| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Government of Canada has appealed a decision rendered by the Federal Court on January 20, 2023 in the Bring Our Loved Ones Home litigation. The government is appealing because in our view the Court made errors of law and fact.
| Canadian Coast Guard | statements
Following over 40 years of service to Canada as a fisheries science vessel, the CCGS Alfred Needler is being decommissioned. In late 2022 and early 2023 the CCGS Alfred Needler suffered a number of significant mechanical and structural failures. Following an evaluation of the condition of the vessel, it has been determined that the vessel is beyond repair and further investment would not allow it to return to a reliable and safe service.
| Natural Resources Canada | statements
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, released a statement confirming Canada’s position on seabed mining.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
As Canada’s first federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, I am pleased to share the 2022 Progress Report on the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“International Development Week, which takes place this year from February 5 to 11, celebrates the many ways that Canadians work with partners in developing countries to help eradicate poverty and contribute to a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. The actions of partners are critical to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals..."
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. In fact, two in five Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime and one in four Canadians will die of the disease. Lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer are the most commonly diagnosed types of cancer in the country. Although the overall risk of dying from cancer is declining in Canada, the number of new cancer diagnoses and cancer deaths continues to rise. Almost everyone knows a person whose life has been impacted by a cancer diagnosis.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Ministers Pascale St-Onge and Dan Vandal congratulate the athletes and all those who made the 2023 Arctic Winter Games a success
| National Defence | statements
Today, the United States took definitive action to bring down China’s high-altitude surveillance balloon that has violated U.S. and Canadian airspace and international law.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Heart disease is currently one of the leading causes of death in Canada, second only to cancer. Approximately 2.6 million Canadian adults aged 20 and older live with ischemic heart disease (IHD), the most common type of heart disease.
| Department of Finance Canada | statements
On 4 February 2023, members of the Price Cap Coalition reached consensus on the maximum prices for seaborne Russian-origin petroleum products.
