BUDGET
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Toronto paramedics want province to reinstate $4M in funding amid rising patient demand
Toronto paramedics are aiming to submit a business case to the Ministry of Health, in hopes the province will reinstate…
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City can’t rule out ‘second tax bill’ or service cuts amid provincial funding changes
More taxes. Service cuts. Or a combination of both. Those are the outcomes facing Toronto — and its residents —…
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OPP officers, civilian employees get wage increase over four-year contract
Ontario Provincial Police officers and civilian employees with the force will see their salaries increase under a new four-year contract…
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Ontario government cuts $46M from provincial police budget
Ontario is planning to cut about $46 million this year from the provincial police budget. The Progressive Conservative government’s expenditure…
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Federal rebates for electric cars kick in with increased price limit
Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget,…
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Workers getting closer to finishing $823M revitalization of Union Station, city says
“There is light at the tunnel” for a $823 million construction project that is transforming Union Station in downtown Toronto,…
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TDSB scrambles to deal with budget shortfall expected to be ‘closer’ to $54M
The Toronto District School Board will have to make some difficult decisions as it scrambles to deal with a budget…
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Ontario cancels program that aimed to plant 50 million trees
Ontario is cancelling a tree planting program, with those involved warning the move will lead to the loss of jobs…
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Cuts to Ontario library services devastating to under-served populations, says librarian
Ontario libraries have been reeling from the news that the province has cut 50 per cent of the funding to the agencies that…
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Doug Ford government one of the most ‘anti-environmental’ in generations, says Green Party leader
The Progressive Conservative government is defending its plan for the environment despite mounting criticism it’s not aggressive enough to make…
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Clinicians, health advocates ringing alarms about province’s ‘short-sighted’ cuts to public health
Clinicians and public health advocates are ringing alarms about the province’s “short-sighted” cuts, citing major crises like the early-2000s SARS outbreak —…
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Legal Aid funding cut nearly 30% in Ontario budget
Legal Aid Ontario got hit with a major cut in Thursday’s budget as the provincial government pulled $133 million and…
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Ontario budget doesn’t have much on offer for Toronto’s housing crisis
Premier Doug Ford’s first provincial budget offers Toronto a few things: the promise of an ambitious transit map, the possibility…
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Ford government reveals ‘transformative’ auto insurance reforms, but doesn’t say how much drivers will save
The Ford government has revealed a sweeping plan to reduce auto insurance rates, though it is not saying how much…
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Here’s what to expect from Doug Ford’s first budget, and how it could affect you
Although some of the highlights of Premier Doug Ford’s first provincial budget have already been revealed, Thursday’s fiscal plan from the Ontario PC…
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Free dental care for low-income seniors to be announced in budget
Ontario will be announcing free dental care for low-income seniors in Thursday’s budget, The Canadian Press has learned. Anyone 65…
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Doug Ford’s transit plan to be unveiled today
Premier Doug Ford will reveal his plan for nearly $30 billion worth of new transit construction in and around Toronto on…
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Refugee advocates ‘shocked and dismayed’ over asylum changes in budget bill
Lawyers and advocates who work directly with refugees say they are dismayed by proposed changes to asylum laws included in…
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Ford government’s 1st budget to feature child-care rebate, sources say
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is poised to make a child-care rebate a central feature of its first budget, CBC News…
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Ford government urged to tackle deficit, but not necessarily by slashing spending
Premier Doug Ford’s government is getting a wide range of suggestions for how to reduce its $13.5 billion deficit, as it…
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Quebec municipalities already drafting spending plans for $500M surprise from feds
Quebec’s municipalities will receive an additional $500 million in infrastructure funding this year, an unexpected infusion of cash announced in yesterday’s federal budget. In smaller…
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Federal Liberal budget will mean ‘endless’ deficits, Ontario finance minister says
Ontario’s finance minister slammed the 2019 federal budget Tuesday, saying it shows the Liberal government is willing to run “endless”…
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Budget 2019: Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic…
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Budget includes watchdog agency for border guards
Canadians will soon be able to lodge complaints with an independent watchdog if they feel they were mistreated by a border…
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Federal budget to target Canada-wide high speed internet by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will roll out a multi-year plan in the federal budget to give all Canadians access to…
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Doug Ford government to unveil 1st budget on April 11
The Doug Ford government will unveil its first budget on April 11, the province’s finance minister announced Thursday. Vic Fedeli…
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