| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Consular Affairs Bureau of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada publishes information on safety and security conditions abroad. Following is a list of changes made to Current Issues and Travel Reports released in the last 24 hours. This list is subject to change. Please visit www.voyage.gc.ca for further information.
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | news releases
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume various snack foods described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. These snack foods contain peanut butter and / or peanut paste which have been recently recalled in the USA by Peanut Corporation of America due to Salmonella contamination.
| Statistics Canada | news releases
The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada will help more than 6,000 unemployed youth in Nelson and the surrounding area prepare for, find and keep jobs, announced the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, marked the United States presidential inauguration of the 44th American President Barack Obama with a statement at Rideau Hall (the complete text is provided below). Footage of this statement is available and can be obtained through the Rideau Hall Press Office.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Unemployed workers facing barriers to employment in British Columbia's Lower Mainland will benefit from the Government of Canada's commitment to two local employment projects. Mr. Mark Warawa, Member of Parliament for Langley, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America:
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Universities, municipal governments, and companies in Saskatchewan will be able to work together to develop innovative solutions to assess, maintain, develop, and renew vital public infrastructure and municipal services such as drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater systems. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced a renewed investment in the National Research Council Canada (NRC) Sustainable Infrastructure technology cluster initiative in Regina.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 1 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 1 1/4 per cent.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced upcoming engagement sessions on the development of a proposed legislative framework for drinking water and wastewater in First Nation communities to begin in February 2009.
