Calgary city council boosts funding for transit and recreation, cuts climate spending – Calgary

Calgary city council continues to wade through dozens of amendments to next year’s budget as Tuesday marked the seventh day of deliberations. As of Tuesday evening, council had debated and voted on around 20 proposed changes to the spending plan with several more left to go. “It’s been a little bit slower than previous budget…

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Liberals to announce loans for lumber producers, new quotas on some foreign steel

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce additional help for the ailing lumber and steel industries Wednesday afternoon, including additional money for softwood lumber producers and further restrictions on some foreign steel imports, as companies deal with the fallout from the trade war with the U.S. A senior…

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