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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2023 12:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a southwestern Ontario city says he expects the federal government to live up to a deal that would see one of the world’s biggest automakers build an electric …
Read More »Court misconstrued Charter when directing feds to bring men in Syria home, Canada argues – National
The Canadian government says a federal judge misinterpreted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in directing officials to secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria. Government lawyers are set to stress that point in the Federal Court of Appeal Monday as they seek to overturn a …
Read More »Will provinces accept Trudeau’s new health funding deal? Feds to ask ministers – National
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will ask the provinces Wednesday whether or not they intend to accept the new health-care funding deal tabled by the prime minister. Duclos and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett are to write to the provincial health ministers seeking some clarity on their positions. …
Read More »Alberta First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with feds without the province
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 1, 2023 10:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare. Louis Bull Tribe at Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, would …
Read More »Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte get $30M from feds for LTC home – Kingston
The Government of Canada is making a significant investment into long-term care on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Vance Badawey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chief Don Maracle, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, announced $30.25 million in federal funding for the construction of a new Elder Care …
Read More »Feds, church group give $208K to Belleville housing project – Kingston
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, and Shawn Stickler, lead pastor of the Pentecostals of Quinte, announced combined funding of over $208,000 to support the development of new affordable housing units in Belleville. The Pentecostals of Quinte church complex in Belleville is building seven housing units for …
Read More »Feds to fund feasibility study to search landfill for alleged Winnipeg serial killer victims
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 15, 2022 7:40 pm Updated December 15, 2022 8:43 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government says it will fund a feasibility study on a potential search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two Indigenous …
Read More »Feds give Loyalist Township $16.5M to retrofit recreation centre – Kingston
The main recreation hub for Loyalist Township has just gotten a significant financial boost. The federal government announced Thursday morning that more than $16.5 million is being given to the municipality in order to retrofit the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre to improve the safety, accessibility and environmental performance of the …
Read More »‘Your guy really screwed the pooch,’ texts Kenney, upset with feds over Coutts blockade
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear Freedom Convoy protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned. Documents released by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include …
Read More »‘We’re ready’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation inks deal on emergency response management with B.C., feds
Five years after record-breaking wildfires tore through their territories, representatives of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) signed an emergency management deal Wednesday with the province of B.C. and Ottawa. The agreement ensures they are not again left out of responding to emergencies like wildfires and floods on their own lands. The …
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