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Ottawa considers restoring Hockey Canada's funding after 9-month freeze
Ashley Burke | News/Politics | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:33:47 EDTThe federal government is deciding whether to restore millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to Hockey Canada after a nine-month freeze linked to its handling of a high-profile alleged sexual assault in 2018, CBC News has learned. read more
Federal budget promises to improve air travel — but advocates are skeptical
Darren Major | News/Politics | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDTTuesday’s federal budget included a number of proposals aimed at improving air travel following a year of chaos at Canada’s airports. But advocates for both airlines and passengers are skeptical about the measures. read more
Bank of Canada ready to step in if global financial crisis causes 'spillovers' to banks here
Don Pittis | News/Business | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDTBank of Canada deputy governor says the collapse of giant bank Credit Suisse was a "wake up call" for regulators around the world, causing them to brush off their contingency plans. read more
Final report into N.S. mass shooting to be released today
Haley Ryan | News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:00:38 EDTThe independent commission tasked with examining the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history is releasing its final report today, almost three years after the April 2020 tragedy. read more
Danielle Smith discussed COVID charges 'almost weekly' with justice officials, according to leaked call
Elise von Scheel,Meghan Grant,Jason Markusoff | News/Canada/Calgary | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:13:45 EDTAlberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to a pastor just weeks before his criminal trial on pandemic-related charges, promising she would again discuss his case with justice officials, beyond the pleas she had already made on COVID-related prosecutions. read more
Conservatives, NDP criticize budget's impact on people, businesses as Trudeau defends measures
Peter Zimonjic | News/Politics | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:31:25 EDTOpposition leaders took turns criticizing the Liberal budget as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended the document he said would help insulate Canadian consumers from the high cost of living and the ongoing threat of foreign interference. read more
Trudeau and Freeland up the ante on a clean economy
Aaron Wherry | News/Politics | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDTTuesday's federal budget represents a key piece of the Liberal response to climate change and the energy transition. read more
Budget 2023 offers billions for dental care, plus spending cuts and tax hikes to tame deficit
John Paul Tasker | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:13:23 EDTFinance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program. read more
Tax rules changing for transfers of family businesses, farms
Elizabeth Thompson | News/Politics | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:22:56 EDTThe federal government is moving to change the tax rules that govern the transfer of a small business or farm from parents to other members of the family. read more
From groceries to booze, payday loans to plane tickets — here's what the budget means for your wallet
Pete Evans | News/Business | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:19:35 EDTWith inflation still near its highest level in decades, the federal budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday offered a lot of talk about making life more affordable for Canadians — but few details about how it's all going to work. read more
Freeland presents a plan to green Canada's electricity supply
David Thurton | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:23:19 EDTThe 2023 federal budget promises an ambitious national electricity plan to provide net-zero power from coast to coast to coast. read more
Highlights from the 2023 federal budget
Peter Zimonjic | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:33:11 EDTThe 2023 federal budget is proposing spending to make life more affordable, encourage investments in green energy, provide improved health-care services and roll out the next stage of the federal dental care program. It also offers targeted funding for students, workers, science and defence. read more
Budget floats $2.4B loan for Ukraine
Murray Brewster | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:52:07 EDTCanada will extend a $2.4 billion loan to Ukraine this year to help prop up the embattled country's finances. read more
Budget earmarks millions to combat foreign interference
Murray Brewster | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:50:00 EDTThe RCMP will be getting $49 million over the next three years to ramp up investigations related to the harassment and intimidation of immigrant diaspora communities in Canada. read more
How — and why — Canada and the U.S. kept their border deal secret for a year
Alexander Panetta,Philip Ling | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDTIt was big news when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration. But it was old news to the parties themselves — they'd agreed to the revisions a year prior and had kept it secret ever since. read more
Federal government eases some restrictions on non-Canadians purchasing property
Richard Raycraft | News/Politics | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:32:30 EDTThe government is walking back some restrictions on foreigners purchasing residential property just months after the new rules came into force. read more
MP Han Dong says he has retained a lawyer, plans to take legal action against Global News
Catharine Tunney | News/Politics | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:48:38 EDTMP Han Dong says he has retained a lawyer and plans to sue Global News after it published a story alleging he advised a senior Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that Beijing should hold off on freeing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor — the two Canadians being held by China at the time. read more
Walmart joins Canadian grocery rivals in pushing back against profiteering claims
Darren Major | News/Politics | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:57:01 EDTLike its Canadian counterparts, Walmart is pushing back against claims that grocers are profiting from the rising cost of food. Gonzalo Gebara, the head of Walmart Canada, told MPs on the House agriculture committee Monday that rising prices were caused by "a perfect storm" of external factors, not price-gouging. read more
Ottawa asks court to dismiss ruling directing it to repatriate 4 men detained in Syria
Ashley Burke | News/Politics | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:30:11 EDTThe federal government says the Federal Court of Appeal should dismiss a high-profile ruling ordering Canada to bring home four Canadian men detained in northeastern Syrian prisons for suspected ISIS members. read more
Canada in the market for up to 16 military surveillance aircraft
Murray Brewster | News/Politics | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:48:44 EDTCanada is looking to buy up to 16 advanced military surveillance aircraft and has formally requested information and an offer from the U.S. government, the federal procurement department said Monday. read more
Canada to back Biden administration’s limits on ‘mercenary’ spyware tools
Canada/Politics/U.S. News | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:12:21 +0000Biden issued an executive order on Monday aimed at restricting the U.S. government’s use of spyware that poses risks to national security. read more
Mass Casualty Commission’s final report out soon on 2020 N.S. mass shooting
Canada/Politics/2020 mass shooting | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:09:32 +0000The Mass Casualty Commission report will be released in Truro, N.S., and will include recommendations to improve community safety across Canada. read more
CRA to roll out new automatic tax filing system. Here’s what to know
Canada/Economy/Money | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:32:49 +0000The Canada Revenue Agency will pilot a new automatic system next year to help vulnerable Canadians who don't file their taxes get their benefits. read more
Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia over espionage charges
Politics/World/Evan Gershkovich | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:58:56 +0000Russia's top security agency said Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information. read more
Canada eyes ban on animal testing for cosmetics. What are the alternatives?
Canada/Consumer/Politics | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:05 +0000Under the proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act included in the 2023 budget, the Canadian government wants to prohibit the testing of cosmetics on animals. read more
Will Budget 2023 make life more affordable for Canadians? Here’s what experts say
Canada/Economy/Money | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:46:42 +0000The Liberals pitched a slew of affordability measures in Budget 2023 as government spending is set to rise. Will this make it any easier for Canadians struggling to make ends meet? read more
Why $31.7M for national flood insurance in Budget 2023 is ‘just the start’
Canada/Economy/Environment | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:14:25 +0000Hurricane Fiona, which battered Atlantic Canada last year, and the increasing instances of catastrophic weather demonstrate the need for a national flood insurance program. read more
Next Toronto mayor will need to deal with cuts unless feds, province help: McKelvie
Politics/Budget Shortfall/City of Toronto | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:42:10 +0000Toronto's deputy mayor says the city's next leader will have to oversee cuts to services unless the federal and provincial governments help fill a nearly $1 billion hole. read more
Biden says he hopes Netanyahu ‘walks away’ from judicial overhaul plan
Politics/U.S. News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:48:33 +0000Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier 'walks away' from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system. read more
Budget 2023 commits $8.7M to Indigenous resource consultation, eyes housing strategy
Canada/Economy/Money | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:16:35 +0000The budget shows Ottawa also plans to inject $4 billion over seven years into an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy beginning in 2024-25. read more
