For the first time in Canada, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada has ordered a new appeal following a post-mortem conviction review in the case of Russell Woodhouse. After an in-depth review, the Minister found reasonable grounds to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in Mr. Woodhouse’s 1974 conviction. The order returns the case to the courts for the new information to be considered.
Twenty Canadian companies, eight of which collaborate with Indigenous organizations, will develop projects to address issues such as declining species populations, habitat degradation, deteriorating water quality and forest disturbance.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will make an important announcement to support Canada’s steel industry. This announcement stems from the Government of Canada’s comprehensive suite of measures to help protect, stabilize and pivot the Canadian manufacturing economy and steel sector amid global uncertainty.
Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced it will implement a temporary restriction on imports of pistachios and pistachio-containing products from Iran as a precautionary measure to protect Canadians from the risk of Salmonella infection.
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation Nitsilʔin-Qi (Council of Chiefs) together with the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, federal Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Jodie Wickens, B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development, are proud to announce the signing of an amendment to the coordination agreement with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation, building on earlier commitments and advancing the Nation’s jurisdiction over its child and family services, grounded in Tŝilhqot’in law, values and traditions.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.
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The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), shared the following message with Canadians
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met yesterday with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Canada’s continued support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression.
