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Government of Canada Announces Next Steps in Tobacco Control

| Health Canada | news releases

An estimated 87,000 Canadians will become daily smokers this year, many of them youth, putting them and others at risk of developing a variety of diseases and illnesses. That is why the Government of Canada is continuing to take action to lower smoking rates and shift public attitudes about tobacco.


Minister of Health speaking at Queen's University

| Health Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health, will be the guest lecturer at the Duncan G. Sinclair Lecture in Health Policy at Queen's University.


Statement from Health Canada on the Testing of Marijuana

| Health Canada | news releases

OTTAWA - Health's Canada's position on the risks of obtaining cannabis from dispensaries has been consistent: these facilities are unlicensed by the federal government, illegally supplied, and sell product that may be contaminated or otherwise unsafe.


Ministerial Message - World Suicide Prevention Day 2016

| Health Canada | statements

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to reflect on the impacts that suicide has on our family, friends and communities, and to commit to actions in preventing suicide.


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