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Coral Harbour, Nunavut, elects new mayor in byelection
Patterk Netser has been elected mayor of Coral Harbour, Nunavut.Netser, who was ousted from Nunavut's cabinet in 2020 over controversial social media posts that same year, won a byelection held in the community on Monday. He beat three other candidates by collecting 85 votes.The other candidates included Willie Nakoolak, who received 61 votes; Aidan Saviakjuk, who received 49 votes; and Lenny Emiktaut, who received five votes.Voter turnout was 43 per cent, according to Elections Nunavut.Netser's
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Canada's spring allergy season is underway. Top triggers to watch for
Aerobiology Research Laboratories has released its pollen forecast for Spring 2024. Here are some triggers to watch out for.
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VideoWhat's in the new federal budget?
CBC News breaks down the biggest items in the new federal budget — and how the government is planning to pay for billions in news spending
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Kanien'kehá:ka artist and activist is 1st Indigenous winner of Montreal arts prize
Katsi'tsakwas (Ellen Gabriel), a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist, filmmaker and activist, is the first Indigenous artist to win a prestigious Montreal arts prize.The Grand Prix of the Conseil des arts de Montréal launched in 1985. The award, which recognizes her 35 years of activism and artistic work, includes a $30,000 grant."There were such strong and creative artists who were the finalists and so I'm very honoured," Katsi'tsakwas said.Her 2023 documentary Kanatenhs — When the Pine Needles Fall
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Feds look to offload office space faster, open military properties for housing
The federal government is committing $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to offload its office holdings more quickly, as part of a plan it hopes will spur housing conversions in Ottawa and beyond.That came in the federal budget on Tuesday, which also announced plans to transform a former Ottawa military hospital into housing and lease land to build more homes on a shuttered east-end air force base.Public Service and Procurement Canada has already set a target of cutting its office portfolio by u
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Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals' latest spending plan
OTTAWA — Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government's federal budget: $535 billion: Total government spending for the 2024-25 financial year. $39.8 billion: The total deficit, just shy of the $40-billion projection in the fall economic statement. $11.5 billion: The amount of new spending this year. $8.5 billion: What's being spent to spur new housing. $3.87 million: The number of new homes the government says its housing plan will get built by 2031. $2.6 billion: What the Liberals say
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With AG taking over review into travel nurse spending, no report coming from initial investigation
Health Minister Tom Osborne said Tuesday that a report from the comptroller general on agency nurse spending won't happen, as the auditor general has taken over the investigation. (Mark Quinn/CBC)Now that Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general has begun an investigation into the province's health sector contracts, there won't be a report from the initial investigation by the comptroller general.During question period in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Health Minister Tom Osborne said the
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