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Budget 2022: A look at the highlights of the federal Liberal fiscal plan

Budget 2022: A look at the highlights of the federal Liberal fiscal plan

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: — $452.3 billion in new spending on projected revenue of $408.4 billion for a deficit of $52.8 billion.
Budget 2022: Canada won't meet NATO target with more than $8B in new military funding

Budget 2022: Canada won't meet NATO target with more than $8B in new military funding

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government responded Thursday to months of pressure from the NATO military alliance and others by promising more than $8 billion in new military spending over the next five years.
Budget 2022: Liberals rejig $15B toward new business investment fund

Budget 2022: Liberals rejig $15B toward new business investment fund

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals are promising to create two new arm’s-length bodies to handle billions in federal funds to prod businesses to invest in themselves.
RCMP collects evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine from people fleeing invasion

RCMP collects evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine from people fleeing invasion

OTTAWA — The RCMP is collecting evidence of alleged war crimes in Ukraine from people fleeing to Canada following Russia's invasion of their country.
'May not align:' Guilbeault pens letter to Suncor over oilsands mine expansion GHGs

'May not align:' Guilbeault pens letter to Suncor over oilsands mine expansion GHGs

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned Canada's biggest oilsands producer that its planned mine expansion may not meet climate targets. In a letter released Wednesday to Mark Little, the head of Suncor Energy Inc.
Budget 2022: A look at some of the promises you might have missed

Budget 2022: A look at some of the promises you might have missed

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on Thursday. Here are some of the smaller promises that you might have missed: — $1.
Budget 2022: A checklist of promises that were in the Liberal-NDP confidence deal

Budget 2022: A checklist of promises that were in the Liberal-NDP confidence deal

OTTAWA — The Liberals and New Democrats published a confidence and supply agreement last month in an effort to keep the minority Parliament working until the next fixed election in 2025.
Two Mounties started firing at N.S. mass shooter as he lifted RCMP pistol: documents

Two Mounties started firing at N.S. mass shooter as he lifted RCMP pistol: documents

HALIFAX — Two officers who fired rounds into the torso of a mass shooter at a Nova Scotia gas station say they started shooting as the killer raised what one believed to be an RCMP general duty pistol.
Drug users in Vancouver respond to targeted effort to ramp up vaccination rate

Drug users in Vancouver respond to targeted effort to ramp up vaccination rate

VANCOUVER — Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to as many drug users as possible in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have paid off, prompting an advocate to urge communities with similar, vulnerable populations across the country to learn lessons from
Who is eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose across Canada

Who is eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose across Canada

Provinces and territories are expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more Canadians.
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