Minister Qualtrough cheers Team Canada at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

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GATINEAU – Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, has travelled to Paris, France to show support to Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from August 28 to September 8, with an estimated 4,400 athletes from 182 nations. A Team Canada delegation of 126 athletes will compete in 18 …

Minister Qualtrough announces members of new Ministerial Athlete Advisory Committee

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OTTAWA – Every day, athletes inspire Canadians and are a source of national pride. They are also at the heart of the Canadian sport system and must be included in decision making about sport. That’s why the Government of Canada is ensuring that Canada’s athletes are at the centre of policy and program development in sport and physical activity. Carla …

Minister Qualtrough to be at Paris Olympics to cheer Team Canada

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GATINEAU – Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, will travel to Paris, France to cheer on Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, with an estimated 10,500 athletes from 206 different countries. Last week, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that 337 athletes have …

Canada Announces Finalists of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge

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Toronto – Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in Canada, affecting approximately 3.6 million people – and more than 200,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. The number of people living with diabetes is expected to continue rising as Canada’s population ages and grows. Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South, on behalf of Mark Holland, Minister of …

Feds announce investments to support Canada’s athletes

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CALGARY – This summer, Canadians will come together to cheer on Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. Canada’s athletes will inspire us to believe in the power and possibility of sport. They are invested in making Canada proud, and the Government of Canada is invested in setting athletes up to do their best. Today, during …

Minister Qualtrough visits Special Olympics Ontario Rowing Program at Ottawa Rowing Club

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Ottawa – Being physically active helps to improve our physical and mental health. Regular physical activity can also help to prevent chronic disease. That’s why the Government of Canada is proud to invest in community-based initiatives that are providing more Canadians with opportunities to get physically active. Through Budget 2023, the Public Health Agency of Canada committed $10 million over …

HealthTech Connex Inc gets $1m for novel solution to detect concussions

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Ottawa – Concussions are the most common form of brain injury with thousands of Canadians diagnosed every year. In 2022, approximately 35,000 children and youth, aged 5 to 19, and more than 65,000 adults, 20 years and older, were diagnosed with a concussion in emergency rooms across the country. In the summer of 2022, the Public Health Agency of Canada …

Justice Lise Maisonneuve appointed Commissioner to lead Future of Sport in Canada Commission

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OTTAWA – Sport builds communities, stimulates economies, and contributes to the overall well-being of Canadians and the country. However, without sufficient safeguards and accountability, sport can also do harm. There is an urgent need to address the systemic maltreatment and abuse that continues to occur at all levels and contexts of sport. That’s why the Government of Canada is working …

BC firms get over $1.6m to expand recycled plastics production, energy tech

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Delta – The City of Delta has one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Greater Vancouver and is home to innovative companies like Plascon Plastics Corporation and GridGear Solutions Ltd. By developing solutions to environmental challenges, these two companies are poised for further growth. PacifiCan is here to help B.C. businesses grow locally and compete globally. That is why, …

Feds announce investments in sport for Indigenous communities

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VICTORIA – The Government of Canada is committed to supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in building strong and healthy communities through sport and physical activity. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, announced $12.65 million in investments through the Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) program to support the creation of more sport and physical …