| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of Suzanne Côté to the Supreme Court of Canada. Ms. Côté will fill the seat previously occupied by Mr. Justice Louis LeBel. The appointment is effective December 1, 2014.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Suzanne Côté is a partner and head of the Montréal litigation practice at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Ms. Côté specializes in complex civil and commercial litigation, including cases involving manufacturer's liability, and class actions, and public law.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
November 26, 2014 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will meet on Thursday, November 27, 2014, with his Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Advisory Board and will hold a media availability to comment on the first anniversary of Canada's Global Markets Action Plan.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians from environmental risks, including those posed by exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic energy - the kind of energy given off by various electronic devices such as cell phones and Wi-Fi, as well as broadcasting and cell phone towers.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
Today, on behalf of the Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose, Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary of Health and Member of Parliament for Mississauga ¿ Brampton South, joined by Jane Broderick, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Elio Antunes, President and CEO, ParticipACTION, announced a partnership with RBC and ParticipACTION to help deliver the RBC Learn to Play Project, a national program aimed at improving physical literacy among Canada's children and youth. RBC Olympians Jennifer Botterill and Patrick Chan were also on-hand to support the announcement.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
Being physically active is an important part of the overall health and well-being of children and youth. However, only four percent of Canadian children are getting the recommended amount of daily physical activity.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Canada Post segment reported a profit before tax of $13 million in the third quarter compared to a loss before tax of $129 million in the same quarter of 2013. As they were in the second quarter, the results are mostly due to the impact of lower employee benefit costs, continued growth in the Parcels business and new pricing measures for Transaction Mail contained in the Corporation's Five-point Action Plan. For the first three quarters of 2014, the Canada Post segment reported a profit before tax of $39 million compared to a loss before tax of $165 million for the same period in 2013 and is expected to report a profit for 2014.
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | news releases
TSB releases 2014 Safety Watchlist.
| Canada Revenue Agency | news releases
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, today announced the signing of a first-ever agreement with Canada's chartered professional accountant community, signaling a new era of information and collaboration in improving tax administration in Canada and better serving Canada's taxpayers.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases
Atlantic Canadian business, community and government stakeholders are meeting in Charlottetown this week with their counterparts from the French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to mark the 20th anniversary of formal cooperation between the two regions, highlight recent accomplishments, and identify opportunities for further collaboration.
