
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Port Hardy area youth will benefit from the Government of Canada's investment in a local employment project. Mr. John Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
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Albertans with vision loss will get skills development and job preparation help thanks to the Government of Canada's support for a local employment program. The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, along with Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and Dr. Danielle Grondin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness in the Public Health Agency of Canada, will visit the Mary Honeywell Elementary School in Ottawa, Ontario to talk to children about ways to prevent the spread of the flu.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference on May 13, 2009, concerning his trip to Beijing and Shanghai. NOTE: CANCELLED
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced the appointment of Mark Rowswell, known as "Dashan," as Canada's Commissioner General for Expo 2010, which will take place in Shanghai, China, from May to October 2010.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture today announced $266,604 in funding for early commercialization of submersible technology that will enable development of deep water mussel aquaculture in areas exposed to arctic ice in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Dr. Paul Corkum, an attosecond science researcher at the National Research Council Canada (NRC) and professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa, is this year's winner of one of Ontario's most prestigious science prizes