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It’s barely 2025 and Trump’s project to overhaul federal civil service is well underway

Donald Trump’s administration in its first two weeks has offered up a dizzying series of moves in an apparent bid to remake the federal workforce. On the first day of his second, non-consecutive term as U.S. president, Trump signed an executive order that would allow his administration to fire at …

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Federal Court rejects environmentalists’ bid to halt B.C. port expansion

A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia’s waterfront would threaten the survival of southern resident killer whales and salmon.  The David Suzuki Foundation, the Georgia Strait Alliance, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation …

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Netflix and other streaming services now blocked on federal government networks

Federal government employees are no longer able to stream Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services while at work. The government agency responsible for providing IT services, Shared Services Canada (SSC), confirmed in an email that it blocked the streaming sites on all networks it manages late last year. Though there …

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Equalization in focus as federal election nears and Alberta, Sask. premiers push for change

With a federal election on the horizon, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s premiers are again making noise about the country’s contentious equalization program. The federal equalization program is funded through general revenues, mostly sourced through federal taxes, and is used to ensure comparable services across the country.  Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle …

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Unidentified New Jersey drone reports consume lawmakers at state, federal levels

A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the mid-Atlantic region to be “shot down, if necessary,” even as it remains unclear who owns them. “We should be doing some very urgent intelligence analysis and take them out …

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Federal byelection called in B.C.’s Cloverdale-Langley City riding

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection will be held in the federal seat of Cloverdale-Langley City, in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, on Dec. 16. It comes a little under six months after former MP John Aldag, who had represented the Liberals in the seat from 2015-19 and then …

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Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: budget watchdog

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) estimates the Trans Mountain pipeline is worth less than it cost to build, according to an updated financial assessment of the controversial project. The budget watchdog says the pipeline could be worth between $29.6 billion and $33.4 billion, depending on what happens after the initial …

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Lower daycare fees are a game-changer. But federal plan to expand spaces still faces roadblocks, say experts

For Canadian families who’ve seen their child care fees halved or plummet to $10 a day in the past few years, Canada’s affordable child care plan has undoubtedly been a game-changer. After committing to build a Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system in its 2021 budget, the federal government followed …

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Veterans may have paid too much for long-term care for years due to federal error

A misinterpretation of federal rules may have caused tens of thousands of Canadian veterans to be overcharged for long-term care since at least 2005. Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) says it’s investigating — and some lawyers have filed a new class-action lawsuit application — after an analysis by CBC News uncovered a possible …

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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries faces federal sex trafficking charges

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, a spokesperson for U.S. federal prosecutors said. Details of the criminal charges weren’t immediately available. They follow sexual misconduct allegations, made in civil lawsuits and the …

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