| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
Rita Virk is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with extensive experience in finance, risk management, and governance across multiple sectors, including financial institutions, insurance, biotechnology, transportation, and technology. She brings strong insights from working in large and complex organizations.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | media advisories
Tonight, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in purple from sunset to 1:00 a.m. in memory of the victims, the families and all those affected by the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 10, 2026, Craig Flett, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution, died while in our custody.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
The Parliamentary Secretary, Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, on behalf of the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), along with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Ginette Lavack, will announce support for women entrepreneurs with disabilities.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
The Cornwall Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), acting on information received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), launched an identity fraud investigation in 2024 that uncovered a long running scheme involving U.S. citizen Peter Eliot Granovetter, age 70.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns the Israeli security cabinet’s recent decision to approve measures to expand Israeli control over the West Bank."
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Government of Canada supports the Corporation du Théâtre Saint-Eustache
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
On January 23, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted a package at Hamilton International Airport originating from China addressed to a resident of Kingston, Ontario. On February 3, 2026, a 57-year-old Kingston man was arrested at a residence in the area of Barnsley Crescent and Acadia Drive.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Pleaman Forsey, Minister of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, announced disaster relief for eligible Newfoundland and Labrador farmers and producers affected by widespread drought conditions in 2025.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 8, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Stony Mountain Institution.
