| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced USD 45 million in financing to Four Seasons Hotels Worldwide, a Canadian global brand, for a construction project in St. Petersburg, Russia.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, welcomed the opening of the main commercial seal hunt for Magdalen Island sealers, following a meeting between the department and the industry on March 21.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced additional funding for three programs aimed at helping fight tuberculosis around the world.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today released new findings on how women experience pregnancy, labour and birth, as well as the early months of motherhood. These findings provide a first-ever look at maternity experiences, as reported by women themselves.
| National Defence | news releases
Fallen Canadian Forces (CF) personnel are treated with the utmost care and respect from the time of death until they are laid to rest. Ceremonies of repatriation (meaning "return to the country of origin") and burials are conducted with all the honour and dignity that circumstances permit. The families of CF personnel should know that their loved one has been honoured in death; this is also essential to the morale of those who must carry on.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety, today announced a one-year extension to the term of the RCMP Reform Implementation Council, as part of the Government's ongoing efforts to reform and strengthen the RCMP.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today received the Secretary-General of the Francophonie, Abdou Diouf. The Secretary-General also met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean and Minister for La Francophonie Josée Verner.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Youth facing employment barriers in Toronto will benefit from the Government of Canada's commitment to a local employment project. Mr. Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Mr. Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, today announced federal support for the Arts Council-Haliburton Highlands under the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, will announce a contract to Logistik Unicorp Inc of Saint-Jean-Richelieu, Quebec
