| Health Canada | statements
Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to work with our international partners to promote positive mental health worldwide.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Capital punishment is an affront to human rights and dignity, an ineffective deterrent to crime, and it often compounds injustice by intersecting with other forms of discrimination. No system of justice is free from error, and the use of the death penalty can lead to irreversible injustice when those who are not guilty or who have been falsely accused are executed..."
| Transport Canada | statements
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, and the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, issued this update today on the continued action and progress being made by the Government of Canada and industry partners to reduce traveller wait times and delays across Canadian airports.
| Health Canada | statements
We share the concerns of many parents and caregivers about their inability to find pediatric/infant and children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, and we understand the worries associated with this. Since the start of the shortage, we have been working to take actions to ensure that parents and caregivers have what they need to take care of children.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Yesterday, 19 countries of the Organization of American States met under the co-chairmanship of Canada, United States and Haiti to discuss how the international community can help respond to the crisis in Haiti.
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | statements
As part of Animal Health Week, from October 2 to 8, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) along with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and Canada's veterinary community are focusing their ongoing work together in support of efforts to prevent the spread of animal diseases under this year's theme: Habitat Protection and Pandemic Prevention.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
On October 5, Hindu communities in Canada and around the world celebrate Dussehra, one of the most important celebrations in the Hindu calendar
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
The month of October is an opportunity to learn how we can support autistic people, their families, and their caregivers. It is estimated that 1 in 50 children and youth aged 1 to 17 years have been diagnosed with autism in Canada.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Tonight, Jewish communities in Canada and around the world will mark Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
| National Defence | statements
On October 2, 2022, Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) relieved the Executive Officer of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Kingston of their duties as a result of an alleged incident of inappropriate conduct of a sexualized nature that took place during a port visit in Lisbon, Portugal, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE. The allegations have not been proven and an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
