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21:39: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
STATEMENT BY MINISTER BERNIER ON PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN SIERRA LEONE
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the presidential inauguration in Sierra Leone:
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18:10: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
MINISTER BERNIER TO VISIT FRANCE
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit France on November 16, 2007.
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17:10: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA LAUNCHES VACCINATION PROGRAM TO HELP FARMERS COMBAT DISEASE IN THE HOG SECTOR
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Secretary of State for Agriculture, on behalf of the Honorable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced the launch of the Circovirus Inoculation Program (CIP) to help address disease-associated mortality issues affecting hog herds in Canada.
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17:00: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
CANADA POST PLAYS SANTA FOR THE SALVATION ARMY
When it comes to holiday gift-giving, Canada Post is once again helping those in need. For the seventh consecutive year, Canada Post will present The Salvation Army with a donation of $25,000. The funds this year will be allocated to The Salvation Army's Suicide Prevention Ministry.
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16:27: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
TECHNICAL BRIEFING ON PRIME MINISTER'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, AND VISIT TO TANZANIA
Senior government officials will hold a technical briefing on Friday, November 16, 2007, on the Prime Minister's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Kampala, Uganda, from November 23 to 25, 2007. The technical briefing will also cover the Prime Minister's bilateral visit to Tanzania on November 26, 2007.
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13:11: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
2008 VICTORIA AND BC HOUSING OUTLOOK
Demand for homeownership will keep housing starts and existing home sales at above-average levels in BC and Victoria, and push new and existing home prices higher in 2008.
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12:35: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COMMITS UP TO $50 MILLION FOR OTTAWA CONGRESS CENTRE EXPANSION
The Government of Canada has identified the expansion of the Ottawa Congress Centre as a priority for funding consideration under its new Building Canada infrastructure plan.
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11:30: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA SIGN NEW AGREEMENT ON RAILWAY SECURITY
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Mr. Cliff Mackay, president and chief executive officer of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen railway security.
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11:00: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
MINISTER HEARN ANNOUNCES FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN NORTHERN PENINSULA AND CORNER BROOK AREA
The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced that the Government of Canada will provide funding to help individuals in northwestern Newfoundland gain work experience, explore career options, and find work.
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10:40: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
CIHR RESEARCH FOR SAFER HOSPITALS - EXPERTS AVAILABLE TO COMMENT ON HEALTH RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY
Nearly a quarter of Canadian adults reported that they, or a member of their family, had experienced a preventable medical adverse event.1 Would shorter shifts for physicians in intensive care units curb the problem? Would more technology really make prescribing medications less complicated? These are all valuable questions being asked by experts funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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09:30: (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007)
THE DAILY - NOVEMBER 15, 2007
The Daily is Statistics Canada's official release bulletin, the Agency's first line of communication with the media and the public.
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11:10: (Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007)
CERTAIN BEEF PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA
The public warning issued on November 6, 2007 has been expanded to include additional stores and products.
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11:10: (Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007)
CERTAIN BEEF PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Compliments brand frozen beef burgers described below because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
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