| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
March 27, 2015 - Thornbury, Ontario The Honourable Dr. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women and Member of Parliament for Simcoe-Grey, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest in improvements at Thornbury Harbour that will benefit local users.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 26, 2015, at about 8:45 a.m., a lockdown was put in place in the medium security unit at Drumheller Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced today that a call for proposals for pan-Canadian projects funded through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) will be launched in mid-May 2015 and be open for six weeks. Successful projects will focus exclusively on addressing social isolation among seniors and will be funded between $150,000 and $750,000, over a period of up to three years.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | media advisories
March 27, 2015 DARTMOUTH (NOVA SCOTIA) - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will announce infrastructure improvements to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Following the announcement, Minister Shea will be available to tour the facility with the media and highlight recent science research.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 30, 2015 - Industry Minister James Moore will deliver an address to Kingston business and community leaders at an event hosted by the Kingston Economic Development Corporation. The Minister will highlight the Harper Government's low-tax plan for families and commitment to growing Canada's economy by creating the right conditions for expanded trade and investment.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, today announced the appointment of Ms. Tracy M. Rispin to the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board.
| Canada Revenue Agency | news releases
Minister Findlay underscores Harper Government's commitment to protect Canadians by combatting the underground economy and highlights federal tax cuts and benefits available to homeowners.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today delivered the Canadian statement at the United Nations Security Council open debate on the victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East. She was joined by Andrew Bennett, Canada's Ambassador for Religious Freedom.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today met with Philip Hammond, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to discuss issues of national security and the current threat posed by extremist jihadism.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada is concerned by the deteriorating situation in Yemen resulting from the ongoing military actions taken by Houthi rebels against the elected government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah. These actions are fueling the widespread instability and chaos that is exacerbating Yemen's growing humanitarian crisis and threatening regional stability.
