Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises the public that the harvesting of bi-valve molluscs, including oysters, clams, mussels, scallops and quahogs, for recreational or commercial purposes is prohibited until further notice in all areas of Southwest New Brunswick. The area affected is all waters within 1.6 kilometres of the shoreline, from Nova Scotia to the US border. Coordinates of the area are outlined below.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-Chief of Canada, will attend the Ottawa premiere of Passchendaele on Monday, September 29, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (100 Laurier Street, Gatineau).
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Hygaard Fine Foods are warning the public not to consume the Hygaard brand sandwich products described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award to 14 volunteers at a ceremony in Toronto on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Wellesley Community Centre in Toronto, at 2 p.m.
The Government of Canada has agreed to a request from the World Food Programme (WFP) to extend the support to the WFP humanitarian operation currently provided by HMCS Ville de Québec. This operation, which allows the safe shipment of life saving humanitarian assistance into Somalia, will be extended to no later than October 23, 2008.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will deliver the opening remarks at the 16th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The conference will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., at the Palais Montcalm (995 Place d'Youville, City of Québec).
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As always, it is a great pleasure to be here in Montréal, and I would like to thank the Canadian Club for inviting me to address its members this afternoon. I would like to take this opportunity to speak in some depth about international economic developments.
The Canadian Transportation Agency ruled today on complaints received from six shippers that the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) was not meeting its obligations under the Canada Transportation Act to provide an adequate and reasonable (suitable) level of service for the movement of Western grain for crop year 2007-08.
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The world is grappling with dramatic events that have seized up markets, sparked a massive flight to quality and caused some great names in the world of finance to succumb, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. But, he argues, the turmoil may be cathartic in restructuring markets, prompting decisive policy responses and speeding the reordering of the financial system to make the world more stable. He concludes that Canada's financial system is well positioned to weather this financial storm because it has been prudent and soundly capitalized.
