The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has been chosen to be part of the inaugural film program at the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, where 19 NFB works will be featured in continuous screenings in the museum’s two theatres. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum opened its doors on September 22.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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For more than 30 years, Canada and China have worked together on the environment. This week, Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, led Canada’s delegation to the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), which took place in Beijing, China, from September 27 to 29, 2026.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
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Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor, and Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay—Superior North, announced a FedNor investment of $20,533,121 to support of 22 projects led by Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) across Northern Ontario.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
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The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor, and Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay—Superior North, today announced a FedNor investment of more than $20 million in support of 22 projects led by Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) across Northern Ontario.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Washington, D.C., to represent Minister Anand at the Organization of American States’ (OAS’s) Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Ministers on the situation in Nicaragua.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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As part of this initiative, Build Canada Homes will provide $25 million to support the construction of 80 supportive housing units at the first of the three sites. The broader initiative also includes a $20 million contribution from the UHN Foundation and $19 million from the City of Toronto. These investments will help advance efforts to bring health care and housing together. The broader expansion would bring the Social Medicine Housing Initiative to more than 300 homes overall, representing one of the most significant efforts in Canada to bring health care and housing together.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Ottawa, Ontario – Part 2 of a 2-part public hearing held by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will take place from October 6 to 9, 2026, to consider an application from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to renew the power reactor operating licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS) and the waste facility operating licence for the Pickering Waste Management Facility. The Commission will also consider the proposed refurbishment of PNGS Units 5 to 8.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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The Government of Canada is investing $2.6 million in multi-use pathways to create safer, more accessible transportation options for people walking and cycling in Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation.
