HALIFAX, August 11, 2008 - The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety along with the Honourable Len Goucher, Minister of Immigration for Nova Scotia, on behalf of the Honourable Cecil Clarke, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for Nova Scotia, today announced an agreement for the use of Nova Scotia's electronic monitoring systems in a pilot program for federal offenders. Minister Day announced earlier today in Toronto that the Government of Canada is launching a program to electronically monitor federal offenders.
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The Government of Canada is supporting the Similkameen Valley in its aims to develop and diversify the region through two exciting tourism initiatives.
Young people from the Waterloo area struggling with barriers to employment will receive assistance to develop the skills they need to find and keep quality jobs in the construction trades. This project, supported by the Government of Canada and Lutherwood, was announced by Harold Albrecht, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
Young people from the Newboro area will develop the skills they need to find and keep quality jobs through a new project supported by the Government of Canada and St. Lawrence College. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, announced the project today on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
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SBC Firemaster Ltd. will purchase equipment to construct a wood pallet manufacturing facility in Princeton, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada, through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
One Canadian soldier was killed today and another was injured in the Panjwayi District at about 5:30 am Kandahar time. The soldiers were protecting their combat outpost at the time of the incident when insurgents attacked them with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire.
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In a statement released today, Prime Minister Harper condemned Russia's incursions into Georgian territory far beyond South Ossetia, including into already tense Abkhazia.
