| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Governments will invest more than $3.1 million to support applied research and develop information and resources focused on sustainable beef production, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn and Member of Parliament Larry Maguire (Brandon-Souris), on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will make an important announcement on Friday, February 6, 2015, to support jobs, growth and prosperity in Northeastern Ontario.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
Regulators worldwide are exploring innovative ways to access additional spectrum. Through access to unused airwaves, TV white space technology has the potential to provide opportunities to develop new services in areas where this spectrum is available.
On February 3, 2015, at about 8:45 p.m., an inmate was found to have been a victim of an assault at Millhaven Institution, a maximum security federal institution.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Spectrum is the oxygen that fuels our smartphones, tablets and wearable devices. It is a valuable but finite public resource that must be allocated in a way that benefits Canadian consumers foremost. Recently, the Government of Canada has been exploring new ways to access additional spectrum by using portions of television airwaves that are not being used in particular areas of Canada. This unused television spectrum is known as TV white space (TVWS).
On February 3, 2015, at about 1:30 p.m., institutional staff at Warkworth Institution, a medium security federal institution, intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband and unauthorized items into the institution.
Minister Ed Fast will lead a multi-sector, five-day trade mission to South Korea, starting on Sunday, February 8, 2015, with over 100 Canadian delegates. He will be joined by Senator Yonah Martin and members of Parliament Chungsen Leung and Peter Braid.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
Event date: February 6, 2015 - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will announce a significant investment in a research network under the Networks of Centres of Excellence program.