22 h. ago Stopping speeders and Whitemud widening top priorities on last day of budget talks

Property tax increase holds at 6.9 per cent after four days of debate while councillors tiptoe around additional tax hikes

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46 h. ago Property taxes creep higher after Explore Edmonton gets steady funding

Council defeats proposal to hike property taxes past nine per cent to restore financial stabilization reserve to minimum balance this year

Economics

2 d. ago Edmonton councillors vote to purchase 25 new buses on Day 2 of budget talks

Councillors opt to keep bike rack replacement for ETS, new transportation command centre and continue with Argyll Velodrome demolition.

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3 d. ago Regina mayor eyes ‘pathway to single digits’ for proposed 15.6% tax hike

Regina mayor Chad Bachynski says he's hoping city council can find a way to whittle its record-high budget of 15.6% to single-digits in advance of budget talks later this month.

Economics

8 d. ago Budget 2026: Office conversion incentives questioned as council debates housing

Some councillors equated the program to corporate welfare for developers

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9 d. ago As budget talks continue, some councillors take aim at downtown office conversion incentives

Some councillors suggested the incentives are an area they could propose cuts

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1 week ago Calgary’s new city council kickstarts 2026 budget talks with public hearing

Calgary city council is making adjustments to the final year of a four-year budget approved by the previous city council, which includes a 3.6 per cent overall property tax hike.

Culture

1 week ago As city council eases tax hit in election year, is that good enough for voters?

It’s no coincidence city council has fought hard to bring down London’s 2026 tax hike for what will be their last budget before a civic election, one expert says, but previous sky-high increases may still haunt them at the polls. While still subject to approval at a special council meeting on Nov. 26, budget talks […]

Politics

2 w. ago Knack talks about the budget: We're still paying for city's restraint during COVID

"Sooner or later, we were going to have to make up for that."

Science

2 w. ago Federal finance minister visits Regina, talks budget impacts

Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget.

Politics

2 w. ago London city budget: Citizens weigh in as proposed 3.6% tax hike looms

Ahead of formal budget talks later this week, 21 Londoners visited city hall on Tuesday to let politicians know their thoughts on the London’s 2026 budget update. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. WHERE DO THINGS SIT NOW? As of the release of Mayor Josh Morgan’s 2026 budget update, Londoners are faced with a 3.6 per cent […]

Economics

2 w. ago Premiers hint at ‘significant’ tariff relief to come after Carney meeting

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said premiers had a "productive" meeting with Carney that focused on the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the United States.

Economics

2 w. 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 w. ago Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of change remains unclear

Canada’s greenwashing rules are being scaled back, but it remains to be seen what the changes mean for businesses wanting to talk about their environmental record. In the federal budget released last week, the government said it plans to remove parts of the greenwashing laws, passed in June last year, that are part of the […]

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3 w. ago Ukraine Budget Measures Raise Alarm With IMF as New Talks Begin

The International Monetary Fund is raising concerns about a range of Ukrainian budget measures as the lender begins talks with the war-battered nation on a new four-year loan package.

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3 w. ago I'm horrified Ottawa may destroy an important piece of public art at Lansdowne | Letters to the Editor

Saturday, Nov. 8: Citizen readers talk back about the federal Budget, Lansdowne 2.0, the loss of speed cameras and pride for Bluejays

Economics