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  by Health Canada   from cic

Health Canada authorizes Héma-Québec submission to make source plasma donor screening criteria more inclusive for men who have sex with men

Today, Health Canada authorized a submission from Héma-Québec to change their source plasma donor screening criteria. The decision will enable Héma-Québec to move away from the current three-month plasma donor deferral period for all sexually active men who have sex with men, and to instead screen all source plasma donors, regardless of gender or sexuality, for high-risk sexual behaviours.
Categories: National News
  by Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission   from cic

CRTC approves with conditions Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw’s broadcasting services

Today, the CRTC approved Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw’s broadcasting services, subject to a number of conditions and modifications. The CRTC has also set out several safeguards to ensure that the transaction benefits Canadians and the Canadian broadcasting system. As part of this transaction, Rogers is acquiring 16 cable services based in Western Canada, a national satellite television service and other broadcast and television services. This approval only deals with the broadcasting elements of the transaction.
Categories: National News
  by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency   from cic

Halifax county organizations benefit from renovations to help bring people back to public spaces safely

Canadian cities and towns flourish when they have community public spaces to promote social interaction and physical activity, and provide access to recreational programs and facilities. These amenities are integral to the overall well-being of individuals, families and communities. Our economic recovery is closely linked to the vitality of our local communities and their shared spaces.
Categories: Parents
  by Natural Resources Canada   from cic

Minister Wilkinson Advances Energy Security and the Global Transition to Net Zero at the International Energy Agency Ministerial

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, joined his international counterparts at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial in Paris, France, this week to help ensure international collaboration on global energy security and the transition to a net-zero emissions economy.
Categories: National News
  by Public Health Agency of Canada   from cic

Joint Message from the Federal Ministers of Health, Indigenous Services and Northern Affairs On World Tuberculosis Day - March 24, 2022

March 24th marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, an annual campaign led by the World Health Organization to raise awareness of one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases still affecting individuals, families and communities in Canada. The goal of World TB Day is to highlight the worldwide commitment to eliminate TB and ensure equitable access to prevention, treatment and care for this disease.
Categories: National News
  by Global Affairs Canada   from cic

Minister Ng launches negotiations toward a bilateral free trade agreement with the United Kingdom

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, announced they will proceed with negotiations toward a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Categories: Global Affairs
  by CIC News   from cicnews

Canada welcomed 450,000 new international students in 2021, an all-time record

Canada saw nearly 450,000 new study permits take effect last year, a staggering figure that easily broke the previous all-time record set in 2019. Prior to the pandemic, Canada saw just over 400,000 new study permits take effect before the figure fell to just over 255,000 in 2020. Last year’s total represents a doubling compared […]

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  by Public Safety Canada   from cic

Five Country Ministerial Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Launch of the “Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse”

In March 2020 the Five Country Ministerial (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States) launched the Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, in consultation with six technology companies, and the WeProtect Global Alliance. Since then, G7 Interior Ministers have added their support, and a total of sixteen companies have endorsed the Principles. The goal of the Principles is “the prevention of child sexual exploitation and abuse.”
Categories: National News
  by Global Affairs Canada   from cic

Canada announces support for worldwide efforts to end the global TB epidemic

Every year, tuberculosis (TB) kills 1.5 million people, despite being both preventable and curable. Although it kills more people than any other infectious disease, except COVID-19, TB is largely neglected because it disproportionally affects the Global South. Last year, more than four million people globally with TB diagnoses were missed by health services, fueling preventable deaths.
Categories: Global Affairs
  by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada   from cic

Government of Canada and Government of Newfoundland and Labrador invest over $22 million to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in Labrador

Today, Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced $22,355,503 in funding to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in rural areas in Labrador. Funding will be allocated to the Nunatsiavut Government for a project benefiting the communities of Rigolet, Postville, Makkovik, Nain, Hopedale and Natuashish. The network will be built and operated by Bell Canada.
Categories: National News
  by Global Affairs Canada   from cic

Minister Ng attends successful G7 trade and investment ministers meeting

International collaboration is critical to strengthening the global rules-based trade system in support of a strong, sustainable, and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, Canada’s close cooperation with its G7 partners is key to leading coordinated trade-related responses to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
Categories: Global Affairs
  by Public Health Agency of Canada   from cic

Joint Statement from the Co-Chairs of the Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses - Latest National Data on the Overdose Crisis

Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses—Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's Chief Medical Officer of Health—issued the following statement on the release of the latest surveillance data on opioid- and stimulant-related harms in Canada covering the period from January 2016 to September 2021.
Categories: National News