| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program. Its goal is to strengthen seniors’ social inclusion so they can benefit from, and contribute to, the quality of life in their communities.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
North Bay is gearing up for more sustainable and convenient transit thanks to a combined investment of over $20.6 million from the federal and provincial governments and the City of North Bay.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| backgrounders
The federal government is investing $8,362,099 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program for these eight projects. The Government of Ontario is investing $6,896,755. The City of North Bay is contributing $5,433,480.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have partnered to launch a new school food-focused research funding opportunity, under the 2025-26 Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant.
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
| news releases
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its order made on November 10, 2020, in expiry review RR 2019 004, to determine if the expiry of the order is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low alloy steel plate from Ukraine and is likely to result in injury to the domestic industry.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State (Seniors), will be in Victoria to make an announcement regarding the New Horizons for Seniors Program to help seniors be connected and active members of their communities.
On July 18, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at Vancouver International Airport intercepted 29 kg of methamphetamine from the luggage of a traveller destined for Hong Kong. Officers discovered the methamphetamine concealed in gift-wrapped packages within two suitcases. This quantity of methamphetamine represents an estimated 150,000 individual doses.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Pauline Rochefort, Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming, Vic Fedeli, Member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing, and Peter Chirico, Mayor of North Bay.
Today, the Government of Canada announced the award of two contracts to MDA Space to equip the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Halifax-class ships with up to six state-of-the-art Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS). The initial acquisition contract for two UAS is valued at approximately $39 million (including taxes) and the initial in-service support contract has an estimated value of $27 million (including taxes) for a period of five years and could be extended up to 20 years. These UAS will enhance the RCN’s ability to conduct long-range surveillance and targeting operations.