Today, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar Kelly Block announced Health Canada's intent to allow the use of "gluten-free" claims on specially produced oats and foods containing these oats when sold in Canada.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Environment Canada establishes marine and terrestrial National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) for the purposes of conservation, research and interpretation. These areas are established to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitat. National Wildlife Areas are established under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), $300,000 has been provided for a clinical trial on Canada's Ebola vaccine.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, announced today that the Government of Canada is improving public access to Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area.
November 14, 2014 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Senator David Wells met with the crew of the CCGS Terry Fox earlier today to welcome them home after their 2014 Arctic mission. This year the CCGS Terry Fox visited the North Pole before returning to St. John's where it brought back the two Canadian Hydrographic Services multibeam sonar-equipped survey launches.
Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Ontario's largest rural broadband network project, is now complete thanks to funding from the governments of Canada and Ontario, the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus Inc., and private sector partners.
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Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $500,000 towards the Guy Carpenter Professorship in Agriculture Risk Management and Insurance in the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba.