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Mayor Chow to lower proposed tax increase in upcoming budget – Toronto

After weeks of budget wrangling and public advocacy, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is preparing to reveal a budget with a property tax increase somewhat smaller than staff previously pitched. The Mayor’s Office confirmed to Global News that Chow will be pitching an 8 per cent property tax increase to go …

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Unifor hopes upcoming talks with GM will ‘follow the pattern’ of Ford deal

Canada’s largest private sector union says it will turn to negotiations with General Motors after members voted to accept its labour agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada. Hailing the agreement with Ford as a historic deal that met the union’s priorities “in a big way,” Unifor president Lana Payne said the …

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ANALYSIS: Questions remain, but upcoming season must be different for Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Friday, April 27: That was the last day of an eventful NHL season for the Winnipeg Jets. It was Game 5 of that first-round series versus the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights. It marked the end of a frustrating …

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New committee takes centre stage at Winnipeg’s upcoming World Police and Fire Games – Winnipeg

It’s the first time in the history of the World Police and Fire Games that a committee has been established solely to incorporate Indigenous elements and learning. Opening ceremonies for the games are slated for July 28 at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. In the lead-up to the year’s …

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Alt-rock fans can relive the ’90s at upcoming I Mother Earth/Tea Party Winnipeg show – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Canadian alt-rock radio staples will have Winnipeg fans re-living the 1990s when their co-headlining tour hits the Burton Cummings Theatre later this year. The Tea Party and I Mother Earth will be making a stop at the Burt on …

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Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

Burned out and fed up with working conditions they say are unfair, Ontario’s coroners are pushing to be allowed to unionize – despite their first raise in more than a decade and a law preventing them from doing so. The Ontario Coroners Association says coroners are frustrated with a new …

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Winnipeg shelters bracing for upcoming cold snap – Winnipeg

The racks of donated clothes at Siloam Mission are full but that could change as temperatures are expected to plummet in southern Manitoba later this week. “Anytime we are looking at a cold snap we start to get worried. Will we have enough for everyone?” Siloam Mission communications manager Luke …

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This 98-year-old stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. He’s now the subject of an upcoming documentary

Jim Parks still vividly remembers the day he and his platoon stormed the beaches of Normandy more than 70 years ago. Parks, a member of the Winnipeg Rifles, was among the first wave of Canadian soldiers to land at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944, two minutes before the main assault wave hit. His boat …

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Why Toronto city council is getting a rare chance at renewal in the upcoming election

As Toronto’s civic elections go, the 2022 vote will be a rare opportunity for dozens of candidates. The most incumbents in recent memory — seven of 25 councillors — are calling it quits.  That means Toronto is guaranteed seven new faces in the council chambers this fall. It’s been made possible …

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Convoy organizers want funds unfrozen to pay for role in upcoming inquiry

Organizers of last winter’s Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa want a court to release just over $450,000 in frozen funds to help pay for their participation in an upcoming public inquiry — after initially failing to request funds the group was entitled to from the inquiry itself. The inquiry, officially known as the Public Order Emergency …

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