| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement regarding reports that Boko Haram had razed at least 16 towns and villages in northern Nigeria, resulting in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands of people:
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an infrastructure announcement with Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament for Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, along with Hector Goudreau, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley, that will benefit residents in Sexsmith and surrounding communities.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced the following diplomatic appointments.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: January 12, 2015 - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Halton, will make an important announcement in support of jobs and innovation in Canada's world-class automotive industry.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will lead the Canadian delegation next week at the Vibrant Gujarat Conference-a biennial summit hosted by the Government of Gujarat in India-where the Government of Canada will highlight the strong ties between Canada and India.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and International Trade Minister Ed Fast issued the following joint statement in response to a communiqué issued by the Seafarers International Union of Canada linking the Canada-European Union free trade agreement with the recent terrorist attacks in France.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On January 9, 2015, at about 10:30 a.m., a lockdown was put in place at Edmonton Institution, a maximum security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, along with a Canadian delegation that includes the Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, is in India from January 5 to 13, 2015, to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will participate in an event hosted by the Maison d'Haïti to mark the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti.
| Public Safety Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced he would attend an international meeting, Sunday, January 11, on the issue of terrorism as convened by his counterpart, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
