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Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the gov...
Apr 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences
OTTAWA - The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals are proposing new charges for t...
Apr 16, 2024
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offset drug plan spending in federal budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals expect a new bid to curb smoking rates in the federal budget will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue for the government. The increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a ...
Apr 16, 2024
In federal budget, Ottawa looks to Canada Post land for building housing supply
OTTAWA - The federal government is eyeing underutilized Canada Post and National Defence properties as a way to deliver affordability and supply to the country's housing market. The Liberals' fiscal p...
Apr 16, 2024
Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products. But when it comes to a promise to close ...
Apr 16, 2024
Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here's a look at some of the winners and losers: Winner: Small businesses Carbon tax rebates for small businesses...
Apr 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses
OTTAWA - Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon...
Apr 16, 2024
QH EDITED $535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year's federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians - by raising taxes on those who already benefited from Canada's ec...
Apr 16, 2024
Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda
OTTAWA - The Liberal government met all its fiscal goals in the federal budget today, including keeping the $40 billion deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens of billions in new spending. Fin...
Apr 16, 2024
Lethbridge College launches student-run magazine
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first student-run literary magazine at Lethbridge College is being released this week.Ursa Minor is home to stories, poetry, photography and art created by students at the school....
Apr 16, 2024