The proposal addresses calls not only from advocates but from business groups as well
Government says funds will be spread out over seven years and is on top of the $3 billion announced
Canucks were playing their fist game since March 24 after being sidelined by a COVID-19 outbreak
Lawsuits allege the workers weren’t provided a safe work environment
The government will need to get at least one opposition party to support it to avoid a pandemic election this spring.
Budget allots $5.7 billion over five years to helping post-secondary students
More than $4 billion in COVID-19 funding announced for Indigenous communities
Liberal government also sought to address another source of anger, this time from the veteran community
Job supports and vaccine manufacturing also on the list
Talks are underway on the possibility of limiting interprovincial and international air travel
Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta are decreasing the age range from the recommended 55+ NACI set
According to Down Detector, problems are being reported in most major Canadian cities
BC Wildfire Service says the suspected human-caused blaze was fanned by winds
CMHC says the six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates was 273,664 in March
More than 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca have been administered in this country
There is a political element to the budget, as feds need to find at least one other party to support it
Health Canada has licensed the AstraZeneca shot for use in people over the age of 18
Vancouver was playing first game since March 24
Expectations are high for the Canadian oilpatch’s first-quarter results season
Opposition parties have laid out their own demands in the weeks leading up to the budget
