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AI and tech businesses in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area receive Government of Canada investments to scale, bring new products to market

Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for southern Ontario, and the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business and Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Streetsville, announced a combined investment of over $25 million to support 18 Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area artificial intelligence (AI) and tech businesses to scale up and commercialize new products and services.

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Canada announces robust tariff package in response to unjustified U.S. tariffs

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that in response to unjustified U.S. tariffs, the Government of Canada is moving forward with 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of imported goods, beginning immediately with a list of goods worth $30 billion.

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Government of Canada to announce funding to support early childhood in Francophone communities 

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Marie-France Lalonde and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Yasir Naqvi, will make an announcement to support early childhood development initiatives in Francophone minority communities.

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Southern Ontario agri-food businesses to scale up with Government of Canada support

Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), along with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade and Member of Parliament for Oakville, announced an investment of over $12 million to support businesses in southern Ontario’s agri-food sector to scale up, drive innovation, and increase production.

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Île-à-la-Crosse School Survivors and Canada sign Agreement-in-Principle

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, is joined by proposed representative plaintiffs Louis Gardiner, Margaret Aubichon, Melvina Aubichon, Emile Janvier, Duane Favel, Donna Janvier, and David Chartier to announce that an Agreement-in-Principle has been reached in the class actions concerning Île-à-la-Crosse School.

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How did Elon Musk become a Canadian citizen?

Elon Musk has citizenship of three countries: South Africa, the United States, and Canada. Musk gained Canadian citizenship at birth, when he was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, was born a Canadian citizen in Regina, Saskatchewan, so Musk automatically inherited Canadian citizenship by descent. Under Canada’s current laws, children born outside […]

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Government of Canada to announce support for Eastern Ontario businesses

Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will make an important announcement in support of businesses in Eastern Ontario’s tech and manufacturing sectors