| Health Canada | news releases
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health was joined by City of Vancouver Mayor Mr. Sam Sullivan to announce new treatment services that will help to treat individuals living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, today announced the appointment of John Hutton as a member of the National Film Board of Canada.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced changes to the Canadian Firearms Program as part of the Government of Canada's action plan aimed at bolstering public safety and effective firearms control.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, will deliver a speech to the Public Policy Forum in Ottawa on May 15, 2008.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
GATINEAU, QC - The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced significant new investments in research projects that will further advance the Government of Canada vision and strategy for the North.
| National Defence | news releases
A group of ten Canadian entertainers from across the country will combine their talents and travel to Afghanistan to entertain our troops in May for the Task Force Afghanistan Show Tour. The diverse cast will put on five performances for troops over a two week period starting May 18.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Harper today issued the following statement on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel:
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | news releases
Among the key 2008-2010 strategic priorities noted in Framing our Direction, SSHRC is undertaking a blue ribbon panel assessment of the quality and integrity of its peer-review practices to enrich the quality of its peer-review system. We are pleased to report that the membership of the blue ribbon panel has now been confirmed. The Panel features a prestigious list of international experts in merit review, namely:
| Health Canada | news releases
In light of the May 14, 2008 publication in the New England Journal of Medicine of the BART study on the use of Trasylol (the brand name for aprotinin) during high-risk cardiac surgery, Health Canada would like to update Canadians on the status of Trasylol in Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the nomination of James A. Haley as Canada's alternate governor to four multilateral banks.
