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Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities. The class-action settlement agreement, which still requires court approval, would also see a monument built at ... Read More »
1 responseHighlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province’s 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are some highlights: – Income tax cuts of one percentage point on the first two income tax brackets, starting in 2023, which will save a single earner up to $814 per year. – GDP growth is projected ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec budget: Income tax cuts and big drop in economic growth
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday kept his party’s election promise to cut income taxes, as he projected economic growth to drop dramatically in 2023. The minister’s budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year cuts taxes by one percentage point on the first two income tax brackets, saving an individual earner up to $814 a ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker. Smith says her government is working with the province’s oilsands regulator to develop better policies to give affected groups timely notification. “Good practice and being a good ... Read More »
1 responseHalifax student charged with attempted murder as debate grows over school violence
By Michael MacDonald and Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
HALIFAX – A 15-year-old student was charged with two counts of attempted murder Tuesday after two staff members at a Halifax-area high school were stabbed the day before. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement Tuesday saying the two victims – both employees of Charles P. Allen High School in the Bedford area – were listed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Income tax cuts and big drop in GDP growth in Quebec budget
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard’s budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year cuts income taxes and projects a big drop in economic growth. Girard’s budget, tabled today, includes a cut of one percentage point to the tax rate paid by those in the lowest two income brackets, starting in 2023. It also estimates that GDP growth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military expecting to save $30M per year with targeted housing benefit for troops
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is rolling out a new housing benefit that a senior commander says will better help troops struggling to find affordable accommodations while saving millions of dollars every year. The Canadian Forces Housing Differential will supplement the incomes of members who have to live and work in areas of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver park board offers tips on how to ‘respect’ city’s coyotes
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for “peaceful coexistence” between the animals and humans. Their pups are born in the spring, and the board says that makes coyotes more active as they protect their dens and seek food for their young. Normally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Families of Montreal fire victims facing agonizing wait for answers
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Loved ones of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal were facing an agonizing wait for answers on Tuesday, as a recovery team worked to enter the charred shell of the building where one body has been found and six people remain missing. Yukun Zeng said the wait to hear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Procession for Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
EDMONTON – Hundreds of police cars have lined streets in Edmonton as the bodies of two slain city officers are transported from the medical examiner’s office to a funeral home. Blue ribbons are wrapped around street lights along the five-kilometre procession route. Civilians are also standing along the streets to show their support, some wearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s passport application backlog ‘completely eliminated,’ minister says
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Families Minister Karina Gould announced today that the federal government has now “completely eliminated” the backlog of passport applications that caused major delays – and major political strife – last year. She also announced that Ottawa is launching a new digital tool that will allow Canadians to check the status of their Service ... Read More »
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