Yesterday, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Imma Tor Faus, Andorra’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the margins of the Pathways to Peace: Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War, held in Toronto on September 28 and 29, 2026.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Today, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis residential school Survivors gathered on Parliament Hill, on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People, to raise the Survivors’ Flag in honour of Survivors and in memory of the children who never returned home.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denys Uliutin, Minister of Social Policy, Family, and Unity of Ukraine, and Eivind Vad Petersson, State Secretary for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, today issued the following statement:
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, met with the Honourable Frederick Mitchell, The Bahamas’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, today on the margins of Pathways to Peace: Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War, held in Toronto on September 28 and 29, 2026.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, will make an announcement regarding support for home energy retrofit projects across Canada.
On behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, Philip Earle, Member of Parliament for Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Today, the Governments of Ontario and Canada announced that the City of Barrie is receiving up to $129 million through the Development Charge Reduction Program (DCRP) in recognition of its commitment to reduce development charges by 50 per cent for residential developments from March 30, 2026 to March 31, 2029. The funding will help build more homes and community infrastructure in Barrie while advancing the province’s plan to protect Ontario by investing in projects that support economic growth and keep workers on the job.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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A new segment along the Little Lake Loop will be completed thanks to a joint investment of more than $7.5 million to help complete the 4.46-kilometre multi-use trail.
“We, the Foreign Ministers and representatives of participating states and international organizations, gathered in Toronto on September 28-29, 2026, for the Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War, co-chaired by Canada, Ukraine, and Norway."