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Canadian Heritage will announce the program and artist lineup for the 2025 national Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 29. According to Canadian Heritage, the announcement will include participation by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible
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On May 29, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada published a statement from Ministers Mélanie Joly and Evan Solomon regarding announcements by Canadian telecommunications companies on plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. In the statement, the ministers identified companies such as Bell and Telus as corporations planning investments
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Canadians will celebrate the country’s 158th anniversary on July 1, 2025, with events and live broadcasts planned in Ottawa and throughout Canada, according to a May 29 announcement by Canadian Heritage. Main Ottawa-area celebrations will be held at LeBreton Flats Park, Parliament Hill, the Supreme Court of Canada, and
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced a recall of Ocean Mama Seafood brand Easy Peel, Deveined, Shell On Raw Shrimp 26/30 after the chemical 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone was found in the product. The recall, posted on May 29, 2025, applies to products distributed in Alberta and British Columbia. According
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The federal government tabled the 2025–26 Main Estimates in the House of Commons on May 27, 2025, according to a news release from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The document sets out planned budgetary spending of $486.9 billion for 130 government organizations in the upcoming fiscal year.
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First-time home buyers in Canada who purchase new homes valued up to $1.5 million may be eligible for Goods and Services Tax (GST) relief under legislative proposals introduced by the Department of Finance Canada on May 27, 2025. According to the Department of Finance Canada, the proposal applies to
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The federal government has announced proposed legislative changes to permanently repeal the fuel charge framework under Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, following regulations enacted in March that ceased the federal fuel charge as of April 1, 2025. According to the Department of Finance Canada, the plan
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Olymel brand cooked diced chicken 1/2 inch, packaged in 4 kg sizes, has been recalled due to the presence of bone fragments, according to a notification from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued on June 5, 2025. The product was distributed to hotels, restaurants, and institutions in Quebec.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has amended Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to permit the production of the radioactive medical isotopes lutetium-177 (Lu-177) and yttrium-90 (Y-90) using equipment on Unit 2. The decision was announced on May 26, 2025, and follows
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Minister Tim Hodgson outlined the federal government’s plans for streamlining approvals of energy and resource projects at an address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23, 2025. Hodgson announced the creation of a Major Federal Projects Office, aimed at centralizing permits and approvals for large-scale infrastructure initiatives,
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Ottawa on May 26 and 27, 2025, according to Canadian Heritage. Canadian Heritage states that the main purpose of the visit is for King Charles III to deliver the Speech from the Throne and open the 45th Parliament of Canada. Canadian Heritage
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A plaque marking the national historic significance of the establishment of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom was unveiled at Canada House in London on May 19, 2025. The ceremony was attended by Ron Hallman, President and CEO of Parks Canada; Bernard Thériault, Chair of the Historic