| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
FinDev Canada is providing a US$50-million financing package with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to Equatorial Maranhão Distribuidora de Energia S.A., an electricity distribution company serving nearly three million customers in Maranhão, Brazil.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On July 11, 2026, a staff member was assaulted at Warkworth Institution, a medium-security federal institution. The injured staff member was evaluated and treated at an outside hospital.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
Driven by a shared desire to increase housing supply, the governments of Canada and Quebec strengthened their collaboration in January to accelerate residential construction and support community development. Through a memorandum of understanding designed to guide the harmonized deployment of Build Canada Homes in Quebec, in line with provincial priorities and jurisdictions, both governments are now delivering concrete results.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development, visited Canadian Forces Base Edmonton on behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, to unveil the Government of Canada’s first net-zero-emissions-ready apartments for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union urge the Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to immediately cease any action likely to lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid, including drone strikes and impediments to humanitarian access. Following the atrocities committed during the Rapid Support Forces’ siege and attack on El Fasher, we remain gravely concerned about alleged severe violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law across Kordofan and Darfur regions, as well as Blue Nile in Sudan.
| National Defence | news releases
As one of Canada’s ten identified sovereign capability priorities under the DIS, uncrewed and autonomous systems are central to ensuring the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) can operate effectively and independently in a rapidly evolving threat environment.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS) serves as Canada’s innovation accelerator. Aligned with Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy and federal budget commitments, BOREALIS is accelerating innovation, strengthening Canada’s defence industrial base, and helping deliver operational capabilities to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has been providing crucial icebreaking support for commercial vessels in the eastern Arctic, since the beginning of its annual Arctic summer operations in mid-June.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
In partnership with the province of Quebec, the Government of Canada is taking action to address these challenges and position Quebec’s forest sector for long-term success. Today, Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, highlighted over $17 million for 12 forest sector transformation projects across the province.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), will announce renewed support to address gender-based violence in Canada.
