2018 Budget

• City of Kingston records $3.9M budget surplus, will direct extra funds to reserve accounts

  The city has a long-standing policy to tuck away any operating budget surpluses into its reserve accounts for future capital needs and unforeseen expenses.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2019
  
• Peterborough Police Service looks to cash in on near $395,000 budget surplus

  Peterborough police have a surplus of nearly $400,000 from last year's budget.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2019
  
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• Nova Scotia’s 2018 budget by the numbers

  Nova Scotia has projected a $29.4 million surplus but the numbers inside the budget reveals a great more than what is on the surface.

  Economy

  Mar 20, 2018
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• Nova Scotia to unveil balanced budget amid calls for more health spending

  The Liberals seemed to make a pre-emptive move on the health file Monday, announcing family doctors will get a pay boost as a result of nearly $40 million in funding

  Economy

  Mar 19, 2018
• New fee for volunteer criminal record checks in Canada

  Effective March 19, criminal record checks for volunteers in Canada will cost $10.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2018
• Post-Budget: How Manitoba tuition fees stack up next to other provinces

  Manitoba's provincial government is decreasing its support for post-secondary institutions by 0.9 per cent, or about $6 million.

  Education

  Mar 13, 2018
• Nova Scotia sets date for its 2018 budget

  The decision was announced by Finance Minister Karen Casey on Wednesday, adding that the province will also see the introduction the province's capital plan. 

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2018
• Shared Parental Leave benefit to give families five more weeks of paid leave

  Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef delivers details around the Liberal governments plans to introduce a Sharing Parental Leave program. It will allow families and extra five weeks of maternity leave for the second parent.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2018
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• Fredericton police say body camera test program successful

  The six officers who took part in the initial pilot gave the cameras a satisfaction rating of over 80 per cent.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Calgary city council passes 2018 budget with property tax hike

   The city has passed its 2018 operating budget – and it means you’ll be paying 3.8 per cent more in property taxes than you did last year.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2017