Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Andy Mitchell today announced $1.7 million in funding to support livestock tracking and tracing in Canada.

He's run off to join the circus, met with the rich and famous (including a stroll down the red carpet on Oscar night!) and helped more than 30,000 children in 6,000 classrooms from around the globe, learn about the world

Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the designation of three new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Eastern Canada -- Basin Head (Prince Edward Island), Gilbert Bay (Labrador), and Eastport (Newfoundland).

Lawrence MacAulay, Member of Parliament for Cardigan, today praised the establishment of Basin Head off Prince Edward Island as a new Marine Protected Area (MPA).

The city of Montréal will receive $616,666 in government assistance under the Canada-Quebec Infrastructure Works Program to install an artificial turf soccer and football field at Dalbé-Viau high school in the borough of Lachine.

Department of Finance officials will provide a background briefing on the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers Meeting being held in Grand Epoch City, China, on October 15-16, 2005.

National Defence Minister Bill Graham is currently in Afghanistan. The Minister will be available for a teleconference on Wednesday, 12 October 2005 at 10:00 a.m. (E.S.T). Members of the media wishing to participate must call no later than five minutes

The Guardia Civil of Spain with the collaboration of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police drug sections in Vancouver and Halifax, the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Drug Enforcement Agency

The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Prime Minister, along with representatives from Toyota Motor Corporation, the federal government, the Ontario government and the City of Woodstock, today officially broke ground to commemorate the start of construction of the new Toyota assembly

Prime Minister Paul Martin will travel to Woodstock, Mississauga, Owen Sound, Kitchener and Petersburg, Ontario from October 11-12, 2005. Please note that all details are subject to change. A detailed itinerary follows. All times are local.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 230,500 units in September, up from 206,200 units in August, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw, Minister of State (Human Resources Development), will be in Labrador tomorrow to meet with Aboriginal and private sector organizations to discuss strategies for improving the labour market participation of Aboriginal Canadians.

The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw, Minister of State (Human Resources Development), will be in Labrador today to meet with literacy organizations to discuss strategies for developing literacy and essential skills.

Rob Wright, President and CEO of Export Development Canada (EDC) has announced a number of executive appointments designed to better integrate EDC's core business lines and business development group to the benefit of customers.

International Trade Minister Jim Peterson and Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Andy Mitchell today made the following statement at the conclusion of World Trade Organization (WTO) discussions held in Zurich, Switzerland, regarding the U.S. proposal on agricultural export subsidies:

Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew, International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll and Defence Minister Bill Graham announced today that the Government of Canada has earmarked $20 million to respond to the devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck South Asia on October