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Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel
OTTAWA - For Canadians fed up with chargers that don't fit their cellphones, hidden fees, air-travel disruptions and cosmetic testing on animals, the Liberal government says help is on the way. Those ...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Projected cost of federal dental program set to more than double
OTTAWA - The new federal budget shows the government's dental-care insurance program is now set to cost more than double what the Liberals originally thought, adding another $7.3 billion over five yea...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Liberals follow through on big promises in deal with NDP
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has continued to fulfil its promises to the NDP within its second federal budget since the parties struck a confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022. New Democrats...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023 belt-tightening: Liberals order federal spending review, cuts
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are being told to start tightening their belts as the Trudeau government looks for ways to pay for its latest budget promises while easing recent criticism ov...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government plans to launch a National Counter-Foreign Interference Office, amid ongoing scrutiny of allegations that Beijing interfered in recent feder...
Mar 28, 2023
North Saanich, B.C., councillor resigns after referring to mayor as 'Mr. Hitler"
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - A councillor from North Saanich, B.C., has resigned after referring to the mayor as "Mr. Hitler" during a council meeting. Coun. Brett Smyth says in his letter of resignation tha...
Mar 28, 2023
Federal budget 2023 includes $59.5 billion in new spending, looks to increase revenue
OTTAWA - The federal government announced $59.5 billion of new spending over the next five years as part of a narrowly focused budget that also promises to find savings in the public service and incre...
Mar 28, 2023
More work needed to make hockey safe for LGBTQ people: former pro player
VANCOUVER - NHL players refusing to participate in Pride nights around the league shows hockey still isn't safe for a number of LGBTQ people, says one of the first male professional players to publicl...
Mar 28, 2023
NewsAlert: $491B budget invests in clean electricity, health care
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2023 federal budget promises "transformative investments" in Canada's green economy and expanded dental care, all while claiming Ottawa can rein in the co...
Mar 28, 2023
'It's really sad': Neighbour describes chaotic scene after Calgary house explosion
CALGARY - Rima Rifai thought her furnace had exploded Monday when the house across the street burst into a ball of fire, sending 10 people to hospital with serious injuries. When she opened the front ...
Mar 28, 2023