Health Canada is advising consumers not to use unauthorized drugs sold by the company Purepillz. Four unauthorized products, "Peaq", "Freq", "PureRush", and "PureSpun" are promoted on the company's Web site as "social tonics" and are described as "safer legal alternatives to more dangerous street drugs." The products contain benzylpiperazine (BZP) and 3-trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (3-TFMPP), and may pose serious health risks. These products require eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN) on the label before they can be legally sold in Canada.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| news releases
The following statement was released by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, to mark the opening of the Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, British Columbia.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians today announced the appointment of Mr. Alfonz Nitsiza as Chair of the Wek'èezhìi Renewable Resources Board.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, will announce major funding to the firm Les Moulures Modernes Inc.
The Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport), will visit Belize and Guatemala from July 10 to 16, 2008, as part of Canada's renewed engagement in the Americas.
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.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
At the close of the 2008 G8 Summit today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the leaders of eight of the world's leading economic powers had made substantive progress on several critical economic, political and environmental issues facing the world.
