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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2024 12:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is setting aside another $15 billion in the upcoming budget for its apartment construction loan program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the funding will help …
Read More »Manitoba nursing students push for compensation whilst putting in the clinical hours – Winnipeg
Nursing student Luigi Imbrogno, a board member of the Canadian Nursing Students Association (CNSA), is passionate about helping others, whether it’s patients or his colleagues. Back in January, he attended the CNSA national conference where he met with other like-minded students. “Being compensated for the clinical hours we are putting …
Read More »Ford shut down internal push to raise university, college tuition: Docs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford shut down internal recommendations to raise tuition rates for college and university students, Global News has learned, as the post-secondary sector deals with financial upheaval and questions about future viability. Confidential government documents, leaked to Global News, reveal that the Ministry of College and Universities was …
Read More »Manitoba NDP asks ethics commissioner to probe alleged Tory silica mining push – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s governing New Democrats are asking the provincial ethics commissioner to investigate the Progressive Conservatives over a proposed mining project. NDP caucus chair Mike Moyes said people deserve to know the facts behind accusations one or more Tories tried to rush approval of the Sio Silica mining project after the …
Read More »Push on to ban N.S. landlords from having pet-free buildings. Not everyone agrees
As Nova Scotia continues to grapple with a lack of available housing, debates are circulating around the issue of landlords refusing to allow pets into apartment units. On Wednesday, Nova Scotia’s NDP party tabled a bill titled the “Family Pet Renter Protection Act” that, if successful, would prevent landlords from …
Read More »‘It’s exhausting’: Fairview neighbours push back against ‘nightmare’ house – Calgary
After seven years of living in Calgary’s Fairview neighbourhood, Angela Torry thought she’d found the perfect place for her growing family. “We really like it here,” Torry said. “The school is right there, so my son’s going to be able to go to school walk to school, we really liked …
Read More »Carrot or stick? How the feds could push cities to build more homes – National
From local zoning to community consultations, there are plenty of ways cities are hitting the brakes on residential construction, even as Canada faces a significant housing shortage. According to the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, average municipal approval timelines for housing projects in 2022 spanned from three months to nearly three …
Read More »Advocates push Liberals to relax Hong Kong immigration rules – National
A press conference in Markham, Ont., last week hosted by Liberal MP Paul Chiang seemed to offer good news for Hong Kongers hoping to flee the island increasingly under Beijing’s thumb: Canada would lift education requirements for Hong Kong immigrants with Canadian work experience. The move, which the Liberals framed …
Read More »Sask. Rattlers star Wright-Foreman playing at MVP level amid playoff push
Justin Wright-Foreman’s lowest moment of the Canadian Elite Basketball League season so far came at home against the Ottawa BlackJacks. Needing just one point to earn a wild comeback victory in early July, Wright-Foreman committed a costly turnover that led to the game-winning layup at the other end of the …
Read More »Battles brewing as Ontario, Canada push Ring of Fire mining to boost EV plan
The lawyer representing a number of First Nations communities opposed to the Ford government’s plans for the Ring of Fire is cautioning that the province’s long-term electric vehicle battery manufacturing strategy might be a “fool’s errand.” Premier Doug Ford agreed to enter into a pact with the federal government to …
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