The Ministry of Health of Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has recently reported an outbreak of yellow fever in and around the city of Abidjan. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends that travellers get vaccinated against yellow fever and protect themselves from mosquito bites when going to this country.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Smith's Snack Service Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Smith Snacks brand products described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
| news releases
The Joint Panel reviewing the proposed EnCana Shallow Gas Infill Development project and EUB Application No. 1435831 for three well licenses in the Suffield National Wildlife Area in Alberta, today issued the schedule for the public hearing to begin on October 6, 2008 in Calgary and to continue in Medicine Hat. The hearing is expected to take place over a period of approximately 3 to 4 weeks.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are announcing coordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets. These measures, together with other actions taken in the last few days by individual central banks, are designed to improve the liquidity conditions in global financial markets. These central banks continue to work together closely and will take appropriate steps to address the ongoing pressures.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
| news releases
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has been informed of fraudulent advertisements being posted on online classifieds web sites such as Craigslist.com and Kijiji.com, as well as on posters in the Vancouver area.