In an increasingly polarized and divided world, we are seeing hard-won progress at risk. In many places, women’s rights are being rolled back. In others, they are being quietly deprioritized.
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
| news releases
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry (NQ-2025-009) to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of truck bodies originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that preliminary determinations had been made respecting the dumping and subsidizing of the above mentioned goods.
On March 8, 2026, a lockdown was put in place at Grand Valley institution, a multi-level security federal institution, to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff, and inmates.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, and the Honourable David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, will be in Ottawa to announce funding to support workers in Ontario affected by tariffs and global market shifts.
| National Research Council Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), announce new investments under Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy.
| National Research Council Canada
| backgrounders
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), announce new investments under Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy.
Following a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation, Reuben Velasquez, a 44-year-old foreign national, was sentenced on February 3, 2026, in Williams Lake Provincial Court , to four years imprisonment.