| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, announced today the reappointment of Violet Doolittle to the Sahtu Land and Water Board.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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The Government of Canada is supporting the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECUAD) in its efforts to promote business growth and technology commercialization through an expanded Industry Liaison Office.
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the arrest of Radovan Karadzic by Serbian security forces last night in Belgrade. Mr. Karadzic was a fugitive from the International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and is under ICTY indictment for genocide and other crimes while he was president of the Bosnian Serb administration during the Bosnian wars of 1992-95.
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.
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the unauthorized product Jin Bu Huan Anodyne because it contains the undeclared ingredient tetrahydropalmatine, which has been associated with serious adverse health effects.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today regarding the successful removal of an alleged sex offender from Alberta, Canada.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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The Towns of Nackawic and Oromocto, as well as the Villages of Gagetown, Harvey, Stanley and Tracy, will make essential improvements to local infrastructure after receiving their first payments under the Canada-New Brunswick Agreement on the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues and the Provincial Gas Tax Transfer Top-up Fund.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today congratulated the Canadian delegation that attended last week's Farnborough International Airshow.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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For Saskatchewan employers struggling to hire people skilled in the mechanical trades, relief will soon be on the way. New Canadians with international training, immigrating to Saskatchewan, will be able to integrate into the work force more easily, under a pilot project announced by Ms. Lynne Yelich, Member of Parliament for Blackstrap and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, the Honourable Monte Solberg.