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Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: — No new taxes or tax increases. — Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $43.7 billion. — Spending of $57.
Feb 25, 2021 5:34 PM
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Navy and coast guard's shipbuilding plan plagued by delays, auditor general says
OTTAWA — Federal auditor general Karen Hogan delivered a stark warning Thursday that government mismanagement is threatening to leave the navy and coast guard without the ships they need to defend Canada and protect its waterways.
Feb 25, 2021 5:29 PM
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Navy and coast guard's shipbuilding plan plagued by delays, auditor general says
OTTAWA — Federal auditor general Karen Hogan delivered a stark warning Thursday that government mismanagement is threatening to leave the navy and coast guard without the ships they need to defend Canada and protect its waterways.
Feb 25, 2021 5:29 PM
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Feds get another month to reform assisted-dying law as bill stalls in the Commons
OTTAWA — The federal government was granted one more month Thursday to expand access to medical assistance in dying even as its efforts to do so stalled in the House of Commons.
Feb 25, 2021 5:20 PM
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Feds didn't supply enough resources to end water advisories on First Nations: auditor
OTTAWA — The government did not provide the support needed to ensure First Nations communities have access to safe drinking water, says federal auditor general Karen Hogan in a report released Thursday.
Feb 25, 2021 5:18 PM
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Military reeling as new defence chief steps aside amid allegations of misconduct
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is reeling after news defence chief Admiral Art McDonald is being investigated for misconduct, only weeks after military police launched an investigation into allegations against his predecessor.
Feb 25, 2021 5:15 PM
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B.C. businessman dinged for illegal donation to NDP MP's 2015 campaign
OTTAWA — A British Columbia businessman who made an illegal contribution to New Democrat MP Peter Julian's 2015 election campaign has been ordered to pay $7,500 to the receiver general of Canada.
Feb 25, 2021 4:35 PM
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Public health agency investigating quarantine sexual assault allegations
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is launching an investigation and reviewing its practices after two returning travellers were allegedly sexually assaulted during their mandatory quarantine periods.
Feb 25, 2021 4:16 PM
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U.S. secretary of state plans virtual visits Friday with Trudeau, Garneau, Mexico
WASHINGTON — Antony Blinken will meet virtually Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau in a day of online diplomacy for the U.S. secretary of state.
Feb 25, 2021 4:00 PM
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Pandemic increased direct aid to fossil fuel producers, new study shows
OTTAWA — A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oilpatch.
Feb 25, 2021 3:44 PM
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