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Media Advisory - Saint John, New Brunswick

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure announcement for New Brunswick with the Honourable Blaine Higgs, Premier of New Brunswick; Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John–Rothesay, on behalf of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Catherine McKenna; and His Worship Don Darling, Mayor of Saint John.

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Government of Canada takes next step toward construction of offshore oceanographic science vessel for Canadian Coast Guard

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is committed to providing members of the Canadian Coast Guard with the modern vessels they need to safely and effectively do their important work on behalf of all Canadians, while delivering important economic benefits to the regions of the country.

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Universal Broadband Fund–supported project will bring high-speed Internet to southern British Columbia

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying in touch with friends and family from home. Right now, too many Canadians living in rural and remote communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.

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Canada and Ontario invest in improved facilities for the Boys & Girls Club of Brantford

Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas; Will Bouma, Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario, and Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford—Brant, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Owen Charters, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Canada; and Deanna Searle, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Brantford, announced joint funding for improvements to the Boys & Girls Club of Brantford’s facilities.

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Why Canada’s 401,000 immigration target for 2021 is achievable

Welcoming 401,000 immigrants this year is a steep mountain for the Canadian government to climb, but it can be done. The Saturday February 13 Express Entry draw, which invited a stunning 27,332 candidates to apply for permanent residence, shows that the government is preparing to climb the mountain. In the months leading up to the […]

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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival’s 2021 Award for Best Animation goes to Joanna Quinn and Les Mills’ Affairs of the Art (Beryl Productions International/NFB).

Director Joanna Quinn and producer and screenwriter Les Mills' new opus, Affairs of the Art, has just won the 2021 Award for Best Animation at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Co-produced by Beryl Productions International and the NFB, the film was presented as a world premiere among the 78 films in the international competition.

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Moist return with new single and video “Tarantino”. Visuals adapted from National Film Board of Canada animated short Caterpillarplasty, directed by David Barlow-Krelina.

Recorded remotely in lockdown by band members in their homes in Toronto and Montreal, and assembled and mixed by Moist guitarist and producer Mark Makoway, “Tarantino” is Moist’s first new release since their 2014 album, Glory Under Dangerous Skies.

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Minister Fortier meets with Prime Minister’s Youth Council as part of Budget 2021 consultations

Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, met virtually with the Prime Minister’s Youth Council to hear their ideas about how Budget 2021 can support young people through the pandemic while building a greener, more competitive, inclusive, and resilient economy that leaves no one behind.

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