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Government of Canada signs bilateral agreement with Nova Scotia to improve access to drugs for rare diseases

| Health Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Michelle Thompson, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Health and Wellness, announced a bilateral agreement investing over $39 million to improve access to selected new drugs for rare diseases, and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening.


Drugs for Rare Diseases – Nova Scotia Agreement

| Health Canada | backgrounders

Today, the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia signed the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease (DRD) agreement to invest over $39 million over three years to improve access to new drugs for rare diseases for Nova Scotia residents and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening for rare diseases.


Government of Canada signs pharmacare agreement with Yukon to improve universal access to free medications

| Health Canada | news releases

Today, Member of Parliament Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Tracy-Anne McPhee, Yukon’s Minister of Health and Social Services, announced the signing of a pharmacare agreement to invest up to $9.5 million over four years to provide universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for residents of Yukon. The funding from this agreement will also improve access to diabetes devices and supplies.


Minister Joly announces assistance for people in Gaza and West Bank

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

Following more than a year of devastating conflict, the UN estimates that the entire population of Gaza, more than 2 million people, is in need of urgent emergency assistance. At the same time, the West Bank is facing escalating violence, significant displacement, and movement restrictions that are hampering the delivery of vital humanitarian assistance and worsening the overall humanitarian crisis.


Calgary resident arrested with 108 kg of cocaine at Coutts port of entry

| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases

On March 8, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered and seized approximately 108 kg of cocaine following a secondary examination of a commercial transport vehicle at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta.


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