TORONTO – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will stand in the House of Commons at about 4 p.m. ET and deliver the budget to Canadians.
The Harper Conservatives are promising the document will contain measures to help alleviate youth unemployment and to rebuild some roads and other infrastructure.
It’s also expected to include a pledge to balance the federal books before the next election in 2015.
WEATHER
Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. High minus 10.
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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
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SPORTS
Sochi Olympics:
Canada’s Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre made history Tuesday after capturing gold and bronze in the Olympic debut of women’s ski slopestyle.
- Residents allowed back into one of two Thorncliffe Park condos evacuated due to fire
- Despite hosting Taylor Swift, Toronto collected less revenue than feds, province: report
- Some school buses cancelled in GTA as region braces for freezing rain
- New Ontario online courts portal brings delays and ‘snafus,’ Toronto lawyers say
Raptors:
Patrick Patterson got his first start since coming to Toronto two months ago and made the most of it, pouring in a season-high 22 points as the Raptors defeated New Orleans 108-101.
IN THE NEWS…
Kathleen Wynne is marking her one-year anniversary as premier of Ontario by suggesting she’s in no rush for a general election.
A Sydney man convicted of murdering his Canadian fiancee in July, 2011 has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, with no parole for 18 years.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Jensen’s “white” Old Cheddar Cheese due to concerns over possible listeria contamination.
The RCMP has arrested seven people as part of alleged fraud that involved some Canada Revenue Agency employees.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne hosts a Reddit Ask Me Anything session. (11:30 a.m.)
Premier Wynne to address more than 6,000 young and future business leaders at the 35th Annual DECA Ontario Provincial Competition (1 p.m., Toronto Sheraton Hotel)
Toronto Community Housing, Tridel, and the residents of Alexandra Park and Atkinson Housing Co-operative celebrate the beginning of demolition for Phase One of the Alexandra Park Revitalization. (11 a.m. at Adjacent to 201 Cameron St.)
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