NASA's Phoenix Lander will reach Mars on Sunday, May 25, to begin a three-month mission studying an arctic site on the Red Planet. Phoenix carries a Canadian-built weather station and marks the first time Canada is part of a mission to land on Mars. Canadian news media who wish to cover the landing and the surface mission from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, and from the University of Arizona Science Operations Center, Tucson, Arizona, must apply for credentials online before May 15, 2008. To be accredited, media must work for legitimate, verifiable news-gathering organizations.
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A summary of interviews conducted by the Bank's regional offices with the senior management of about 100 firms, selected in accordance with the composition of Canada's gross domestic product.
On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister John Baird, the Member of Parliament for Burlington, Mr. Mike Wallace, today unveiled a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque to commemorate the national historic significance of prolific Canadian author Mazo de la Roche.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced that C. Lamond et Fils has been awarded $60,000 in funding, half of it in the form of a non-repayable contribution, to carry out a commercialization strategy that will help the firm strengthen its position on the emblematic products market.
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The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), today announced the appointment of Ms. Sarah Raiss and Ms. Rosemary Zigrossi to BDC's Board of Directors.
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Trafficking in or "fencing" property obtained by crime is the process that makes theft and other property crimes profitable. Goods are stolen or fraudulently obtained, then sold to unsuspecting consumers. Trafficking in stolen property, like automobiles, is one of the numerous ventures that make organized crime so profitable.
