Ottawa has used AI in nearly 300 projects and initiatives: research
Canada's federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found — including to help predict the outcome of tax cases.
Canada
Apr 11
Kingston businesses to sue federal government over LaSalle Causeway closure
Business owners plan to sue the federal government over delays in bridge overhaul, trapping vessels and risking jobs. Legal action imminent.
Canada
Apr 24
Federal government hosts show of support for Saskatchewan’s potash industry
The federal Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly stopped in at the Mosaic mine in Belle Plaine to highlight how important the potash industry is to the country.
Canada
Apr 26
Mayors call on federal government to deny parole to Robert Pickton
Robert Pickton was charged with 26 murders in the deaths of women who disappeared from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but only convicted of second-degree murder for six of them.
Crime
Apr 25
Ottawa plans to sell historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing
The building was declared surplus in 2016 after the local reserve unit moved out, but it is still used for community functions, military cadet training and to house a museum.
Canada
Apr 17
Nurse practitioner fees could ‘undermine’ Ontario public health investment: minister
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones has written to the federal government asking it to help close what she describes as a 'loophole' in the system.
Health
Apr 16
Alberta proposes legislation giving it gatekeeping role on federal funding
Premier Danielle Smith says the province has had long-standing concerns over federal intrusion into areas of provincial authority.
Politics
Apr 10
Federal government reaches $7M settlement with ?aqam First Nation in B.C.
The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942.
Politics
Apr 4
Tensions between Ontario, federal governments flare on affordable housing
The Ford and Trudeau governments are at odds over their plans to provide affordable housing, with the federal government threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars.
Politics
Mar 23
Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M to boost semiconductor capacity
A news release from the federal government says the funding from both levels of government will help create 280 jobs in the region.
Canada
Apr 26
Grocery code: How Ottawa has tried to get Loblaw, Walmart on board
It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, documents show.
Canada
Apr 26
Budget 2024 won’t have much effect on inflation, Bank of Canada head says
Tiff Macklem testified at a Senate committee that the spending plan tabled last month hasn't changed the federal government's fiscal track by much.
Economy
May 1
Incentives could help more Manitobans make the switch to electric vehicles: experts
Incentives from the provincial and federal governments could help Manitoba catch up to other jurisdictions when it comes to electric vehicles, experts say.
Consumer
May 1
Beaconsfield banking on big financial boost for new library and cultural centre
Monday, both the federal government and provincial governments announced a joint grant of $3.1 million, each ponying up about $1.5 million.
Canada
Apr 29
B.C. professor quits federal panel in protest of new disability benefit
University of Victoria professor Michael Prince has quit the federal government's Disability Advisory Group, saying Ottawa's new disability benefit falls short.
Politics
Apr 22
Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foul
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.
Canada
Apr 23
Call being made in N.S. to expand federal support to private daycares amid ‘childcare crisis’
A Nova Scotia mother is calling on the federal government to expand childcare funding to include private operators. She says in her community of East Hants, the situation is dire.
Canada
May 2
B.C. First Nation gets nearly $16M funding for off-grid solar farm
A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada.
Politics
Apr 19
Canada’s dental plan has officially kicked in. Who is eligible?
More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday.
Health
May 2
Vaccine injury compensation fund gets additional $36M from feds
The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
Health
Apr 24