November 17, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, today welcomed the signature of the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s (CCC) government-to-government (G2G) contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support to equip the German Navy with Lockheed Martin Canada’s combat management system...
Published Monday 17 November 2025 The Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, Cllr Bethia Thomas, has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, calling for urgent action on Thames Water’s controversial South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO). SESRO would create a reservoir of unprecedented scale in Oxfordshire, near...
News In an Australian first, the state’s GPs will be able to initiate, adjust and continue prescriptions for adult patients with no extra training. RACGP Queensland Chair Dr Cath Hester, Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls, and RACGP President Dr Michael Wright announcing ADHD reforms at GP25. (Image: Jake Pinskier) ...
In its report on ‘Environmental sustainability and housing growth’, the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee challenges the “lazy narrative” that nature is a blocker or an inconvenience to delivering housing. The Committee … Source link
“Louis Riel was a foundational figure in the histories of Manitoba and Canada. One hundred and forty years ago, Louis Riel helped unite our young nation. As President of the Provisional Government of Assiniboia, Louis Riel envisioned a province where all cultures would be welcomed. Faced with injustice, Louis Riel championed the rights of Métis...
Cabinet has expressed its satisfaction with South Africa’s preparations for the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, saying it is confident the country will host the event successfully. Thousands of international delegates, media representatives, and visitors are expected to gather at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg for the two-day summit scheduled to take...
Residents in “low-income, privately owned homes” are being urged to apply for a grant which offers free energy improvements to their properties. Derby City Council was awarded £1.6m through the Warm Homes Grant. Homeowners can access up to £30,000 per property to retrofit renewable energy systems like solar panels, insulation, and more efficient heating systems....
Below are remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the third High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on climate finance under the CMA at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on Saturday 15 November 2025. Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, Source link
At every negotiation table and in every diplomatic statement lies a stark truth shared by nations on the front lines of the climate crisis: without funding, there is no path to safety, justice, or survival. Many urgent actions are required to secure a livable planet and protect millions of lives. But all of them –...
A police inspector finished a final 20km (12.4 mile) charity walk as part of a mission to raise £20,000 for charity that he started with his huskies 13 years ago. One of the dogs, Thor, died of cancer last year while the other, Loki, is no longer strong enough to complete the whole walk. But...
