| Labour Program | news releases
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today advised the members of Air Canada's joint planning committee that he has appointed Mr. Brian Keller as arbitrator in their negotiations.
| National Defence | news releases
On August 19, 2008, the frigate Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec begins escorting a World Food Programme (WFP) ship loaded with life-saving supplies from Mombasa, Kenya to Mogadishu, Somalia. This trip is the first of many; Ville de Québec is committed to her humanitarian mission for the next six weeks.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the construction site of the new David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute at Hamilton Health Sciences.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Francophone artists from across the country will once again be able to take part in this year's Festival international de la chanson de Granby, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. This year's festival takes place September 10 to 20, 2008.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Acadian and Francophone community in the Municipality of Argyle will have new community facilities, thanks to funding from the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia. The funds will be used to build community facilities connected to the École secondaire de Par-Bas including a child-care centre, a 300-seat theatre, offices, and community meeting rooms.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Kamloops-area residents and visitors will benefit from having an art gallery able to host the largest-ever retrospective of the work of artist Daphne Odjig and other touring exhibitions, thanks to an investment from the Government of Canada.
| National Defence | news releases
The Canadian Forces today launched their largest annual Arctic sovereignty operation. Operation NANOOK will take place in the Eastern Arctic from August 19 to 26 and will include many of the Canadian Forces' civil and law enforcement partners in the North.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
VANCOUVER - On Wednesday, August 20 the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, will make an announcement regarding renewable energy.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced the interim appointment of Barbara Seal as the acting senior citizenship judge, for a period not to exceed three months.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The Coldwater Indian Band will complete a regional economic diversification and engagement strategy for the Coquihalla corridor, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada, through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
