22 h. ago Funding cut could leave vulnerable seniors at risk of homelessness, B.C. charity says

A B.C. charity says provincial funding it relies on to help keep vulnerable seniors from homelessness was cut this year with just 11 days notice.

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33 h. ago Sudden B.C. Housing funding cut leaves hundreds of Metro Vancouver seniors at risk

B.C. Housing slashed $421,000 in funding for a pilot program, blindsiding the charity, which is now scrambling to find a way to continue supporting some of the region’s most at-risk seniors

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47 h. ago Jesse Kline: Trump’s still messing with Canada, and Carney’s not equipped

Liberal economic policies leave Canada vulnerable

Transport

60 h. ago Wednesday's letters: Popsicle ban for kids with cancer disgusting

Re. “No more Popsicles for kids with cancer under heartless new hospital policy,” Don Braid, April 1 There aren’t enough words to express my disgust of the UCP government’s recent decision to cut funding for cookies and Popsicles for children while receiving cancer treatment. I can’t imagine how someone could even suggest that policy change, […]

Society

2 w. ago Trump signs order to cut staff at Voice of America and other US

Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law

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2 w. ago Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US

President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with a press advocacy group saying all VOA employees have been put on leave. On Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest funding bill, Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies […]

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3 w. ago Alberta to cut disability program funding by $49 million, says income for recipients remain unaffected

Alberta plans to cut funding for the province’s disability program by $49 million, but says income for program recipients will be unaffected. In Budget 2025 announced on Feb. 27 the province called it a “tough but realistic” budget with a projected $5.2 billion deficit for the future year. The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped […]

Economics