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Quick quotes from the release of Canada's 2023 federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals released their 2023-24 budget on Tuesday. Here are some quotes about the spending plan from the finance minister, opposition leaders and the head of the Assembly of First...
Mar 28, 2023
N.S. woman sought in firearms case released after RCMP find no evidence of gun
The RCMP say officers have interviewed and released a woman who was being sought in relation to a firearms complaint on Sipekne'katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia on Sunday night. Spokesman Cpl...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Ottawa threatens to freeze U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts
Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses. This year's federal budget announces two cons...
Mar 28, 2023
Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive
OTTAWA - Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The spending commitments ann...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals' spending plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has released a 2023-24 spending plan that prioritizes spending on health care, transitioning Canadian businesses to a clean economy and offering affordability m...
Mar 28, 2023
Nine police officers recently killed in Canada; here is a look at their deaths
A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was stabbed to death Monday night after she tried to arrest a suspect in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Sgt. Maureen Breau, w...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Feds commit consultation money for Indigenous resource sharing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is committing $8.7 million to hold more consultations on Indigenous resource sharing, in a budget that offers relatively little new spending on its reconciliati...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Projected cost of federal dental program set to more than double
OTTAWA - The new federal budget shows the government's dental-care insurance program is now set to cost more than double what the Liberals originally thought, adding another $7.3 billion over five yea...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel
OTTAWA - For Canadians fed up with chargers that don't fit their cellphones, hidden fees, air-travel disruptions and cosmetic testing on animals, the Liberal government says help is on the way. Those ...
Mar 28, 2023
Music festival struggling to return to pre-COVID numbers
Up to 50 performers are competing in 35th annual La Ronge and Area Music Festival. "When the festival first started 30 years ago, teachers from all disciplines came together to create a really unique ...
Mar 28, 2023