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16:20:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT INVESTS $621,000 IN A POLICE SECTOR COUNCIL PROJECT

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced that the Government of Canada will invest $621,000 in a Canadian Police Sector Council project aimed at addressing the human resources needs of the Canadian policing community. .. [more]

15:07:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE RESIGNATION OF RCMP COMMISSIONER ZACCARDELLI

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement concerning the resignation of RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli: ... [more]

14:58:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADA SALUTES PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY BY CANADIANS ABROAD

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, today made the following statements regarding a Canadian election observer in Haiti who was injured when he was struck in the arm by a bullet shot by an unknown assailant on the road to Delmas in Pétionville: ... [more]

14:57:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADA SALUTES PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY BY CANADIANS ABROAD

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, today made the following statements regarding a Canadian election observer in Haiti who was injured when he was struck in the arm by a bullet shot by an unknown assailant on the road to Delmas in Pétionville: ... [more]

14:41:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

MINISTER STRAHL TO SPEAK AT UNION DES PRODUCTEURS AGRICOLES' ANNUAL CONVENTION

The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, will be in Quebec City on Thursday, December 7, 2006 to speak at the Union des producteurs agricoles' annual convention. Following Minister Strahl's speech, both the Minister and Jacques Gourde will be available to speak to media. .. [more]

11:59:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES R&D; INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY VEHICLE PARTS MANUFACTURING

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry today announced a $1.7 million repayable investment in a research and development (R&D;) project that will generate environmental benefits for Canadians. This $5.8 million project will be undertaken by Camoplast Inc. and will reduce atmospheric emissions, decrease energy consumption and waste, and increase productivity by introducing a more efficient way to manufacture composite parts for vehicles. .. [more]

11:54:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADA SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE WORK OF ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, announced that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) will receive $940,000 to send 25 young Canadian engineers to work in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Zambia and Malawi. .. [more]

11:47:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA RELEASES ITS FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN DOWNTOWN WINNIPEG IN 2005

(Gatineau, Quebec, December 6, 2006) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its final investigation report (A05C0187) into the fatal accident that occurred in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 6, 2005 involving a Cessna 208 series aircraft. .. [more]

10:24:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

UNITED STATES MEDICAL STAFF HONOURED FOR EXTRAORDINARY TREATMENT OF INJURED CANADIAN SOLDIERS

The Chief of the Defence, General Rick Hillier, today awarded the Canadian Forces' Unit Commendation to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in recognition of the exceptional manner Canadian Forces personnel have been treated at the facility since they first engaged in combat operations in Afghanistan. General Hillier presented the commendation scroll and medallion during a ceremony attended by medical staff and a number of injured soldiers who were treated at the medical facility in Landstuhl, Germany. .. [more]

09:00:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

CANADIAN POLICE SECTOR COUNCIL

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, will make an announcement today with the Canadian Police Sector Council. .. [more]

08:54:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER MARKING CANADA'S NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

The following is the text of a statement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the occasion of Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women 2006, marking the 17th anniversary of the murder of 14 young women at l'École polytechnique de Montréal. .. [more]

08:37:  (Wednesday, Dec. 06, 2006) 

THE DAILY - DECEMBER 6, 2006

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

17:05:  (Monday, Dec. 04, 2006) 

THE BANK OF CANADA RELEASES THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW

The December issue of the Financial System Review (FSR) will be released on Thursday, 7 December 2006 at 09:00 (EST). .. [more]