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Current CCA media releases:

CCA to help farmers preserve Ethiopia's breadbasket for future generations (April 22, 2013)

Industry Canada to assume responsibility for co-operatives (January 28, 2013)

Industrie Canada assumera la responsabilité des coopératives (January 28, 2013)

Co-operatives move forward with plans for national Co-operative Investment Fund (November 21, 2012)

CCA signs deal to assist agricultural co-ops in Rwanda (September 20, 2012)

Committee report opens door for new dialogue between co-operatives and federal government (September 18, 2012)

Opportunité d'un nouveau dialogue entre les coopératives et le gouvernement fédéral  (18 septembre 2012)

You-LEAD: a CCA youth initiative program (July 27, 2012)

Awards highlight co-operative achievements (June 29, 2012)

Co-op leaders from across Canada to meet in Montreal June 27-29 (June 21, 2012)

Des dirigeants coopératifs de partout au Canada se réuniront à Montréal du 27 au 29 juin (21 juin 2012)

Canadians give high marks to co-ops: Abacus survey (May 25, 2012)

Agriculture Canada cutbacks contradict federal focus on jobs and innovation (April 13, 2012)

Four Canadians and one American join women credit union leaders for first-ever Africa Women's Forum (April 12, 2012)

International Year of Co-operatives to be launched across Canada on January 12 (January 4, 2012)

L'année internationale des coopératives sera inaugurée au Canada le 12 janvier (4 janvier 2012)

Denyse Guy appointed executive director of the Canadian Co-operative Association (November 9, 2011)

UN General Assembly to launch International Year of Co-operatives today (October 31, 2011)

Co-op Week 2011: Canadian co-op sector prepares for International Year  (October 17, 2011)

Co-op Week 2011 to promote IYC2012 theme: Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World (May 11, 2011)

CCA urges candidates to support the co-operative movement  (April 12, 2011)

Development funding approved (March 29, 2011)

Canadians see new hope in Sri Lanka (February 25, 2011)