The five-day Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alberta, will bring together more than 1,700 participants from across Canada to compete in 10 sports, celebrating excellence, determination and the power sport has to bring Canadians together
The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 16, 2026, on the St. Clair River. This unsanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterway on the 7.5 mile/12 km course.
Today, the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement to mark National Peacekeepers’ Day
It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Correctional Officers Nicolae Serban and Ramandeep Kaur Maan of Edmonton Institution for Women, who tragically lost their lives yesterday while carrying out their duties in service to Canada.
As part of her first visit to Côte d’Ivoire, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, was received in audience by Her Excellency Ms. Nialé Kaba, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Côte d’Ivoire, on August 6, 2026.
On the occasion of the first official visit to Benin by a Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Anita Anand and Benin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Corinne Amori Brunet, pledged to give new impetus to relations between their two countries by strengthening their political dialogue, economic cooperation and shared commitment to peace, security and sustainable development.
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The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, made the following statement