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Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion US in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard earlier this month, Trump’s administration had …
Read More »Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Cuba already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign …
Read More »Former Bomber Janarion Grant chasing CFL record against ex-team – Winnipeg
Janarion Grant is already providing the Toronto Argonauts huge returns just six games into his tenure. The speedster has recorded special-teams TDs in three straight games — two on punt returns and one from a kickoff. Another trip to the end zone Saturday against his former team, the Winnipeg Blue …
Read More »Guelph dance school needs funding after city grant turned down
Guelph Dance is in need of funding. The local charitable arts organization is looking to raise money after not receiving operational funding from the city of Guelph for the first time in over 20 years. Managing director Adriana Rosselli said the group has launched a fundraising campaign, generating around $10,000 …
Read More »Deadline for Winnipeg housing grant applications coming soon – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Applicants have a little over a month to submit proposals for the first phase of Winnipeg’s Housing Accelerator Fund. Federal grants totalling $25 million will be made available for projects that create affordable housing in the city, as well as market and …
Read More »Negotiations between landlord, tenants seeking to buy Hamilton apartment at impasse – Hamilton
Negotiations between tenants who formed a co-op to buy their Hamilton, Ont., apartment and the landlord have hit an impasse amid allegations that some $500,000 worth of repairs will soon be needed. Residents at 272 Caroline St. S., who banded together to buy the 21-unit building to protect themselves from …
Read More »Grant keeps BUILD Inc. from closing; long-term funding still needed – Winnipeg
BUILD has helped transform the lives of Winnipeggers by providing training and job opportunities in the construction sector. In December the province cut the funding, pulling the plug on the program, but it’s able to keep its doors open thanks to a new grant. It serves people facing barriers to …
Read More »Downtown Winnipeg BIZ relaunches downtown event grant program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is relaunching a grant program designed to bring more events to the city’s core. The business improvement zone’s Host It Downtown grant provides up to $20,000 non-profits, businesses or individual event organizers. Read more: Province, Manitoba Chambers of …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers extend Nic Demski, Alden Darby, and Janarion Grant – Winnipeg
The nervous wait for Winnipeg Blue Bomber fans has ended. Re-signing pending free agent Nic Demski came not a moment too soon, with the “legal tampering” window having opened earlier today. Without a doubt, Demski would have been among the most highly sought after free agents had he still been …
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