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Canada to lease government land in plan to add millions of homes: Canada plans to ease a housing shortage by leasing public land to developers for construction ...
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Quick Glance: Canada's Ambitious Housing Plan to Address Crisis
- Canada plans to build nearly 3.9 million houses by 2031 under a new federal initiative to tackle the housing crisis.
- The plan, falling short by almost a third compared to projections, is expected to dominate the upcoming federal budget.
- With no direct role in construction, Ottawa must rely on policy measures and funding to ensure partners respond to the housing shortage.
- The measures include proposals to extend low-cost loans, utilize federal land for rapid house construction, and combat mortgage fraud inflating housing costs.
Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa: Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country's exiled ...
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Ottawa boosts funding to train urban firefighters to tackle wildfires: The federal funding was announced as Edward Kelly, general president of the International ...
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Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside: Liberals say 5,000 dental-care providers – including dentists, hygienists and denturists – ...
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Roadblock cleared: Ontario’s Highway 413 moving forward after governments reach agreement | Globalnews.ca
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‘Politicized’ immigration debate could hurt jobs, Quebec employers group says | Globalnews.ca
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Ottawa to provide $132 million to help people fleeing civil war in Sudan: Canada will provide $132 million in aid for people fleeing Sudan's yearlong civil war ...
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Pierre Poilievre criticizes Trudeau on intelligence briefing-notes disclosure: The Conservative Leader tells an Ottawa conference that the Prime Minister appears ...
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"We must thank His Excellency [President Museveni] for allowing Moslems to start Islamic banking in Uganda. But Moslems should know that according to the ... Show more #MonitorUpdates
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith touts proposed law limiting access to federal funds, calling it ‘stay out of my backyard bill’
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Politics Briefing: Ottawa will release plan to address housing crisis on Friday: Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser said the plan will involve reducing the ...
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Paid articlePaid Budget proposes changes that could see high-risk immigrants detained in federal prisons
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa focuses on French-speaking economic immigrants – and often bypasses stronger candidates
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Paid articlePaid Canada pledges $132M in aid for Sudan as conflict hits 1-year mark - National | Globalnews.ca
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Ontario PC government says it supports bill declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic
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Paid articlePaid Dental associations are 'negotiating' ahead of federal dental plan rollout: minister
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Protesters in Mexico set state government building afire demanding answers in 2014 student disappearances
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa changing RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan, some mortgage amortization rules - National | Globalnews.ca
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Liberal budget to include $500-million for youth mental health, Freeland says: New fund, designed help community health organizations provide more care for ...
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Paid articlePaid 'I'll take that call': Housing minister open to negotiating with Alberta: Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he is willing to negotiate with Alberta Premier ...
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As Sudan crisis rages, resettlement stalled; groups urge Ottawa to do more to help
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Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents: Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian ...
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CDC director explains latest bird flu outbreak : CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen explains the latest bird flu outbreak and what people should know.
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Ottawa wants to tie access to $6B in new housing funds to fourplex approval | Globalnews.ca
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How to tactically retreat on the carbon tax: It’s increasingly apparent that Canada needs a “second-best” Plan B for tactical retreat from carbon pricing – at ...
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Paid articlePaid Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks
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Politics Briefing: Federal officials asked Facebook to take down false allegations about Trudeau in 2019 campaign, inquiry hears
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| Montreal Gazette: Sudan is in the grips of a "catastrophic situation" and on the brink of a manmade famine, UN says.
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Israel advocates ask court to freeze Canadian funding for UNRWA, citing Hamas claims
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Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up: It includes $8.5 billion over five years to help build millions of homes and ...
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Seven ways the 2024 federal budget affects your finances, from selling your cottage to RESPs
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Paid articlePaid Even before the release of the federal budget, Ottawa’s pro-housing agenda is changing the country
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How many jobs did Canada add in March? StatCan to release data - National | Globalnews.ca
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Kentucky commit, 5-star Boogie Fland, has asked to be released from his NLI: Five-star Boogie Fland has asked out from his Kentucky NLI.
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Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer’s, dementia patients: advocates: The Alzheimer Society of Canada has said those living with dementia deserve the ...
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Higher taxes for the wealthy? Chrystia Freeland’s budget will reveal how Ottawa plans to pay for its spending spree
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa pitches $1.5B rental protection fund to buy apartments - National | Globalnews.ca
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In victory for Doug Ford, Ontario and Ottawa strike Highway 413 deal on environment
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Paid articlePaid Liberals to explain how they will foot the bill for new spending in Tuesday’s budget
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Quebec employers group worried ’politicized’ immigration debate will hurt jobs: Ottawa's decision to reimpose visa requirement on Mexican nationals is already ...
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Doug Ford promises all-day GO Train service in Milton — if Ottawa steps up: While the premier touted an overall 15 per cent expansion in GO service on Monday ...
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Sunak’s smoking ban proposal is ‘nuts’, says Johnson: The former prime minister suggested his party lacked ‘dynamism’ as he criticised his successor’s smoking ...
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Álvaro Uribe Faces Trial in High-Stakes Case in Colombia: Álvaro Uribe, the former President of Colombia, is set to face a trial that has captivated the entire ...
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Quick Glance: Colombia’s Ex-President Faces Landmark Trial
- Former president Álvaro Uribe, a prominent Colombian leader, is set to stand trial for procedural fraud and bribery.
- Uribe has been entangled in a witness-tampering scandal in the country’s judicial system for over a decade.
- Despite denying the allegations, Uribe is to be charged with witness bribing and procedural fraud.
- While regarded as a war hero by some, Uribe faces criticism from human rights groups and is linked to dark chapters in Colombian history.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau views the 90% partial solar eclipse with solar lenses on a deck at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in ... Show more #RapplerCommunities
Saudi ambassador hosts banquet in Ottawa: OTTAWA: Saudi Ambassador to Canada Amal bint Yahya Almoalimi has hosted a banquet at the Saudi Embassy in Ottawa ...
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| Montreal Gazette: "If you remember back in the 1960s, there were a lot of questions and concerns and fears that doctors had about expanding that coverage ...
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Conservative immigration policy should focus on the goal of citizenship, Tory critic says
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Ottawa expands first-timer buyers’ maximum mortgage amortizations to 30 years for newly built homes
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Paid articlePaid ‘It’s just an overall explosion in homelessness’: Encampment numbers in Toronto have more than doubled over last March
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: "A referendum is part of our options — potential options."
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French PM to visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during Canadian visit: Gabriel Attal will deliver a speech to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan ...
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Senegal prepares to swear in former opposition figure, recently freed from prison, as new president
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Quick Glance: Senegal's Youngest President Sworn In
- Discussions on civilian rule in Gabon begin after President Bongo's ousting
- 12-year-old girl marries 63-year-old priest in Ghana and receives police protection
- False arrest rumors surrounding Davido debunked
- Renowned author Maryse Condé, known for works on slavery and colonialism in Africa, passes away
Arctic sovereignty anchors federal plans to upgrade Canada’s military: Ottawa says the plan, which includes new submarines, long-range missiles and early-warning ...
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Task force on threats to elections to come under microscope at inquiry into foreign interference
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Britain is not prepared for war, former defence ministers warn: 'War is a whole nation endeavour and, to be frank, in the UK we’re a very long way ...
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How the Canada Border Services Agency’s sniffer dogs strive to outwit drug smugglers
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa to launch $1.5B fund to protect affordable rentals: Protecting and expanding the country's rental stock has been a particular focus in recent months as ...
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Canada wants to make contraceptives free for women: Women all over the world have to pay a lot of money for contraceptives such as IUDs or the birth control pill ...
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Paid articlePaid Politics Briefing: Erin O’Toole believes Chinese interference cost Conservatives up to nine seats in last election
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa unveils $1B for national school food program - National | Globalnews.ca: The federal government says the funds will feed an additional 400 ...
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Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes: But the Liberals are attaching strings to the funding available for provinces and territories ...
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Canada begins evacuating vulnerable citizens from Haiti: Canada on Monday began evacuating from Haiti Canadians who want to leave as gang violence spreads ...
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Quick Glance: Canada Evacuates 'Most Vulnerable' Citizens From Haiti: Joly
- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly reports on evacuating 18 Canadians from Haiti and the beginning of assisted departures from the Caribbean nation.
- Global Affairs Canada is prioritizing the most vulnerable Canadians in Haiti, especially those with urgent medical needs or children.
- Canadians are currently being flown by helicopter to the Dominican Republic, as this option is only available to Canadian citizens with a valid Canadian passport due to restrictions.
- Canada's elite special forces, Joint Task Force Two (JTF2), are reported to be stationed in Haiti to assist with 'contingency planning' as the security situation in Haiti remains unstable.
Canadian PM Trudeau, under fire over housing crisis, vows to help renters: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose Liberal government is under heavy ...
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Quick Glance: Trudeau pledges help to renters amidst housing crisis
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced measures to assist renters amid pressure from the housing crisis.
- During a televised press conference in Vancouver, Trudeau emphasized the significance of renters and pledged financial support in the upcoming budget.
- The government is grappling with a housing shortage due to high interest rates, soaring property prices, and a record influx of immigrants.
- Trudeau intends to allocate $15 million to legal aid organizations to safeguard tenants from unjust rent increases and provide credit for on-time rent payments when applying for a mortgage.
Today in History: Hockey’s first Stanley Cup championship game played: On March 22, 1894, hockey’s first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team ...
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Canada plans to reduce temporary residents, cap future intake: Canada plans to reduce its temporary residents and set a cap on temporary immigration for the ...
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Quick Glance: New Targets for Temporary Residents Announced in Canada
- Canada will establish specific targets for the number of new temporary residents in the country for the first time, announced Immigration Minister Marc Miller.
- The government plans to reduce the percentage of temporary residents to five percent of the population over the next three years.
- The initial target goals will be set in September.
- Canada has seen a significant increase in temporary residents in recent years, leading Miller to remark that the country has become 'addicted' to temporary workers.
Doug Ford calls for federal workers to return to downtown Ottawa offices: The Ontario Premier made the point Thursday as he announced a ‘new deal for Ottawa ...
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Paid articlePaid Politics Briefing: Ontario Premier wants Ottawa public servants back in the office. They’re already mandated to return
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Paid articlePaid 'He understands Canadians': Inside what 'axe the tax' means to Poilievre's supporters
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I saw an ad in the paper that led me to become the first Canadian in space. My journey took me to mission control, to space on the Challenger and to Ottawa's ...
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Paid articlePaid Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta | Globalnews.ca
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Israel arms ban still 'being refined,' as envoy says country can defend itself: Most Liberal MPs joined the NDP in backing a motion Monday calling for an end to ...
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Four Canadian men held in Syria ask Supreme Court to revisit request for hearing: The detained Canadians are among the many foreign nationals in ramshackle ...
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Ottawa says it has no plans to extend deadline for emergency visa program for Ukrainians
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Perth stripper's two-year court battle over gun scare ends in $500 fine: Chad Satchell was due to perform for a group of 50 women on a party bus in August 2022 ...
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AOC and Sanders aim to place public housing at center of Green New Deal: Proposal aims to decarbonize all of nation’s public housing units, with an investment of ...
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Recreational anglers push back against proposed salmon closures: The proposed fishery closures are designed to protect the endangered southern resident killer ...
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On foreign interference, Canada has been a sitting duck: Institutionally and otherwise, the country has become vulnerable to foreign entities’ efforts to project ...
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