The Government of Canada is concerned with the impact of illegal synthetic drugs on the overdose crisis and on public safety, including security challenges associated with their illegal production, importation, trafficking, and related crimes. Health Canada plays a critical role in supporting Canadian law and border enforcement in their activities to counter the global synthetic drug threat and is taking concrete action to keep communities safe on both sides of the border.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
| news releases
The CRTC is taking action to help bring high-speed fibre Internet to the communities of Jade City and Good Hope Lake (Dease River) in British Columbia, as well as Upper Liard in the Yukon.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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The CRTC is committing over $14 million to CityWest Cable and Telephone Corp. to build approximately 250 kilometres of new transport fibre infrastructure. This project will connect the communities of Jade City and Good Hope Lake (Dease River) in British Columbia and Upper Liard in the Yukon to high-speed Internet.
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation Chief Irene Sagon Kells and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, are excited to mark the official groundbreaking of the community's new water treatment plant and major upgrades to its water distribution system.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
| statements
Today, we are united in our message to every Indigenous woman, girl and 2SLGBTQI+ person in this country: You matter. You deserve to live in a country where you are honoured, respected, and protected.
| Pacific Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), will announce funding to support business growth in B.C.
| Prairies Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan, will announce federal funding for the Petroleum Technology Research Centre to support sustainable technologies in the energy sector.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
By working closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that more Canadians will be able to live near public transit, connecting them to jobs, services, and their communities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Steven MacKinnon announced funding of nearly $5 million to the Trade Winds to Success Training Society to train more than 290 Indigenous Red Seal apprentices in support of Canada’s Housing Plan.
Canada is currently experiencing an increase in measles activity, with recent cases reported in Quebec and Ontario that are associated with ongoing outbreaks.
