Budget Cuts
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Cuts to Edmonton’s weed control budget could be reversed in JuneA handful of passionate speakers at committee Friday all opposed a cost-savings plan to reduce manual weeding across the city and replace it with increased herbicide use.EnvironmentMay 28, 2021
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Saint John mayor slams city firefighters over claim of lack of resourcesSaint John firefighters say the ran out of resources to respond to calls during a busy Friday evening, but the city's mayor says firefighters are fearmongering.PoliticsMar 29, 2021
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NDP wants Alberta government to make changes to post-secondary budgetThe NDP describes the Alberta government's 2021 post-secondary budget as "devastating."PoliticsMar 3, 2021
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Manitoba Hydro asks unionized workers to take unpaid days off'Three days of unpaid leave for every employee would eliminate layoffs entirely,' Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen wrote in an email.May 30, 2020
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Halifax to widen some sidewalks as part of new mobility response planParts of Spring Garden Road and Quinpool Road will be the first to receive expanded sidewalks.HealthMay 25, 2020
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Halifax council directs staff to come back with supplementary report on budget cutsIt’s back to the drawing board after Halifax Regional Council voted for staff to take a second look at the proposed $85 million in budget cuts.NewsMay 13, 2020
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COVID-19 forces Halifax council to make severe budget cuts during economic downturnThe economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Halifax council to look at $85 million in cuts for the 2020-21 budgetNewsMay 12, 2020
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Cuts to Halifax police budget won’t jeopardize public safety: Chief KinsellaCOVID-19 forces Halifax Regional Police to recast its 2020-21 budget and find $5.5 million in savingsNewsMay 11, 2020
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Group plays shinny in Winnipeg to protest proposed budget cuts to recreational servicesA group of Winnipeggers got out their hockey sticks to protest proposed budget cuts.PoliticsMar 1, 2020
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Alberta artists fighting to keep government-run storeArtists are going to attend a special committee meeting to take a stand against the closure of a gift shop on the Alberta legislature grounds.CanadaJan 19, 2020
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