Federal Budget

• Federal budget gets thumbs up from Guelph mayor, MP

  Cam Guthrie is pleased more is being done to build more homes while Lloyd Longfield feels a national school food program will help children in Guelph.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2024
  
• Is the ‘Seinfeld theory’ coming for Justin Trudeau’s political future?

  Seinfeld - the beloved sitcom often described as "about nothing" - ended in 1998, before millennials could vote and most Gen Z Canadians were born. They're now key voting blocs.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2024
  
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• N.S. mom who went on day care wait lists while pregnant is still waiting. Her daughter’s now a toddler

  Sarah Hoban says her 18-month-old daughter is currently on 10 day care waitlists, and warns families can't wait until 2026 for more spaces.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2024
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• Hot Docs left out of budget 2024 funds as financial woes cloud arts organization

  Left out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.

  Entertainment

  Apr 18, 2024
• Ottawa ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid amid global decline: minister

  The Liberals pledged in their Tuesday budget to increase humanitarian aid by $150 million in the current fiscal year and $200 million the following year.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2024
• Canada’s income gap is growing. Will Budget 2024 help affordability?

  The 2024 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Tuesday promised to put money back into Canadians’ wallets. So what will that look like?

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2024
• As Ottawa eyes short-term rental limits, Airbnb says it won’t solve housing crisis

  As part of the 2024 federal budget that was unveiled Tuesday, Ottawa has recommitted to spending $50 million to help municipalities limit the number of short-term rentals.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2024
• Federal budget borrows big from B.C. with new ‘Canada Builds’ housing plan

  One of the major planks of the new federal housing program is a new initiative dubbed "Canada Builds," directly inspired by the B.C. government's BC Buids program.

  Politics

  Apr 16, 2024
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• ‘A swing and a miss’: Saskatchewan premier comments on federal budget, deficit

  Moe said the province asked the federal government to deliver two things in the budget: more funding towards municipal infrastructure and for the carbon price to be removed. 

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2024
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• 2024 federal budget gets mixed reviews in Alberta amid housing crisis

  On Tuesday, the federal Liberal government delivered its 2024 budget with promises to help young Canadians.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2024