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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal government says it will quadruple the maximum fine that can be levied against airlines for …
Read More »Feds promise billions for key Indigenous programs
The Carney government’s spring spending update pledges $2.1 billion for key Indigenous programs. That money comes after several essential services were omitted from last fall’s federal budget, prompting Indigenous organizations to voice major concerns about potential spending cuts. News Source link
Read More »Mayor of Caledon, Ont., joins calls for feds to tackle extortion cases linked to international organized crime
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. When Dharmjit Mand’s Caledon, Ont., home and farm were shot at on Nov. 25, 2025, he …
Read More »Feds announce $7M for Hurricane Melissa relief in Caribbean countries
The MP overseeing Canada’s foreign aid announced $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa on Thursday. Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, says $5 million will go to life-saving help through emergency response agencies and health providers. The other $2 million will go …
Read More »Feds, province to spend $3B on mini nuclear power plant in Bowmanville, Ont.
Ontario and the federal government are spending a collective $3 billion to build Canada’s first small modular reactors, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who joined Premier Doug Ford in Bowmanville Thursday to announce the new spending, …
Read More »Honda not considering moving auto production out of Canada: Ford, feds
A report from a Japanese news outlet that Honda is considering moving some of its production out of Canada to the U.S. is not accurate, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a spokesperson for federal Minister of Industry Anita Anand said. Nekkei newspaper reported Tuesday that Honda is working on plans to switch some car …
Read More »Feds sign $8 billion preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined
Amid a flurry of last minute senate and judicial appointments, the Liberal government quietly announced Saturday it has signed an $8 billion implementation contract for the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new destroyers. It is only the first step in the long-delayed process to replace the navy’s aging frigates and …
Read More »Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school survivors reach $27M agreement with feds
Antoinette LaFleur waited most of her life for this day. The Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school survivor and elder was on hand Monday to hear the federal government had signed a $27-million agreement in principle with survivors of the school. “I endured because I was able to tell my story that had …
Read More »Feds looking for space to process potential influx of asylum seekers in Quebec
The federal government is looking to rent office space to help with processing asylum seekers who attempt to cross into Canada at the New York-Quebec border. Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to deport millions of undocumented immigrants as president. On Monday, Trump signed a number of executive orders that amounted …
Read More »Manitoba, feds provide $986K to community resource in Tina Fontaine’s memory – Winnipeg
The life and legacy of a young girl murdered in Winnipeg 10 years ago will be honoured with federal and provincial funding for a community resource aimed at helping at-risk youth. The Manitoba government announced Friday that $986,000 in funding is going toward the Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad organization to support programming …
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