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The Government of Canada has announced a financial commitment of $13.6 million towards research and development projects focused on small modular reactors (SMRs). This funding is part of Natural Resources Canada's Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program. The announcement was made by Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the
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The Competition Bureau has obtained two court orders requiring Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. to provide information for its market study into competition in Canada’s airline industry. This marks the first use of the Bureau's new information-gathering powers in a market study. The orders, granted by
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On October 1, 2024, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the launch of Operation North Pacific Guard (Op.NPG), a high seas mission aimed at detecting and deterring illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the North Pacific Ocean. This operation is part of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy and
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The Government of Canada has announced new tariffs aimed at addressing competition from Chinese producers in key sectors. Effective October 1, 2024, a 100 percent surtax will be applied to all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. Additionally, a
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On September 26, 2024, at the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Transport Anita Anand announced a pilot project to mutually recognize regulatory requirements in the trucking sector. The project involves several provinces and territories, including
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On September 26, 2024, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, announced a pilot project to recognize regulatory requirements in the trucking sector. This announcement was made at the Committee
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On September 26, 2024, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) announced the creation of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM). The announcement was made by Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff. CAFCYBERCOM will consolidate the CAF's cyber capabilities into
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His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Edmonton and Yellowknife have returned to Esquimalt, British Columbia, after a seven-week deployment on Operation CARIBBE. During this mission, HMCS Yellowknife intercepted a drug smuggling vessel on September 5, 2024, in collaboration with the United States Coast Guard. The operation took place approximately 430
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced a public consultation period from September 25 to December 2, 2024. The consultation aims to gather feedback from individuals, non-professional representatives, and tax intermediaries regarding their experiences with CRA services. Feedback can be provided through an online questionnaire or during in-person and virtual
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From August 29 to September 18, 2024, His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Shawinigan and Charlottetown monitored Russian submarines and surface ships while conducting vigilance activities with NATO ships. HMCS Shawinigan monitored a Russian submarine and surface vessel through the Baltic and North Seas until September 1, when responsibility was
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk participated in NASA's SEATEST 7 underwater mission. The simulation took place on a lunar habitat mockup off Santa Catalina Island in California, at a depth of about nine meters. The mission aimed to test scenarios for future logistics operations on the Moon,
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will hold its annual horse auction through the Government of Canada’s online auction platform, GCSurplus. The auction starts on September 23, 2024, and will last for 10 days. Five young horses from the RCMP’s breeding program, including three yearlings and two weanlings,