Afgha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
HALIFAX - Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he hopes the Taliban doesn't use a federal election campaign to step up attacks on Canadian Forces in southern Afghanistan.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Mackay, Australia entry coming
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Mackay, Queensland, Australia So we arrived in Mackay late at night - it seemed like it was deserted, everything was shut and it was only about 8pm. There were some unsavoury looking characters hanging around the streets - one asked us for 5 dollars, we walked on by. When we found our hostel - they only had a double room available, we were not in the...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Mackay, Queensland, Australia Our sailing trip got cancelled so we had a few days to play with around Mackay. So, we hired a car and drove inland to the Eungella National Park. It's a bit off the beaten track for most travellers, but it was handy for us and we spent a few days looking for the elusive little platypus, walking around in the rainforest,...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
The arrival of 800 U.S soldiers alongside Canadian forces in Kandahar is just the start of an increase in NATO's presence in the dangerous Afghan province, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday.
Market Wire - Government: National (Free subscription) | yesterday
GATINEAU, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) The Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis, and the Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, today announced that the Government of Canada intends to award two long-term contracts totalling approximately $2 billion to Lockheed Martin...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced today the return to service of the historic Halifax Rifles, and the creation of a new Army Reserve unit in Yellowknife.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Peter Mackay, Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament (Central Nova), on behalf of the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced support for the Portuguese Social Club of Nova Scotia to assist them with security infrastructure enhancements.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced several expansion projects today for 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. This investment of more than $500 million includes infrastructure upgrades, and the expansion of the base to accommodate the relocation of Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2).
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Mackay Stadium in Reno is the site for the first- ever meeting between the 12th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Nevada Wolf Pack this weekend.
Daimnation! (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
How this flapdoodle from minister of national defence MacKay produces over 100 comments at the Globe and Mail beats the hell out of me. Maybe some people are just, er, programmed. Channeled. Whatever: West Coast Not West from Canada writes:...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
GAME NOTES: Mackay Stadium in Reno is the site for the first-ever meeting between the 12th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Nevada Wolf Pack this weekend.
VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay announced Tuesday the payment of $24,000 to all former Canadian soldiers who participated in atomic bomb testing in the 1960s. About 900 ex-Canadian soldiers will be compensated for taking part in testing the capability of atomic bombs or in cleanup at the Chalk River nuclear plant. MacKay admitted their payment is long overdue.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
About 900 Canadians who participated in atomic weapons tests during the Cold War, many of whom say they became sick after exposure to radiation and have launched a class action lawsuit, are entitled to $24,000 each in compensation, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced yesterday.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Canadian soldiers who took part in nuclear weapons testing will be compensated, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Tuesday in Calgary.
