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Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta is predicting a $2.4-billion budget surplus for its petro-powered economy this year, with plans to take a big bite out of its debt and put up guardrails to prevent eye-popping deficits when oil booms go bust. “This plan achieves the priorities of Albertans, which include ensuring the government lives within its means,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil well cleanup program listed as ‘key objective’ in Alberta’s pre-election budget
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s last budget before an expected spring election gives strong support to a proposed tax break for energy companies to fulfil their legal cleanup duties but doesn’t tell voters how much would be spent on it. The budget, tabled in the legislature Tuesday, lists “liability management” as a key priority ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. budget forecasts years of deficits, but spends big on health, housing, families
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – Deficits are in the forecast for British Columbia’s budget, but that’s not stopping the New Democrat government from spending billions on health, housing and families. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said the government plans to invest in people during uncertain times, despite a deficit projection of $4.2 billion in 2023-2024, and $11 billion over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign interference protocol worked well in 2021 election, says new report
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – A newly released independent report on the protocol designed to inform Canadians in the event of threats to the 2021 federal election concludes it worked well overall, but the public should be told more about what it would consider cause for concern. Former civil servant Morris Rosenberg, who was tasked with writing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. budget boosts health and housing, forecasting return to deficits
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy has tabled a budget that forecasts deficits totalling $11 billion over the next three years, in contrast to this year’s hefty surplus. Big-ticket expenditures include almost $6.4 billion in new health funding, with about $1 billion for mental health and addictions services, while housing gets an additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign interference protocol worked well in 2021 election, report says
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – A newly released independent report on the protocol designed to inform Canadians in the event of threats to the 2021 federal election concludes it worked well overall. Former civil servant Morris Rosenberg, tasked with writing the report assessing the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol, also made several recommendations for its future. Rosenberg says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Report on oversight of foreign interference in 2021 election released
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – An independent assessment of the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol, the panel tasked with communicating with Canadians in the event of interference in the 2021 election, says in a report released today that the protocol worked well overall. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of Black Quebec man shot and killed by police sues city, cops
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – The mother of a Black man from Repentigny, Que. who was killed by police in 2021 has filed a lawsuit against the city and its police force. Wilerne Bernard, a lawyer who represents the mother, says she has reason to believe that if Jean René Junior Olivier was a white person, he would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Brown hosts $1,700 per ticket fundraiser for leadership debt without party
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is working to pay off debt from his federal Conservative leadership bid, but without the help of the party or the ability to issue tax receipts to donors. The Conservative Party of Canada ousted Brown from the leadership campaign last year over allegations he had violated the rules of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwest Territories pausing COVID-19 vaccines for children after doses expire
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government says COVID-19 vaccines for children age six months to five years will be temporarily unavailable until a new shipment arrives in Canada. The territory says its current inventory of Moderna’s Spikevax infant pediatric vaccine will soon expire. That vaccine will be available in the Northwest Territories until March 8. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans aim to make Canada-U.S. border part of national security debate
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Republicans on Capitol Hill have formed a new caucus to focus on immigration, crime and national security at the Canada-U.S. border. Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania and Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke have enlisted 26 fellow members of Congress for a new coalition called the “Northern Border Security Caucus.” Kelly and Zinke, who will ... Read More »
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