Communities shut water intake from B.C. lake after fuel spill reaches 80,000 litres

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A local official says small communities on Kamloops Lake in British Columbia have been shutting down their intakes from the waterway after it was revealed that more than 80,000 litres of aviation…

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Saskatchewan industries welcome federal budget with unanswered questions

As industry leaders in Saskatchewan are weighing up the federal government’s budget, they say many boxes are checked while others are left empty. Agriculture producers in the province say they are pleased with the budget’s focus on the farming industry, especially in local infrastructure investments. But the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan…

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Will Canada actually join Eurovision? Not without some challenges, experts say

Downsizing the government, upping defence spending and … getting Canada into Eurovision? Alongside many major line items, yesterday’s federal budget teased that the government is working with CBC/Radio-Canada to explore Canada’s participation in the annual Eurovision Song Contest, where international singers battle it out by performing original songs, competing under a country’s flag. Two government…

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Calgary’s mayor cautiously optimistic about federal budget as more details sought – Calgary

Despite Calgary only receiving a single mention in the more than 400-page document, there’s cautious optimism at city hall and amongst stakeholders regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget. Carney’s federal Liberal government tabled its first budget on Tuesday, which projects a deficit of around $78.3 billion this year with $141.4 billion in new…

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Canadian athletes on outside as Carney government’s 1st budget sees no new sports funding

Canada’s summer and winter Olympians, along with other athletes, were left on the outside during Tuesday’s budget announcement by the federal government, despite a push in recent months by the Canadian Olympic Committee and national sport organizations for more resources. In Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget delivered by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, no new…

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Push for Richmond property tax reassessments amid uncertainty around Cowichan case – BC

A group of Richmond property owners has launched a campaign to reassess their property taxes amid the uncertainty surrounding the Cowichan court ruling. “In fairness, I think it would be hard to argue that these properties have not had their values affected by this decision,” Paul Sullivan, principal and practice leader of advocacy and tax…

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