EXCLUSIVE: New details emerge about federal First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
The new program was announced in the federal budget last March, but some of the key details about how the program would work were left out. Continue reading
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Andrea Horwath meets with educators in Kingston to talk funding cuts
Andrea Horwath learns about education funding cut fears from educators in Kingston Continue reading
N.S. government terminates Halifax contract with Stock Transportation
The move will end the 10-year contract between Stock and the former Halifax Regional School Board. Continue reading
NDP MPP, patients with SMA call on Ontario to cover ‘miracle drug’ to treat rare disease
The drug would help sufferers of the rare, debilitating disease reverse its degenerative effects on the body. But ‘Spinraza’–as it’s called, also comes with a hefty price tag. Continue reading
Provincial funding cuts put $638K strain on London Police Service
A change in how the province doles out grant money will have a significant impact on London’s police service. Continue reading
Quebec government amends bill targeted at tightening cannabis regulations
A CAQ representative reveals that Bill 2 will be amended, allowing for the consumption of cannabis in certain public parks and spaces. Continue reading
Queen’s University radio station, Canada’s second oldest, could lose most of its budget
By Paul Soucy Videographer
The crunch is because the province changed the way ancillary fees are collected from students, allowing them to choose which organizations their fees will support. Continue reading
Environment group wants faster phase-out of coal-fired plants in Nova Scotia
Environment and Climate Change Canada says the new agreement is open for public comment until May 29. Continue reading
Lack of physicians forcing Lower Sackville walk-in clinic to close
The Community Care Walk-in Clinic on Cobequid Drive issued the notice of closure on Friday. Continue reading
Billboard seeks support for Lorne Grabher as licence plate battle goes to court
Grabher first purchased the personalized licence plate as a gift for his late father around 1990, and he says it expressed family pride in their Austrian-German heritage. Continue reading