| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Following the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, and the resulting significant loss of lives and destruction of infrastructure, Canada is responding by providing up to $9.75 million in humanitarian assistance. This funding will support emergency medical services and provide shelter, food and other essential items, and is being allocated as follows:
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to issue a power reactor construction licence to Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) to construct 1 General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor at its Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site in Clarington, Ontario.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | backgrounders
Decision by the Commission to authorize Ontario Power Generation Inc. to construct 1 BWRX-300 reactor at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced that three businesses have pleaded guilty and have been fined following a joint investigation into illegal business practices related to the employment of foreign nationals.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
Returning snowbirds are reminded of tariffs on certain U.S. goods
| National Film Board | news releases
Virginia Tangvald’s documentary Les enfants du large (Ghosts of the Sea), a family investigation shot all over the world, opens in Quebec theatres on May 9. The theatrical release will follow the film’s festival tour, first in Quebec and then in Toronto at the prestigious Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, in the Canadian Spectrum Competition. The filmmaker will be attending several screenings of her documentary on the tour.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal Search and Rescue stations in Cap-aux-Meules, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Kegaska, Québec City, Rivière-au-Renard and Tadoussac have now resumed operations.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 27, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal institution.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
An official Government of Canada delegation will participate in a series of events to commemorate the Liberation of the Netherlands and the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The delegation will include Second World War Veterans, including some who participated in the Liberation of the Netherlands, representatives from Veterans organizations, and Veterans Affairs Canada officials. A contingent of the Canadian Armed Forces, including units involved in the Liberation of the Netherlands, will also participate in ceremonies and events.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
A CBSA investigation leads to criminal charges for importation and possession of prohibited weapons and files
