Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) unveiled the first edition of the Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines (CBSG) as part of the Government of Canada's plan to cut red tape and support Canadian businesses in their efforts to create jobs, growth and investment in the future. The CBSG details the biosafety requirements for the safe … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced an investment to support a program to address diabetes prevention and healthy living among urban First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth. The federal government joins the MLSE Foundation, Tim Hortons and Jamie MacDonald, Professional Photographer and Videographer as investors in Right To Play's Play For Prevention program, which will … Read more
About 1,200 Canadians, most of whom live in British Columbia and Alberta, bought a product from U.S. Costco stores in West coast states that may be associated with an outbreak of hepatitis A that has made about 80 people ill in several western and southwestern states. The product was not available for sale in Canada. … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Colin Carrie (Oshawa, Ont.) announced an investment in two projects that will give health care providers tools and services to help Canadians quit smoking. Funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada will allow the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to expand on an already successful national smoking … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Colin Carrie (Oshawa, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing more than $1.4 million in funding under the Healthy Living Fund for community-based projects across the country that will help Canadians lead healthier lives. More information is available online. Call 613-957-0200.
Experts from Canada, the US, Australia, Chile and Ethiopia took part on a panel at the World Health Assembly to share their experiences and innovative approaches in addressing mental health. Hosted by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) panellists representing sectors both inside and outside of government, provided success stories on how various sectors of society … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced funding for a project to provide capacity to expand the availability of preschool programs for children ages three to five years of age living in communities across Nunavut. The announcement will support the Capacity Building for Early Childhood Development Educators project led by the Nunavut Arctic College in partnership … Read more
Since April 2012, cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified in six countries: the United Kingdom (UK), Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and France. The cases in the UK and France were identified in travellers returning from the Arabian peninsula and neighbouring countries. The risk to Canadians is low as this … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) responded to Chapter 5 of the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada: Promoting Diabetes Prevention and Control. "I welcome the findings and recommendations made in the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General about diabetes prevention and control. The Government has implemented or is in the process … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) celebrated Daffodil Day at a lunch hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society in Yellowknife. "The Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Day honours the thousands of people in Canada who live with cancer and those who have lost their lives to the disease," said Aglukkaq. "It is also a day of hope, … Read more
