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Ottawa’s operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer projects the federal Liberals will narrowly maintain long-term fiscal…
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA — More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate…
B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects
ESQUIMALT — British Columbia’s government is investing $241 million over the next three years to…
Government spent $19 billion on outside services in 2024-25
OTTAWA — Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external…
Western Canada Theatre Turns 50 with a Dazzling New Production of a Classic
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Kamloops’ very own theatre company has been the hub of the local art and culture…
Oil and gas producers applaud Ottawa’s latest major projects list
OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is praising Ottawa’s latest list of major…
Hamilton fighter Denis Puric set for kickboxing showdown in Tokyo
There isn’t much in combat sports that Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric hasn’t done. The…
Shoplifter swipes $9,700 in baseball and Pokemon cards from Tom Brady shop
NEW YORK (AP) — Police were searching for a shoplifter who stole about $9,700 in…
Illegal bets in the Dominican Republic come under scrutiny after MLB pitchers arrested
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baseball and bets go hand-in-hand in the Dominican Republic,…
New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in, Carney says OKs still needed
OTTAWA — After an initial round of referrals to the new Major Projects Office that…
Alberta’s Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…
Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL — Montreal can develop the ambition to become one of the world’s great metropolises,…
BCGEU members vote 89 per cent in favour of deal to officially end strike
BURNABY — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union has voted to ratify an agreement with…
B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government’s major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA — With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop,…
A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially “nation-building” infrastructure projects to…