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Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA

Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA

EDMONTON — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario.
Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will support Liberal budget

Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will support Liberal budget

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pledged support from his caucus for the 2022 federal budget, saying the Liberals acted "with good faith" by funding key New Democrat priorities such as dental care.
Budget 2022 devotes $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing needs

Budget 2022 devotes $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing needs

Ottawa is preparing to spend $4.3 billion over seven years to help improve Indigenous housing, while also giving more to help communities contend with the harmful past of residential schools.
Experts urge caution in reading rapid tests as variants drive sixth wave

Experts urge caution in reading rapid tests as variants drive sixth wave

Rapid antigen tests have become sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s primary tool to detect COVID-19 as mounting signs point toward a sixth wave, but experts warn that results should be read with caution as the spread of variants raises questions about diagnostic accuracy.
Budget 2022: $452B plan focused on affordability, innovation as uncertainty looms

Budget 2022: $452B plan focused on affordability, innovation as uncertainty looms

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second pandemic budget turns sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s fiscal focus to making life more affordable and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity.
Budget 2022: Flush from booming economy, Feds eye growth with $56B in new spending

Budget 2022: Flush from booming economy, Feds eye growth with $56B in new spending

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have delivered a budget that looks to take advantage of a boom in economic growth that has padded federal books, and turn that extra spending space toward removing hurdles to long-term gains.
Budget 2022: Quotes from the finance minister and others on the Liberal fiscal plan

Budget 2022: Quotes from the finance minister and others on the Liberal fiscal plan

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has tabled the 2022 budget in the House of Commons. Here are key quotes about the fiscal plan.
Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending

Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending

OTTAWA — The Liberals have made good on promises to the NDP when it comes to health spending in their newly released budget, but offered little else in new spending to reinvigorate sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s struggling health system.
Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation

Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation

TORONTO — The Liberal government will try to ease sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market and help those trying to buy their first home.
Budget 2022: $500M in military aid to Ukraine, projects economic upheaval from war

Budget 2022: $500M in military aid to Ukraine, projects economic upheaval from war

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland referenced horrific allegations of Russian war crimes on Thursday as the federal Liberal government promised another $500 million in military aid as well as other financial assistance to Ukraine.