| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | news releases
On November 29, 2007, at the Rimouski courthouse, Distributions Paul-Émile Dubé Ltée entered guilty pleas and was found guilty on three counts of having contravened the Meat Inspection Act.
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | news releases
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in a five-year-old beef cow from a herd in Manitoba. The herd is located within 10 km of Riding Mountain National Park, in a portion of the Riding Mountain Eradication Area (RMEA) that is considered to be at highest risk for bovine TB.
| National Defence | media advisories
Our fallen soldier, Corporal Michael Gunter Starker, a member of 15 Field Ambulance, based in Edmonton, is scheduled to return home to Canada Friday, May 9, 2008. Corporal Starker was a reservist from Calgary, Alberta.
| Health Canada | news releases
Health Canada is reminding consumers who choose to use unapproved Ayurvedic medicinal products that some of these products may contain high levels of heavy metals. Consumption of excessive amounts of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, and arsenic, pose serious health risks because they may accumulate in vital organs of the body. Children are most susceptible to the toxic effects of heavy metals.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
Here we are, in this magnificent place steeped in history, in this year marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of the City of Québec, on the shores of the ocean where explorers like Samuel de Champlain mapped out the first maritime routes that link us today.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), today announced $5 million in grants and contributions funding will be made available to the Chinese-Canadian community for community-based commemorative and educational projects related to immigration restrictions.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - Transport Canada reminds passengers that they are permitted to bring liquids, gels and aerosols through security screening at Canadian airports only if the items are packaged in containers with a capacity of no more than 100 millilitres/100 grams (3.4 ounces) and the containers fit comfortably in one clear, closed and resealable plastic bag with a capacity of no more than 1 litre (1 quart).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today offered the services of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) following Tropical Cyclone Nargis, and urged the Government of Burma to grant immediate access to humanitarian actors.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the recent upsurge of violence in Lebanon.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced regulatory changes are now in effect allowing Canadians to take advantage of Budget 2008 improvements to the administration of Life Income Funds (LIFs).
