Unpublished Newswire
Quebec’s finance minister has tabled an economic update with $2.1-billion in new spending over five years amid what Eric Girard describes as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year’s economic slowdown.Girard painted a positive picture of the province’s finances today despite a projected $11-billion deficit that remains unchanged from March’s budget.
November 21, 2024 - 13:56 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s consul general in New York doubled-down Thursday on his past claim that he exerted no influence on the decision of Global Affairs Canada to buy a $9-million condo in Manhattan.Tom Clark was summoned back to testify before a parliamentary committee looking into the purchase after media reports earlier this month indicated he had raised concerns about the former residence, despite previously saying he never expressed a desire to move into a new one.
November 21, 2024 - 13:54 | Nick Murray | The Globe and Mail
Four men have been arrested and one remains at large after an investigation into a robbery in Cambridge in September. Police say members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang stole vests from members of a rival gang.
November 21, 2024 - 13:52 | | CBC News - Canada
The jury at a human smuggling trial has seen phone records the prosecution says show the two men accused were carrying out plans to sneak people across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota.Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of participating in several smuggling operations in December 2021 and January 2022.
November 21, 2024 - 13:48 | Steve Lambert | The Globe and Mail
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a share of $2 billion that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is returning due to a surplus.This marks the second time the WSIB has given a surplus back to employers, having distributed $1.2 billion in 2022.
November 21, 2024 - 13:38 | Allison Jones | The Globe and Mail
A high school on Prince Edward Island is removing pictures of its late students from a memorial wall – a decision that has upset one mother whose daughter attended the school.
November 21, 2024 - 13:19 | Natalie Lombard | CTV News - Canada
