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By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted May 10, 2024 5:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is putting over $13.6 million into projects supporting firefighting efforts in rural and remote communities. On Friday, Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Ian Bushie announced …
Read More »Former Ford staffer cuts ties with town after lobbying plan used to ‘embarrass’ government
A small town in eastern Ontario has seen its plans to hire a well-connected lobbying firm to help it net infrastructure funding fall apart after comments from councillors about “backroom” conversations with an administration that “talks to their friends” were used to “embarrass” the Ford government. The town of Brighton, …
Read More »Ontario government to step up efforts to protect students’ data
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 9, 2024 10:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario says it will bring forward legislation to protect students’ data. The province says it wants to better safeguard children’s information and prevent it from being stolen in cyber …
Read More »Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret
The Ford government has won a privacy battle to keep the extent of its nursing, personal support worker and physician shortage secret after Ontario’s privacy watchdog ruled that revealing them could be economically damaging. In September 2022, Global News filed and subsequently appealed a freedom of information request with the …
Read More »Peguis First Nation files $1 Billion claim against all levels of government over devastating 2022 flood – Winnipeg
Peguis First Nation has filed a $1 Billion claim for flood damages against all levels of government following the devastating spring 2022 flood. The claim was filed in the Court of King’s Bench against the federal and provincial governments, as well as the Rural Municipalities of Bifrost and Fisher. “The …
Read More »Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk out
A second attempt by the Ontario NDP to overturn a ban on wearing the keffiyeh inside the legislature ended in failure after Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared to admit defeat and allowed his caucus a free vote on the controversial ban. The issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, …
Read More »Liberal government turning to influencers to appeal to Canadian youth – National
Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago — a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would lead them down some of the most powerful political corridors in Canada. Mathu and Gordon — Steph & Den, …
Read More »Metrolinx resumes body-worn cameras plan after government ‘pauses’ program
As transit routes in Toronto experienced a wave of violence in early 2023, a long-established plan to equip GO Transit fare inspectors with body-worn cameras was suddenly halted, after the Ford government ordered Metrolinx to pause the safety-focused plan. The provincial transit agency began planning to offer some of its …
Read More »Federal government slashes funding to Indigenous women’s advocacy organization
Editor’s note: This article has been updated after the federal Indigenous Services Minister clarified the type of audit the Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing. The Native Women’s Association of Canada is reeling after Ottawa cut $48 million from the advocacy organization, resulting in a staff of 75 being …
Read More »Ford government unveils sweeping new changes to housing rules
The Ford government has unveiled a new omnibus bill focused on streamlining home building and approvals in the province. The new Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing Act includes a reduction in the amount of parking developers need to build, special rules to fast-track the construction of student accommodation …
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