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OTTAWA, Dec. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), today announced the Government of Canada's 2012-2013 contribution to ParticipACTION. The announcement was made at Viscount Alexander Public School in Ottawa. "The Harper Government is proud to continue its support for ParticipACTION," said Minister of State Gosal. "We are committed to providing opportunities for Canadians of all ages and all abilities to participate in sport and physical activity,...
OTTAWA, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will make an announcement about ParticipACTION on Monday in Ottawa. The Minister will be joined by Paul Calandra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Oak Ridges-Markham), Kelly Murumets, CEO of ParticipACTION, Olympic athletes Derek O'Farrell (rowing) and Michael Tayler (kayak slalom), and Paralympic athletes Todd Nicholson (sledge hockey) and Amy...
OTTAWA, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will make an announcement about ParticipACTION on Monday in Ottawa. The Minister will be joined by Paul Calandra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Oak Ridges-Markham), Kelly Murumets, CEO of ParticipACTION, Olympic athletes Derek O'Farrell (rowing) and Michael Tayler (kayak slalom), and Paralympic athletes Todd Nicholson (sledge hockey) and Amy...
OTTAWA, Dec. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada has suspended the Establishment Licence of Chemi Pharmaceutical Inc. of Mississauga, Ont., after uncovering falsified testing results during the course of an inspection. Health Canada is verifying the nature and use of testing done by Chemi Pharmaceutical Inc. with the company's customers. Our survey of clients to date indicates that only a portion of the company's work involved testing of final products before they entered the Canadian...
OTTAWA, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is advising parents and caregivers to keep reed diffusers out of reach of children and to teach them about the potential hazards posed by these products. Reed diffusers are home fragrance products that consist of a bottle, scented oils and reeds (thin wooden sticks used to diffuse the oil). These products can come in various colours and sizes. There are several different types of oils used in reed diffuser products, some of which may be...
OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - The issue: Three unauthorized health products -- "Man Up Now", "Black Ant", "Triple Power Zen Gold 1200mg"-- are being recalled by DVDXPRO after testing by Health Canada identified undeclared ingredients that may pose serious risks to the health of Canadians. These products are promoted for sexual enhancement and contain sildenafil and/or tadalafil, which is a prescription medication that should only be used under the supervision of a health care...
OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Further to our previous communications, Health Canada is advising Canadians that three unauthorized products promoted for weight loss have been seized from "Cube Inc.", a box-store store in Richmond, B.C. These products contain hidden drug ingredients (sibutramine and phenolphthalein) that may pose serious health risks. Caffeine was also found in two products and was not listed on the product label. Caffeine may pose health risks to people sensitive...
OTTAWA, Nov. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is advising Canadians and health care practitioners that no thermography (thermal imaging) machines have been approved to screen for breast cancer in Canada. Health Canada is not aware of any clinical evidence that thermography can be used effectively as a screening technique for the early detection of breast cancer. As such, it may present a potential risk to women relying on the results. Health Canada would also like to remind...
OTTAWA, Nov. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Avmor Ltd. has expanded its recall of products to include four additional lots of the product X3 Clean Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer (Benzalkonium chloride 0.13%). The X3 product was originally recalled last month as a precautionary measure following the recall of another Avmor product, Antimicrobial Foaming Hand Soap (Triclosan 0.3%), because of microbial contamination. Health Canada will to update its list of recalled products if additional...
ParticipACTION launches national campaign to Bring Back Play TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - A recent survey commissioned by ParticipACTION found that more than half of Canadian parents (50.4 per cent) of school-aged children played outdoor active games, such as hide and seek and tag, every day as a child; however, only 19 per cent of their children do now. To help reverse the decline of play, ParticipACTION created a national social change marketing campaign called Bring Back...
