Tag: promised
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Wrongfully convicted N.B. man hopes promised police review comes in time for birthday
Read Latest News Robert Mailman turns 77 later this month, and as a birthday gift there is nothing he would like more than answers about what led to him spending 18 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The New Brunswick man is hoping to get his hands on a copy of the…
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Nunavut MLAs ask why elder mobility vans promised last fall are still parked
Read Latest News Some Nunavut MLAs are wondering why a fleet of elder mobility vans, promised four months ago to five communities by the premier, are not yet in use. Premier P.J. Akeeagok said last October that the five vans, meant to help elderly residents get around in their communities, would be going to Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay, Coral Harbour,…
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Lawsuit alleges former Ford staffers promised to use ‘backchannel contacts’ to get land rezoned
Read Latest News An Ontario property developer alleges two former Ford government staffers — including one at the centre of the Greenbelt scandal — promised to use their influence at Queen’s Park to get several plots of land rezoned. In exchange for access to their “backchannel contacts and political connections,” the developer would pay the pair through a…
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Her brother was killed during the war in Gaza. She promised she would bring him home
Read Latest News In the heart of Khan Younis, surrounded by the relative quiet of the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire, Shireen Talaba removes cinder blocks from around a grave. She stands back as men start to dig, her anxiety palpable. Eventually, she takes a shovel and begins to dig herself. Over the course of…
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Uncertainty looms, say Windsor businesses, as Trump pauses promised tariffs for 30 days
Read Latest News While Canada and the United States have gotten a 30-day reprieve from the threat of tariffs and a trade war, shoppers at a Windsor, Ont., LCBO were preparing themselves Monday afternoon and some uncertainty about future tariffs remains. Steven Clayton had purchased a case of Martha Stewart’s California Chardonnay just in case American alcohol…
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Yukon to pause retaliatory actions as U.S. puts promised tariffs on hold for 30 days
Read Latest News The Yukon government is pausing its planned retaliatory measures against punishing new tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, but the premier says the territory will keep working to be “ready to respond if needed in the future.” Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said earlier on Monday that the territorial government would be cancelling orders of American alcohol…
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Doug Ford promised to ‘Get It Done’ last election. How did he do?
Read Latest News With Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives seeking re-election on a slogan of “Protect Ontario,” it’s worth examining whether they made good on their last campaign slogan: “Get It Done.” The Ontario PC campaign promises in 2022 focused largely on building, in particular housing, hospitals, highways, transit and long-term care homes. A promise-tracking project…
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Canada holds its breath, waits to see details of Trump’s promised tariffs
Read Latest News Canadians are waiting to see details on the promised U.S. tariffs that could cripple the Canadian economy. U.S. President Donald Trump has for months been threatening to slap tariffs on Canada and pegged Feb. 1 as the day they would come. He indicated on Friday that he intends to go ahead with…
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International students question whether Manitoba will reinstate their health coverage as promised
Read Latest News International students at Manitoba post-secondary institutions are wondering whether the province will make good on its election promise to reinstate their health coverage more than a year after forming government. It’s a pledge Premier Wab Kinew made not long before being elected to a majority NDP government in October 2023 in a campaign…
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What each Ontario party has promised so far ahead of Feb. 27 election
Read Latest News Here’s a running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since the official start of the province’s snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Jan. 30 on electric vehicles: Commit to deals with Stellantis and Volkswagen for their battery plants…
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Promised Canada-wide ban on vaping flavours increasingly unlikely, health groups warn
Read Latest News Nicotine control groups that have waited years for a nationwide ban on vaping flavours say they’ve now been given indications it won’t happen — despite the minister responsible vowing last fall that the restrictions were coming “soon.” Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, said she and representatives from a number of…
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Trump promised U.S. Muslims he’d get a deal for Gaza. Some now say he’s made good on it
Read Latest News Here’s a one-word summary of the reaction from some American Muslims to news of the Gaza ceasefire deal: vindication. There was heated debate last year as so many in the community turned on Democrats and supported Donald Trump, a Republican, in unusually high numbers — betting that he could succeed where Joe Biden…
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Volatile oil prices getting in the way of promised tax cut: Smith
Read Latest News The start of a new year has renewed inquiries about when Albertans can expect the UCP to deliver on its promised tax cut. During the 2023 Alberta general election, Premier Danelle Smith said she would implement a tax cut if re-elected. “This means every Albertan earning $60,000 or more will save $760…
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Feds promised to test a new ‘automatic’ tax filing service — but recycled an old program
Read Latest News The federal government promised to “pilot a new automatic [tax] filing service” in 2024 to help get benefits to low- and fixed-income Canadians — but ended up recycling a program from the year before that saw little uptake. Thousands of low-income Canadians are missing out on government benefits because they don’t file a tax…
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Doug Ford doubles down on energy threat amid Trump’s promised tarriffs
Read Latest News Doug Ford is standing behind his threat to stop providing the U.S. with electricity in response to president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs, even as several other premiers publicly distance themselves from the stance. Ford has said that Ontario is prepared to cut off electricity that is currently powering 1.5 million…
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Legal experts concerned about promised encampment legislation
Read Latest News Legal experts are raising concerns about human rights violations as the provincial government promises more powers and stricter penalties to deal with growing encampments across the province. On Thursday, Premier Doug Ford promised new legislation aimed at homeless encampments throughout Ontario and said he would be willing to use the…
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Sask. government introduces affordability act promised during election campaign
Read Latest News Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government introduced its promised legislation to lower personal income taxes on Monday. The Saskatchewan Affordability Act states it will raise personal income tax exemptions while indexing tax brackets to match inflation, saving an average family of four more than $3,400 over four years. Finance Minister Jim Reiter…
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Promised air defence systems now in Ukraine’s hands, minister says
Read Latest News Defence Minister Bill Blair says long-awaited U.S.-made missile defence systems that the Canadian government helped to purchase have been delivered to Ukraine. Blair told the House defence committee Thursday morning that the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) Ottawa pledged $406 million for almost two years ago are now in the hands of…
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Mayor Sutcliffe promised a million trees, but the money isn’t in the budget
Read Latest News During his election campaign, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe promised to plant one million trees during his first term in office, but the city isn’t budgeting nearly enough money to keep pace with that target. The 2025 budget increases spending on tree planting from $1.7 million to $1.9 million, enough to plant about 70,000…
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Edmonton caterer accused of not providing promised wedding services
Read Latest News A couple’s wedding day is something they’ll remember forever, but for some recently married in Edmonton it’s memorable for the wrong reasons. Mark Davidson, who got married on Sept. 21 said he and his wife found a catering company run by a woman named Deidre Schlotter. “Initial contact went…
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$38 million promised to fund ‘life-changing’ high-speed internet in remote Manitoba communities
Read Latest News Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal says $38 million has been set aside by the federal government to fund high-speed internet in remote, rural and Indigenous communities in Manitoba. The money from the universal broadband fund, a $3-billion initiative of the federal government to universalize high-speed internet in Canada by 2030, will bring high-speed…
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$90M in federal money promised for London affordable housing projects
Read Latest News Almost $90 million in federal money has been earmarked for the development and repair of affordable housing units in London, politicians announced Thursday. The announcement made by Liberal MPs Peter Fragiskatos and Arielle Kayabaga, and London Mayor Josh Morgan took place at 440 Clarke Road, the site of a supportive housing building for…
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N.S. municipalities defend housing fund Conservatives have promised to cut
Read Latest News Some Nova Scotia municipal leaders are defending a funding stream the federal Conservatives say they will cut if elected, calling it a “game changer.” Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has said the $4.4-billion Housing Accelerator Fund from the Liberal government has been costly to administer and doesn’t do enough to create new…
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B.C. braces for promised tariffs
Read Latest News The next U.S. president has threatened a 10-per-cent tariff on imported products. What will that mean for B.C.’s economy? Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t…
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Air Canada promised to become more accessible. But hidden cameras show it’s still falling short
Read Latest News Paralympian Brock Richardson landed in Fredericton already knowing that a piece of equipment he requested before the trip would not be there to help move him from his seat to his wheelchair. But he didn’t expect an Air Canada staff member would also attempt to separate him from the person responsible for…