39 h. ago Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: Minister

OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector’s emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday.  At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson said both the province and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a “fundamental change in […]

Politics

4 d. ago Centre for artists with disabilities launches fundraising campaign for first fully accessible learning campus in North America

Eighteen million of the $30 million needed has already been committed through federal, provincial and municipal funding

Culture

6 d. ago Lawyers flag urgent need for better funding of federal trade, sanctions agencies

OTTAWA — Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff war. In a letter to the Finance Department ahead of the coming fall budget, the Canadian international trade and investment lawyers […]

Economics

8 d. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Will Carney’s budget deliver for Canadians?

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and Lorrie Goldstein wonder if Mark Carney will use some creative bookkeeping to make his budget appear to cut more waste than it really does. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Events

8 d. ago In the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm

NEW YORK (AP) — On a sweltering summer day, children leap between rocks along the Bronx River while cyclists pedal on newly paved paths. Kayaks rest on what was once an industrial dumping ground, now transformed into a bustling promenade along the city’s only freshwater river. The Bronx River Greenway, a series of stitched-together waterfront […]

Culture

8 d. ago McDowell County, West Virginia, birthplace of food stamps, faces a disappearing safety net

For nonprofits in McDowell County, West Virginia, the federal cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threaten a lifeline. Many of McDowell’s 17,000 residents rely on federal programs and the nonprofits they fund to get by. The county’s tax base and population have significantly declined since 1950, when McDowell was the top coal-producing county […]

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8 d. ago The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That’s changing

Dawn Price signs rent checks worth about $160,000 every month for 79 people that her nonprofit helps house in Laguna Beach, California. Usually, she logs into an online portal to withdraw enough from an account funded by a grant from the federal housing agency. But in February, she couldn’t. Access had been temporarily cut off […]

Politics

8 d. ago Adriana LaGrange: Why Alberta is taking a smarter approach to COVID

For the first time in four years, the federal government has made the decision to no longer fund the COVID-19 vaccination in Canada. Last year, this program cost taxpayers about $74 million. If the provincial government were to replicate that program this fall, it would mean pulling that funding from other areas of our health-care […]

Culture

1 week ago New name, old ties: Federal funds for Indigenous youth linked to company previously cut off

The founder of youth treatment centres cut off from Jordan's Principle funding has launched a new company to treat Indigenous teens, a Global News investigation has found.

Economics

1 week ago Quebec has turned down funds aimed at addressing systemic racism in the courts

The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach.

Events

2 w. ago Manitoba manufacturers to receive share of $21M in federal funding: minister

Nine Manitoba manufacturers will be receiving a share of more than $21 million in funding to help improve productivity and stay competitive internationally.

Economics

3 w. ago Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic ‘slush fund’ as voting tech firm battles Fox in court

MIAMI (AP) — Smartmatic, the elections-technology company suing Fox News for defamation, is now contending with a growing list of criminal allegations against some of its executives — including a new claim by federal prosecutors that a “slush fund” for bribing foreign officials was financed partly with proceeds from the sale of voting machines in […]

Economics

3 w. ago Canadians divided on Indigenous rights in what B.C. leader calls ‘harmful’ poll

Three in 10 said that the federal government is offering too much funding to First Nations' communities, but the same number, 27 per cent, felt the current funding is too little.

Politics