5 h. ago Opinion: Federal funding cut derails hopes for better public transit

The Government of Canada has cut funding for transit agencies across the country. For all the talk of investment in the federal budget, the $3-billion annual Canada Public Transit Fund has been subsumed into the new Build Communities Strong Fund and weakened the federal government’s support for public transit. Transit agencies know they cannot fund […]

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3 d. ago Nenshi pitches repeal of voting machine ban legislation, recall act, at Alberta Municipalities Convention

UCP looking into new provincewide code of conduct for municipalities says municipal affairs minister

Politics

4 d. ago Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening

Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children who rely on the federal program can return to preschool. Some centers that missed out on federal payments had to furlough staff. Others had to shut down […]

Politics

5 d. ago Saskatoon to see 120 new rental homes built with $38M commitment from feds

The project will see the construction of 120 rental homes in a new development in Saskatoon, with two and three-bedroom units being built.

Economics

7 d. ago World shares advance as tech shares rebound and the Senate takes steps to end the shutdown

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Europe and Asia on Monday as tentative moves by the U.S. Senate to end the federal government shutdown pushed U.S. futures higher. The Senate voted late Sunday, in a test vote that begins a series of procedural maneuvers, to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the federal government, […]

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8 d. ago MALAKOV: Ottawa chooses ‘Eurovision’ over fighting disinformation

This year’s federal budget makes one thing painfully clear: Ottawa would rather fund a contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest than address the growing crisis in Canadian local and multicultural media. For two years, there were talks with the Department of Canadian Heritage about the collapse of independent third-language community television — programs that serve […]

Economics

9 d. ago National accessArts Centre receives federal funding boost for relocation campaign

Dr. Stephanie Chipeur, chair of the NaAC's board of directors, said the charity hopes to move into its new home in 2027.

Society

9 d. ago Ontario property tax hikes loom as mayors battle ‘outdated’ funding structure

Ontario’s largest cities say new federal funding falls short as they fight to keep 2026 property taxes down, warning the current system 'just isn’t enough.'

Economics

1 week ago Mayor Knack calls for new funding model in response to federal budget

"The entire pool needs to be substantially larger to reflect the realities we're facing"

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2 w. ago Canada’s Cyber Centre warns of hacktivists targeting water, energy systems

OTTAWA — The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns that hackers with an activist agenda have been tampering with online systems that control water, energy and agricultural facilities. An alert sent to information security officers says the Cyber Centre and the RCMP have received multiple reports in recent weeks of incidents involving internet-accessible information control […]

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2 w. ago Federal funding looms over Canadian athletes as Winter Olympics approach

Canadian athletes enter the home stretch of preparation for the 2026 Winter Games that start in 100 days, but they’ll soon learn whether the organizations that support them can continue to do so. With the federal budget to be tabled Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees have asked Ottawa for a $144-million increase in […]

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3 w. ago Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn't reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.

Society

3 w. ago Transportation secretary says he’ll pull $160M from California over noncitizen truck licenses

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he’s about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens. In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” Duffy said California Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused to […]

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3 w. ago Transportation secretary says he will pull $160M from California over noncitizen truck licenses

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens. In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Duffy said Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused to […]

Sport

3 w. ago California union proposes taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income people. Proponents, including the Service Employees International Union, hope to place the statewide measure before voters next year. The tax would be on the […]

Economics