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14:29:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

HEALTH CANADA - NOTICE TO THE MEDIA

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, will be addressing the delegates at the National Summit on Aboriginal Health in Vancouver via videoconference from Ottawa. .. [more]

14:03:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

EDC SIGNS USD 100 MILLION IN MOUS WITH NIGERIAN BANKS

Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced that it has signed co-operative Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with 4 Nigerian banks totaling USD 100 million, to facilitate Canadian trade with this expanding African market. .. [more]

11:48:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

OPENING REMARKS BY MICHEL ARPIN VICE-CHAIRMAN, BROADCASTING CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AT THE PUBLIC HEARING IN GATINEAU, QUEBEC

Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this public hearing. .. [more]

10:33:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

MILITARY WIDOW RECEIVES COMPENSATION

The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence, today announced an ex-gratia payment to Christina Wheeler, the widow of Master Corporal Rick Wheeler, for personal suffering that ensued in relation to the investigation into her husband's accidental death. .. [more]

10:29:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

BANK OF CANADA RELEASES BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON RENEWAL OF THE INFLATION-CONTROL TARGET

The Bank of Canada today released the document Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information, which describes Canada's experience with inflation targeting, reports on some key issues bearing on the framework for conducting monetary policy, and identifies issues warranting further research. .. [more]

09:49:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the appointment of C. T. (Tung) Chan to the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. .. [more]

08:30:  (Monday, Nov. 27, 2006) 

THE DAILY - NOVEMBER 27, 2006

The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public. .. [more]