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City council draws on reserves as Calgary’s budget debate continues FridayCity councillors voted in favour of several amendments to dip into reserve funds to avoid increasing the property tax further, while efforts to cut spending were defeated.Politics5 hours
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Scrapping Vancouver Park Board could save $7M a year, report findsThe Parks and Recreation Transition Group's final report suggests the savings would come from efficiencies, streamlined processes and reduced duplication.PoliticsNov 21
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‘Wake-up call’: Business Council of B.C. says provincial deficit unsustainableB.C.'s latest fiscal update forecasts an $8.9 billion deficit for 2024, the province's largest ever and something the Business Council of B.C. says is unsustainable.PoliticsNov 20
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Group of Calgary city councillors to propose amendments to cut budget spendingFive Calgary city councillors are proposing a slew of changes to the city's proposed budget, which currently includes an overall property tax increase of 3.6 per cent.PoliticsNov 20
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Ottawa removed 1,100 companies from Indigenous procurement list: HajduIndigenous Services Canada previously could not say how many businesses were determined to be ineligible for multi-billion dollar Indigenous procurement program.PoliticsNov 19
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B.C. charities worried Canada Post strike will affect fundraising effortsThe Canadian Union of Postal Workers said approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.CanadaNov 17
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Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames ‘bad actors’Facing criticism at home as Trump prepares to return to the White House, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government could've acted faster to address immigration concerns.PoliticsNov 17
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Premier Danielle Smith visits Lethbridge for Q and A with business communityThe Premier of Alberta spoke to members of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday ahead of a yet-to-be called byelection.PoliticsNov 13
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After homeless taxied to Victoria, mayor says neighbours need to ‘start doing your part’Victoria says some other municipalities in the region have been putting homeless people in taxis and sending them to the city to access extreme weather shelters.PoliticsNov 8
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Manitoba ethics commissioner says politician broke conflict law inadvertentlyManitoba's ethics commissioner says a politician broke the province's conflict law, but it was inadvertent and he should not be penalized.PoliticsNov 5
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