The Consular Affairs Bureau of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada publishes information on safety and security conditions abroad. Following is a list of changes made to Current Issues and Travel Reports released in the last 24 hours. This list is subject to change. Please visit www.voyage.gc.ca for further information.
Health Canada is warning Canadians, especially expectant mothers, not to use two vitamin C products sold under the brand names New Roots Herbal Vitamin C8 and Vitazan Professional Vitamin C Advanced Ascorbate. These products were improperly manufactured using vitamin A instead of vitamin C, exposing consumers to potential risks of adverse events.
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Eros Fire, a product promoted to enhance sexual performance, as this product may pose serious health risks. The product was found to contain xanthoanthrafil (also known as benzamidenafil), which is not indicated on the label.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity , in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area:
We reaffirm our shared interest in a strong and stable international financial system. We are concerned about the recent excessive volatility in the exchange rate of the yen and its possible adverse implications for economic and financial stability. We continue to monitor markets closely, and cooperate as appropriate.
Senator Raynell Andreychuk is leading a trade mission to Tripoli, Libya, from October 27 to 30 to strengthen commercial ties between Canada and Libya. The trip is an opportunity for companies from Canada's oil and gas sector to share their expertise in the field with Libyans and to introduce Canadian products and technologies to the Libyan market.
PITT MEADOWS, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Pitt River Bridge and Mary Hill Interchange Project marked a milestone today as it reached the two-thirds completion mark, announced British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, the Honourable James Moore, federal Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific Gateway) (2010 Olympics) (Official Languages), and British Columbia's Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon
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Taseko Mines Limited (the Proponent) is proposing to develop an open pit gold-copper mine located 125 km SW of Williams Lake, B.C. (the Project). The Project would have a production capacity of greater than 75,000 tonnes per year of mineral ore.