Carney says Ottawa has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
May 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects. Carney addressed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents cities and towns that have lobbied Ottawa to give them more taxation powers to fund their operations.
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Two Ottawa institutions - Bluesfest and CHEO - are joining forces in a new partnership to raise money for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario during the 31st edition of the music festival, which runs from July 10-20 at LeBreton Flats Park. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has issued an urgent call for Canada to strengthen systems of tracking and monitoring diseases, saying Canada is facing a crisis of communicable diseases at the same time the U.S. is dismantling its health institutions. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
Indigenous demonstrations against both the federal and Ontario governments unfolded at multiple sites across the province Tuesday, as protesters rallied against initiatives to fast-track major infrastructure projects. As far north as the Attawapiskat River, which flows into James Bay, and as far south as Queen’s Park, Ontario’s legislature, protesters gathered in separate demonstrations to push back against two laws recently passed at both levels of government.
July 1, 2025 - 21:00 | Willow Fiddler, Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
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