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With the civic election just over a week away, the controversy surrounding the Housing Accelerator Fund is intensifying in Saskatchewan’s two largest cities.

Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre CEO Jeanette Jackson discusses the successes and challenges in B.C.’s clean economy

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced in Toronto, Ont., on Tuesday a $3.5-million investment for biotechnology company Roche Canada, through the Invest Ontario fund. “It’s going to advance our understanding of diseases and accelerate the delivery of groundbreaking health solutions,” Ford said.

Winnipeg’s Housing Accelerator Fund saw 66 applications for more than 160 million dollars in funding, more than 6 times what’s available in the first phase of the program.

A new program is launching to help accelerate the growth of AI driven start-ups across Atlantic Canada. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, it aims to provide entrepreneurs with the tools they need to shape the future of artificial intelligence.

In a televised address, Premier Danielle Smith said the Alberta government will be quadrupling the amount of capital money going towards K-12 school construction over the next three years via a new program called the School Construction Accelerator Program.

After a flashy announcement promising to speed up construction on the Gardiner Expressway, details remain hard to come by. City of Toronto officials won’t give a precise timeline until they renegotiate a contract with the company already doing the work. Matthew Bingley reports.

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria announced Wednesday, alongside Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, that the province would provide up to $73 million in funding to speed up rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway by one year.

How a potential CN Rail strike could affect Atlantic Canada, a teen with spinal muscular atrophy applauds IWK’s initiative to screen newborns for the rare condition, and a new program is launching to accelerate AI start-ups in the region.

Some downtown businesses in New Brunswick are still struggling as remote work continues to rise, a teen with spinal muscular atrophy applauds IWK’s initiative to screen newborns for the rare condition, and a new program is launching to accelerate AI start-ups in the region.

Changes to Saskatoon’s zoning bylaws are coming to accommodate the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, but it wasn’t a unanimous vote by city council. Ward 10 Coun. Zach Jeffries explains why he voted against the changes.

WATCH: The proposed bylaw changes city council is considering in order to access the federal government’s housing accelerator fund is all but a reality. Gates Guarin has more on the vote.

St. Paul’s Hospital Transplant Nephrologist Dr. Jag Gill talks about the importance of the highly sensitized patient program in accelerating kidney transplants for hard to match patients.

WATCH: Saskatoon city council chambers were full Thursday as residents came to speak on the Housing Accelerator Fund at the special public hearing meeting. Gates Guarin has more on how changes could alter the city.

WATCH: Saskatoon is debating how to increase housing in the city. Mackenzie Mazankowski said some waited in hours in council chambers Thursday to share their opinion.

The U.S. government will pay vaccine maker Moderna $176 million dollars to accelerate development of a vaccine that could be used to prevent bird flu in people. The new funds are for continued development, including a late-stage trial next year if those early study results are positive. Katherine Ward has this story and more in...

WATCH: Ward 3 City Councillor David Kirton says public hearings will be held regarding Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) and what it means for Saskatoon including proposed bylaw changes. He says the hearings will be set for the end of June and end of July.

Vancouver police have released video of a suspect wanted in the arson of the Schara Tzedeck Synagogue located at Oak Street and 18th Ave. The fire was started by an accelerant outside the synagogue’s front door close to 10 p.m. on May 30, 2024.

Inflation accelerated to 2.9 per cent in May from 2.7 per cent as Canadians paid more for services, according to Statistics Canada. Anne Gaviola has this story and more headlines in Business Matters for Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

Canada’s inflation rate accelerated to 2.9 per cent in May from 2.7 per cent the previous month, driven by higher prices for services. Anne Gaviola has more on what’s stressing Canadian households and what this means for the country’s central bank and interest rate expectations this summer.