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☆ Factbox: Key moves in Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

OTTAWA, July 26 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, appointing new heads at 30 of the 38 ministries, adding seven new faces. Bill Blair took over as defense minister, his fourth cabinet post under Trudeau since 2018, where he will oversee military efforts to help Ukraine and reinforce NATO. The former Toronto police chief, 69, had previously been in charge of border security, public safety and then emergency preparedness. Marc Miller, 50, was promoted to immigration minister from crown indigenous relations. Fraser, 39, had been immigration minister since October 2021.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Anand, Bill Blair, Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, Marco Mendicino, Marc Miller, Sean Fraser, Mark Holland, Jean, Yves Duclos, Pablo Rodriguez, Arif Virani, David Lametti, Mona Fortier, Mendicino, David Ljunggren, Steve Scherer, Deepa Babington Organizations: OTTAWA, Canadian, WHO, Treasury Board, NATO, Toronto police, Liberal, Canadian Heritage, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Fraser, Ontario

☆ Canada has officially banned testing cosmetics on animals
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states to outlaw the practice. Bill C-47 amends the Food and Drugs Act to ban both the testing of cosmetic products on animals and the sale of products relying on animal testing data, according to the news release. The news release noted animal testing for cosmetics was “rarely conducted in Canada.”Canada will join the ranks of the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Korea, which have all moved to ban cosmetic testing on animals, according to the release. A total of 44 countries have passed laws banning cosmetic animal testing, according to the Humane Society International. The amendment banning cosmetic testing on animals in one of a package of amendments included in the measure.

Persons: Bill C, ”, Health Jean, Yves Duclos Organizations: CNN, Canada, Canadian, Drugs, European Union, Humane Society, Health, Commons Locations: Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, South Korea, New York, Virginia , California , Louisiana , New Jersey , Maine, Hawaii , Nevada , Illinois, Maryland

CNN —“Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.” “Poison in every puff.”Those are among the messages that will soon appear – in English and French – on cigarettes in Canada. The country announced Wednesday it will require health warnings to be printed directly on every individual cigarette – the first country in the world to do so. The labels on individual cigarettes will make it “virtually impossible” for smokers to avoid warnings, health officials said. The regulation is part of the country’s goal to drop its nationwide tobacco use to less than 5% by 2035. It will be accompanied by other measures aimed at reducing the number of smokers in the country, including the strengthening of health messages on tobacco product packages, health officials said.

Persons: ”, Canada’s, Rob Cunningham, Health Jean, Yves Duclos, “ Organizations: CNN, Tobacco, Canadian Cancer Society, Health Locations: Canada

Starting in March, people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness will be able to access assisted death. Some individuals have come forward in local news reports saying they are seeking assisted death because they lack appropriate housing or other supports. The federal agency serving veterans says at least one employee suggested assisted death unprompted to at least four veterans between 2019 and 2022. It is investigating another such allegation, a spokesperson said in an email, adding advice on assisted death is not a department service. L.P., who suffers from anorexia and asked to be identified by her initials, hopes to access assisted death when it is available.

☆ Canada to remove all Covid travel restrictions from Oct. 1
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cars line up at Canadian side of the border between Canada and the United States, near Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia on August 9, 2021. Canada will drop all Covid-19 restrictions for travelers from Oct. 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government said on Monday. The move is likely to boost the Canadian travel industry, already booming after months of lull during the pandemic. More than 90% of Canadians over 12 have taken the primary series of a Covid vaccine. Cruise ship passengers and crew would also no longer be subject to vaccine requirements or Covid testing.

☆ Canada to review impact of cannabis legalization four years on
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday launched a review of the country's legalization of the use of recreational cannabis four years ago to evaluate its impact on youth, indigenous minorities and others, and to analyze its effect on the economy and the illegal weed market. Canada became the first developed nation to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in October 2018. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe review will evaluate the law's impact on young Canadians and progress toward the legislation's aim of providing adults with access to regulated, lower-risk and legal cannabis products, according to a statement from the government. It would also analyze what progress has been made in deterring criminal activity and displacing the illicit cannabis market. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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