| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
The federal, provincial, and territorial governments including Manitoba have extended the enrolment deadline for the 2025 AgriStability program to July 31, 2025, in response to tariffs in the agriculture sector and to allow producers time to enroll in the program as they manage the impact of current market disruptions.
On April 21, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of Atlantic Institution, a maximum security federal institution.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Given the pressures and uncertainties facing the agricultural sector, federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed to extend the AgriStability enrolment deadline from April 30, 2025, to July 31, 2025, for the 2025 program year.
The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Whitefish River, Ontario that the CCGS Samuel Risley will carry out icebreaking operations in the area on or around April 26, 2025. The purpose of this operation is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe access to the Lafarge Whitefish River Terminal on La Cloche Peninsula, Ontario.
On April 24, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized at Joyceville Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Shirley Vercruysse is retiring from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) after an 11-year term as Executive Producer of the NFB’s Western Documentary Unit.
The National Film Board of Canada will be at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival with the animated film Hypersensitive, directed by France-born, Montreal-based filmmaker Martine Frossard. The film is part of the Official Selection – Short Film Competition at this year’s edition, which runs from May 13 to 24.