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Indigenous tourism group frets for future over funding gap in federal budget
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn't think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. The Indigenous Tourism A...
Apr 29, 2021
Cabinet's ability to award Buy American exemptions 'strenuously limited,' Biden says
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden set some Canadian pulses racing again Wednesday with more tough Buy American talk, telling Congress he has "strenuously limited" cabinet members from granting exemptio...
Apr 29, 2021
Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal
OTTAWA - The spokesman for a union representing striking dockworkers at Montreal's port called on Thursday for an end to contentious scheduling practices before the workers are forced back on the job....
Apr 29, 2021
Commons expected to approve back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal
OTTAWA - The House of Commons was expected in the wee hours Thursday to approve legislation to put an end to a strike that has shut down one of Canada's busiest ports. Operations at the Port of Montre...
Apr 28, 2021
Federal infrastructure bank can't meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA - A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa's support on child care: Advocates
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of achieving child care for $10 a day thanks to federal commitments announced last week, a longtime advocate fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Helium production promoted as latest example of Saskatchewan's resource leadership
A private southwest Saskatchewan facility that will produce and sell purified helium is being promoted by the provincial government as evidence of Saskatchewan's leadership as a supplier of necessary ...
Apr 27, 2021
No election yet as Liberal minority government survives third budget confidence vote
OTTAWA - With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the governme...
Apr 26, 2021
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March
WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from February weather disruptions. However, the recovery was not as strong as most had expecte...
Apr 26, 2021
Feds file notice of back-to-work bill ahead of looming Montreal dockworkers strike
MONTREAL - The federal government has given notice on Sunday that it will table back-to-work legislation in response to a looming dockworkers' strike at Montreal's port that threatens to have widespre...
Apr 25, 2021
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