BRANDON, MANITOBA–(Marketwire – April 2, 2010) – Today, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, Merv Tweed, toured Afghanistan360, the Government of Canada’s new multimedia exhibit on Canada’s combined total civilian and military work in Afghanistan. Currently on display at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, the exhibit features the ability to record short video messages to currently [...]

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 1, 2010) – The Government of Canada today announced that it is moving forward with proposed regulations that will require an average renewable fuel content of five per cent in gasoline by September 2010.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 30, 2010) – The Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime (OFOVC) today released its report Toward a Greater Respect for Victims in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, urging the Government of Canada to provide victims of crime with enhanced and legislated rights. “Victims have repeatedly told us [...]

The Congregation that originated the country’s Hospital Network is celebrated

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 29, 2010) – The Government of Canada has announced the end of Canadian Forces (CF) deployments in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the close-out of Operation BRONZE and the return of the deployed team, Task Force Balkans, to Canada. The last of a long series of missions in the central Balkan nation, Operation BRONZE [...]

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 27, 2010) – The Honourable John Baird, Canada’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister and the Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, announced today that the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) will receive an additional $1.8 million for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art shelter and animal hospital. This doubles the Government of Canada’s [...]

PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 27, 2010) – The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $800,000 as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for First Nation communities in the Okanagan-Coquihalla region in British Columbia.

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 27, 2010) – The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $475,000 as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for First Nation communities in the Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo region of British Columbia.

CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 27, 2010) – The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1 million as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for First Nation communities in the Chilliwack – Fraser Canyon region of British Columbia.

CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – March 27, 2010) – The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $6.8 million as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for First Nation communities in the Southern Interior and Northern region of British Columbia.