Canada to set up new agency to protect freshwater supply

OTTAWA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government will establish a new stand-alone agency by the end of this year to protect the country's freshwater supply, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday.

The new federal body, the Canada Water Agency, will be located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and legislation will be introduced by the end of 2023 to establish it under the minister of environment and climate change, according to a news release published on the prime minister's official website.