Some residents of Poplar Hill First Nation are due to arrive in Thunder Bay this afternoon after they were forced from their homes due to forest fires. The northwestern Ontario city is also hosting Poplar Hill First Nation evacuees.
Day: July 12, 2021
The Government of Quebec confirms a $30-million loan for Taiga Motors, while the Government of Canada plans to grant a loan of up to $10 million to the business. These financial contributions will support Taiga Motors’ project to industrialize the manufacture of personal watercraft, snowmobiles, electric motorization systems and battery packs. This initiative valued at $125.17 million will lead to the creation, by the end of 2023, of at least 370 well-paying jobs in Montréal and Shawinigan.
An important position at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) was vacant and the country’s pandemic early warning system was understaffed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, an independent panel has found.
After 21-year-old Jake Borisenko died of an accidental overdose, at a time when opioid use in Ontario’s Niagara region has hit record levels, his father created a website and is developing an app to help other young people avoid danger.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, released new National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships, developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada–Universities Working Group. The new guidelines will integrate national security considerations into the development, evaluation and funding of research partnerships.