The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply concerned that 40 Uyghur refugees were forcibly returned to China today, putting them at a serious risk of torture, mistreatment, repressive surveillance, arbitrary detention and forced labour.
| Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
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On International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day observed on February 28, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) encourages workplaces to take proactive steps to prevent one of Canada’s most common workplace injuries.
Competition Bureau and UK Competition and Markets Authority sign Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation
February 27, 2025 – GATINEAU (Québec), Competition Bureau
Today, Chief Dwayne Laboucan, the elected Council of Driftpile Cree Nation, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, signed a service delivery agreement affirming Driftpile Cree Nation’s inherent right to self-governance over its children, youth, and families. This agreement supports the implementation of Driftpile Cree Nation’s Mihtatakaw Sîpiy Awasak Wiyasiwêwin (Driftpile River Children’s Law), using the framework provided by An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Today, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs apologized for the multiple, forced relocations of Inuit families from their home in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset), Nunavut, to unfamiliar and unforgiving lands between 1934 and 1948.
| Pacific Economic Development Canada
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B.C. entrepreneurs and businesses are driving innovation and transforming global industries, including food and beverage production. With a strategic location, talent, and vibrant culinary landscape, Richmond has emerged as a hub for innovative companies in this sector.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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The federal government is investing $333,570 through the Active Transportation Fund to support five projects across the Municipality of the County of Kings.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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People will have more access to active transportation options after an investment of more than $500,000 from the federal and municipal governments in the Municipality of the County of Kings. This was announced by MP Kody Blois and Mayor Dave Corkum.