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Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc is warning provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that federal funding to help protect the Chignecto Isthmus may not be available should they fail to meet a Wednesday deadline for a federal program. “There is no other obvious federal programs that would …
Read More »Next steps on new $46B health care deal tops agenda in annual gathering – National
The last time all of Canada’s premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms, surgical backlogs and health-worker shortages threatening the viability of their health systems. When they sit down in Winnipeg for …
Read More »Manitoba funding announcement paves way for more than a thousand treatment spaces – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Over a thousand publicly-funded addictions treatment spaces are getting an economic boost, as Manitoba works to support more people on their journey to recovery. The province announced it would be investing $8.7 million towards 1,648 of these spaces. A little over 500 …
Read More »City of Ottawa in talks with province on getting “fair share” of homelessness funding – Ottawa
TORONTO — The City of Ottawa and the province are in talks after Ontario decided to give the nation’s capital less than $1 million in new money for homelessness. Housing Minister Steve Clark told Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe in a letter on April 28 that Ottawa was receiving a smaller …
Read More »B.C. funding supports new 2SLGBTQIA+ tourism initiative in the Okanagan – Okanagan
National tourism week kicked off on Monday with a $6 million tourism investment. The funding is through Destination British Columbia’s Cooperative Marketing Partnerships program to support destination and activity-specific tourism initiatives across the province. “The program helps partners drive consumer demand and increase tourism revenues in communities throughout the province …
Read More »Ontario hospices call for more funding as costs, demands rise
Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased. A group that represents roughly 75 hospices says these end-of-life care providers receive about $53-million a year from the province, which is used …
Read More »Manitoba announces funding for community museum initiatives – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thirty Manitoba museums will be receiving a share of $240,000 in provincial funding this year, the province’s culture minister announced Friday. Obby Khan said the funding, via the Community Museum Project Support Program, will go toward non-profit community museums in support of …
Read More »Military cemeteries need more funding to keep them from falling into disrepair – National
An internal report by Veterans Affairs Canada is raising red flags over the country’s military graves and cemeteries, warning that more permanent funding is needed to keep them from falling into disrepair. The report is the result of an internal audit following up on a similar review six years ago. …
Read More »Ontario derecho, tornado recovery funding not enough, municipalities say
Funding meant to help Ontario communities recover from extreme wind damage won’t be enough to make property and business owners whole or eliminate risks to vital infrastructure, some municipalities say. Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Graydon Smith announced last month that the province would provide $5.5 million to 22 small …
Read More »Winnipeggers protest against RBC’s funding for fossil fuel projects – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeggers came together on Saturday to protest against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for funding fossil fuel projects. Demonstrations were held across Canada and dubbed ‘fossil fools days’ and they also took place in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Vancouver. Winnipegger …
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