| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière¿Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, concerning the firm Laurier Glass Ltd.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa¿Orléans, today announced that BioCanRX, one of four new Networks of Centres of Excellence, is receiving $25 million over five years to support collaborative research aimed at developing novel Canadian therapies to fight against cancer.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| news releases
Member of Parliament for Yukon, Ryan Leef on behalf of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, is pleased to announce today that the Government of Canada and the government of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation have completed negotiations on the terms of a renewed Financial Transfer Agreement.
Cyber Week and online shopping are rapidly becoming a Canadian holiday tradition. New data based on parcel volumes compiled by Canada Post show that e-commerce shipments as a result of Cyber Week this year have doubled since 2012.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| backgrounders
Yukon is home to approximately half of all land claim and self-government agreements in Canada, with 11 of 14 Yukon First Nations having signed final agreements with the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon between 1993 and 2005.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Investments in new equipment designed to provide a more detailed and comprehensive analysis of locally-produced milk will ensure Manitobans can continue to have a high level of confidence in the safety and quality of their dairy products, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Minister Leona Aglukkaq has concluded a successful week-long visit to Lima, Peru, where she led Canada's delegation to the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from December 9 to 12, 2014.
The North American Energy Ministers met today, in response to the call of the North American Leaders, to advance an energy agenda that expands the continent's leadership in energy, strengthens North American energy security, supports shared economic prosperity and environmental performance. This meeting builds upon a long, productive and successful history of trilateral North American collaboration on energy issues.
