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  • Feds sidestep Ontario as spat over $357M for affordable housing ends
    Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser told his Ontario counterpart Paul Calandra that he would not send the province $357 million it was expecting for affordable housing projects.
    Canada
    30 mins
  • Feds contribute $21M to Boyle Street’s new support centre in downtown Edmonton
    With a $21-million grant from the federal government, Boyle Street Community Services has been able to gather $45 million in funding for a new centre in downtown Edmonton. 
    Canada
    May 3
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Foreign influence registry among new proposals to fight interference
    The Countering Foreign Interference Act comes amid increasing pressure for the federal government to strengthen its measures against foreign interference.
    Politics
    52 mins
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  • Ottawa providing $104M to help Toronto host FIFA World Cup games
    The federal government will provide the city of Toronto with $104 million to help the city host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    Canada
    May 3
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • 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
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