Tag: federal government
Stephens: Does grocery rebate signal shift to broader guaranteed basic income?
The federal government’s latest budget included $2.5 billion toward a grocery rebate, a one-time GST credit available to low-income Canadians to ease the pressures of food price inflation.
Now there’s a way for users to test toxicity of drugs at safe consumption sites
Small cubes that can save lives are heading to London’s safe drug consumption site and 10 others across Canada, thanks to a $1.9-million federal grant, Western University research and two student entrepreneurs.
Canada’s carbon tax increases
Canada’s national carbon price made its biggest jump ever Saturday, rising $15 per tonne of greenhouse gases.
Nearly two dozen London, regional tourism projects get $4.5M boost
London and region tourism is getting a $4.5-million boost from the federal government.
Ottawa pumps $3.6M into improving London flood defences
Ottawa is pitching in $3.6 million to help bolster a dike north of downtown to withstand one-in-250-year rainstorms, London officials say.