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Federal budget a missed opportunity: Randy Hoback
Sprinkling funding across too many areas can dilute the impact of dollars and that's what MP Randy Hoback saw after a quick review of the federal budget today.Hoback said the funding seems to be very ...
Apr 07, 2022
Saskatchewan school divisions frustrated over projected deficits
Saskatchewan school divisions say they will be facing deficits as they prepare their budgets for the 2022-23 school year, despite support from the province.Diane Boyko, chair for Greater Saskatoon Cat...
Apr 07, 2022
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Joe Biden's requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was uhpheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circ...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022: Quotes from the finance minister and others on the Liberal fiscal plan
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has tabled the 2022 budget in the House of Commons. Here are key quotes about the fiscal plan. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: "The money that rescued C...
Apr 07, 2022
Blue Jays announce opening day 28-man roster, put Borucki and Pearson on injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays announced their 28-man active roster ahead of Opening Day on Thursday afternoon. Left-handed reliever Ryan Borucki was been placed on the 10-day injured list with a rig...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation
TORONTO - The Liberal government will try to ease Canada's housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market a...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022 devotes $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing needs
Ottawa is preparing to spend $4.3 billion over seven years to help improve Indigenous housing, while also giving more to help communities contend with the harmful past of residential schools. Investin...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals have made good on promises to the NDP when it comes to health spending in their newly released budget, but offered little else in new spending to reinvigorate Canada's struggling...
Apr 07, 2022
Machete wielding suspect commits assault at business in Canwood
A woman from Big River First Nation is alleged to have been carrying a machete when she entered a business in Canwood early Wednesday morning.Erin Whitefish, 32, faces half a dozen charges including t...
Apr 07, 2022
Sask. NDP ask Moe to create plan for addressing overcapacity at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili is calling for Premier Scott Moe and the Health Minister to visit the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital after reports of severe overcapacity at the hospital.Accord...
Apr 07, 2022
