| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C. Q. C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointment of Claude Provencher, as Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs.
| National Defence | news releases
The Government of Canada today announced the acquisition of helicopters and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, another important step to strengthen national sovereignty and ensure that the Canadian Forces have the tools they need to do their job safely, swiftly and effectively.
| 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.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
Governments support the construction of the Halifax Regional Municipality's $40.5 million Mainland Common Centre, a primary venue for the 2011 Canada Winter Games, which will be hosted by HRM. The federal funding comes from Building Canada, the Government of Canada's long-term infrastructure plan.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
Eleven municipalities in New Brunswick will make essential improvements to local infrastructure after receiving their first payments under the Canada-New Brunswick Agreement of the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues and the Provincial Gas Tax Transfer Top-up Fund.
| 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.
| National Defence | news releases
The Government of Canada is deploying the frigate HMCS Ville de Québec to the coastal region of Somalia for the next few weeks to conduct naval escorts of World Food Programme ships carrying life-saving supplies to the area. The government is acting on a request from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and UN International Maritime Organization. We are currently seeking to receive formal authorization from the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to escort World Food Programme ships into their territorial waters.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
The Department of Finance announced today that Canada's official international reserves decreased by an amount equivalent to US$1,196 million during July to US$42,659 million.
| National Defence | media advisories
From August 19 to 26, the Canadian Forces (CF) will conduct Operation NANOOK 2008, a sovereignty operation in Canada's Eastern Arctic. With participating personnel and resources from the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Nunavut Territorial and Federal government departments, this will be a joint and integrated operation to demonstrate sovereignty and interoperability in Canada's North.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - With an updated federal definition of low-speed vehicles (LSVs), manufacturers of small LSV trucks can now begin to market them across Canada, announced the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities today. These low-speed trucks are designed for use such as grounds keeping, landscaping, and in certain industrial and institutional settings such as campuses and resorts, where they can be operated safely.
