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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is seeking nominations for the 2008 Canadian Agri-Food Awards of Excellence. These awards honour the best in the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Federal Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says he's pleased with an agreement signed in Fort Liard, N.W.T., that sets talks in motion towards a community-based land claim.
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Market Wire - Government (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary Guy Lauzon, will make an important announcement on Product of Canada and Made in Canada claims on food labels during a press conference on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, in Cornwall. A question and answer period will follow.
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VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Mexican authorities have brushed aside suspicions that tomatoes grown in Mexico caused the food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. and Canada, citing tests on local tomato farms that yielded no salmonella. Mexico's agriculture ministry also urged Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recognize the results of its two-week study on Mexican tomato farms and clear Mexican tomatoes of suspicions...
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Market Wire - Government: Security (law enforcement, homeland etc) (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Today, Canada's federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of agriculture reached an important milestone and announced the completion of the Quebec agreement: the multilateral Growing Forward framework. The agreement is supported by a commitment of $1.3 billion in funding over five years for non-business risk management (non-BRM) cost-shared programs. The announcement...
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Market Wire - Government: International (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada today announced a substantial increase in the number of commodities to be included in a pilot project tracking trade data on imports for organic products.
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Market Wire - Government: National (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, regarding Bill C-34, the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act:
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Market Wire - Government (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
TOKYO, JAPAN (MARKET WIRE) Canadian farmers produce some of the safest beef in the world and Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has taken that strong message into meetings with agricultural leaders in Japan.
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The Great Pumpkin (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Chuck Strahl: Another important issue we have championed is the protection of human rights — something that virtually every other Canadian can take for granted under the Canadian Human Rights Act . [ source ] Well, okay, he did say "virtually"...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MARKET WIRE) The Government of Canada continues to stand up for our farm families on the world stage, and that commitment was demonstrated during meetings between Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Russian Agriculture Minister Alexey Gordeyev and other officials.
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Market Wire - Government: Security (law enforcement, homeland etc) (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz will hold a media teleconference from Moscow, Russia today.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) As Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, I invite all Canadians to take part in National Aboriginal Day celebrations on June 21. I also want to highlight that this year marks 400 years of shared culture and history between Aboriginal peoples and Europeans in Canada.
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Market Wire - Government: Local (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
BASIN LOUISE, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis will unveil INAC's spectacular event for the 400th Anniversary Celebrations: Domagaya: the Meeting of Aboriginal Cultures and Digital Arts, in presence of Mr. Pita Aatami, President of Makivik Corporation, Mr. Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of...