Calgary – Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, met with stakeholders in Calgary to highlight Budget 2023’s investments in public health care. Canada has made a remarkable recovery from the COVID recession. Canada’s economic growth was the strongest in the G7 over the last year, and today, 830,000 …
LA – Britney Spears has said she has finished writing her memoir which will showcase her childhood days, split with Justin Timberlake and issues with her family including the 13-year-long conservatorship. Experts say it has already being hailed as “inspiring” and a “groundbreaking instant best-seller” by the publishing insiders.
Washington – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement: “Today I chaired the first in-person meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” hosted at the US Treasury, which included my counterparts from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We discussed how best to collectively respond to economic coercion, including how we …
Scotchfort – The Government of Canada remains committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and working with First Nations to uphold their Indigenous and Treaty rights to fish, as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada, and protecting fishery resources for the benefit of all. Building on this commitment, today, Chief Roderick W. Gould Jr., Abegweit First Nation; Joyce Murray, …
Provincial investment helping expand agri-food networks EARLTON – The Ontario government is providing up to $100,000 to the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) to study, assess and grow the network of agri-food producers, processors, distributors, procurers, and consumers in Northern Ontario. “NOFIA is uniquely positioned to examine ways we can establish a stronger agri-food industry in the region,” said …
Visitors now able to book daily vehicle permits in advance at 20 additional parks WASAGA BEACH — The Ontario government is expanding the advance day-use reservation service, available at select provincial parks. This year, 20 additional parks will adopt the service, bringing the total to 57 parks across the province. This expansion will help reduce overcrowding and provide visitors with greater …
Ontario – The Ontario government is providing $30 million to support municipal road and bridge repairs that will connect people to jobs, support the movement of goods and spur economic growth. This year, 21 municipalities will receive funding to repair roads and bridges through the 2023–24 Connecting Links program: Municipality Highway Project Total Project Funding Central Region Collingwood 26 Rehabilitation …
LA – Glen Powell joins Daisy Edgar-Jones in Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s sequel to 1996’s Twister by same name Twisters. Lee Isaac Chung will direct the movie. The script is written by Mark L. Smith, which will release on July 19, 2024. The first Twister movie made $500 million at the box office and received Oscar nominations in the visual effects and sound …
Ottawa – Canada picked up a gutsy 3-2 victory over Sweden and has advanced to the semifinals at the women’s world hockey championship.
Washington – Statement by Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines The most pressing threat to the global economy remains Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to …
