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Stakeholders, economists react to Alberta’s fiscal focus on Heritage Fund

Premier Danielle Smith’s Wednesday evening address announcing a plan to begin reinvesting in the Heritage Savings Trust Fund and keeping provincial spending below the inflation and population growth was met with mixed reviews the week before the new annual budget. “The message of fiscal prudence was probably well received. The …

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Winnipeg Jets hosting Filipino Heritage Night – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted January 3, 2024 3:18 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Jets are hosting a Filipino Heritage Night on Jan. 13 at their game against the Philadelphia Flyers. A release from True North Sports and Entertainment (TNSE) said “the game …

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Evergrande debt crisis triggers worry, rot at iconic Chateau Montebello hotel – National

  China Evergrande Group’s massive financial and legal challenges in Asia are casting a long, dark shadow over the Chateau Montebello, the iconic Quebec log cabin resort which the developer owns. Evergrande, a once fast-growing Chinese property company that became the country’s second-largest developer, acquired the 211-room Chateau Montebello hotel …

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‘Uninhabitable’ 24 Sussex should still be restored, heritage advocates say

In its dilapidated state, 24 Sussex, the official residence of Canada’s prime ministers, faces a plague of issues and increasingly pressing questions about whether it is worth restoring. For heritage advocates who spoke to the press on Friday, the answer remains a clear “yes.” Several heritage-minded groups, including Historic Ottawa …

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Jewish Heritage Month shines spotlight on Winnipeg’s music scene influence – Winnipeg

Jewish people have had a major influence on the Winnipeg music scene, from big bands to rock and roll, and historians gathered at Temple Shalom to take a look back for Jewish Heritage Month. Stan Carbone of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada says these figures shaped a century …

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Guelph Black Heritage Society ‘dismayed’ with number of threats made toward group

Members of the Guelph Black Heritage Society say they are disheartened after receiving a number of letters and emails expressing hatred towards the southwestern Ontario group. They say in a post on Twitter that the society, Heritage Hall, president Denise Francis and executive director Kween have all been receiving online …

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Concerns over Vancouver’s proposal to demolish heritage building for DTES street market – BC

There are renewed concerns about a proposal to demolish a more than century-old Vancouver heritage building and use the empty lot to temporarily relocate the Downtown Eastside Market, where police allege some stolen goods are being sold. The City of Vancouver leases the current street market space at 26 East …

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First Nations chief critical of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Indigenous heritage claim

A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, west of Edmonton, said on Friday that a …

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Alberta provincial park designated as geological heritage site by UNESCO, international scientists

Six Canadian sites — one of which is in Alberta and one just outside — have been recognized internationally as places that contribute to understanding the earth and its history. B.C.’s Burgess Shale and Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park were designated as international geological heritage sites by UNESCO and the International …

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Toronto city council could help save this former soy sauce factory with a heritage designation

Toronto city council is scheduled Wednesday to decide if a building with special significance to the Chinese community should be made a heritage property —  a designation that could prevent it from being torn down to make way for an apartment complex. The two-storey structure at Queen Street East and Leslie Street was once home to Lee Food Products, …

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