Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Some miscellaneous measures from the federal budget handed down Wednesday: - The budget allocates $9.6 million in existing money for marijuana “education programming and surveillance ac...

OTTAWA - Canadians who drink, smoke, use ride-sharing services like Uber or rely on public transit will be paying more thanks to changes in the federal budget. Finance Minister Bill Morneau also said ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s federal budget Wednesday spelled out part of the federal government’s policy playbook when it comes to giving future workers cutting-edge skills in...

OTTAWA - A federal budget billed as helping Canadians better navigate the modern-day economy cashed out Wednesday on a 71-year-old program that used to be a cornerstone of helping people plan for thei...

OTTAWA - Cities and affordable housing providers will find themselves with $11.2 billion more to spend on new and existing units over the coming decade, part of a multi-pronged push detailed in Wednes...

OTTAWA - The federal government is projecting slightly smaller annual budget shortfalls in the years ahead and placing “big bets” on hand-picked sectors of the economy that the Liberals ar...

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to spend $7 billion over the next decade to help ease the burden of child care costs, part of a slew of new long-term spending targeting families. The details out...

OTTAWA - Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - Employment insurance premiums are going up five cents to $1.68 per every $100 of insurable earning...

OTTAWA - The future is coming at you, fast, and the Liberal government says it knows you’re getting anxious - and potentially angry. Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a federal budget Wedn...

VICTORIA - Museum officials in British Columbia and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement to better track First Nations artifacts held beyond provincial borders. The deal was signed between the ...