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Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit
The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains untouched,...
Mar 27, 2023
Budget to include rebate for groceries, increase RESP withdrawal limit: source
OTTAWA - A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries. The go...
Mar 27, 2023
Watchdog couldn't probe charity bias allegations 'deeply enough' due to lack of info
OTTAWA - The federal taxpayers' ombudsperson is recommending better unconscious bias training for employees of the Canada Revenue Agency's charities directorate. In a report today on the fairness of t...
Mar 27, 2023
MP Han Dong threatens legal action against Global over foreign interference report
OTTAWA - Han Dong is threatening legal action against Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese diplomat a...
Mar 27, 2023
Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit
OTTAWA - The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains u...
Mar 27, 2023
Centre Block construction within cost, but Ottawa needs to make faster decisions: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says the modernization of Parliament's Centre Block is within budget so far, but the federal government needs to do a better job at making up their minds before major...
Mar 27, 2023
Two-thirds of Canadians with disabilities found barriers on planes, trains: audit
OTTAWA - About two-thirds of people with disabilities encountered barriers on federally regulated planes and trains in 2019 and 2020, highlighting a lack of consultation and enforcement by agencies in...
Mar 27, 2023
Disorganized foreign-aid reporting means Ottawa can't track feminist outcomes: audit
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada has no sense of whether development aid meant to help women and girls abroad is actually advancing gender equity, according to an audit tabled in Parliament today. The a...
Mar 27, 2023
Quebec girl, 9, dies after snow fort collapses behind residence
SAINT-UBALDE, Que. - A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed in a forest behind a rural Quebec home. The young victim was building a fort with another girl, 7, when it collapsed on t...
Mar 27, 2023
Border crossings returning to pre-pandemic opening hours
OTTAWA - Opening hours are being extended at 39 border crossings with the United States and at several airports across the country as the Canada Border Services Agency returns to pre-pandemic hours. T...
Mar 27, 2023