Keeping Northern Manitoba connected by rail

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Winnipeg – Rural and remote communities deserve safe, reliable, and resilient connectivity to keep people moving and to grow our economy. That is why the Government of Canada is making investments for keeping Northern Manitoba connected by rail. Minister for PrairiesCan,Terry Duguid, on behalf of Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Anita Anand, announced an investment of over $43 million to …

How Canada’s pollution pricing system works?

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Ottawa – Every day, we see the increasing impacts of climate change, and they’re costing Canadians more and more. Climate-related impacts are already costing average Canadian households $720 per year and are likely to rise to $2,000 per year by 2050 without significant action to reduce emissions. A price on pollution is widely recognized as the most efficient means to …

Minister Vandal launches initiative to support performing arts on Prairies

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Winnipeg – The Prairie provinces are home to many of Canada’s nationally recognized performing arts talent and organizations. However, major performing arts organizations face challenges that have an impact on their longevity and ability to grow the sector. Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, announced the launch of the Prairies Performing Arts Initiative (PPAI). This program will support projects that contribute …

Deputy PM announces healthy meals for kids in Manitoba

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Winnipeg – Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland said: “I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are in Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather today is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. I want to start by saying a couple …

Feds renew funding for immigration, refugee legal services in Manitoba

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Winnipeg – Access to justice is a fundamental value in the Canadian justice system and an essential part of a fair society. It is a priority of the Government of Canada to ensure access to justice for low-income persons and make sure that the Canadian justice system is fair, efficient and accessible and that public confidence in the justice system …

Canada Carbon Rebate rural top-up, 2024 and 2025

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Ensuring carbon pollution pricing helps make life more affordable Ottawa – A price on pollution is widely recognized as the most efficient means to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to the more intense wildfires, droughts, and floods caused by climate change. Canada’s approach to pollution pricing is also designed to put money back into people’s pockets. Putting …

CRTC to bring fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba

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Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC is taking action to bring high-speed fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba. In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date, the fund has improved high-speed Internet and cellphone service in 270 communities, connecting essential institutions such as schools, …

Feds, Manitoba renew Canada Community-Building Fund deal for 10 years

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Winnipeg — The Governments of Canada and Manitoba have signed a new ten-year agreement for the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) to provide predictable, long-term, and stable funding to communities across the province. Over the first five years, Manitoba will receive more than $415 million to address local infrastructure priorities. Since 2015, the CCBF has funded over 920 highway, road, and bridge projects across Manitoba totalling …

Eligible producers compensated for unpaid deliveries to Zeghers Canada

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Winnipeg – Producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Zeghers Seed Inc. (operating as Zeghers Canada) will be fully compensated for their eligible claims through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. Following a review of individual producer claims, the Canadian Grain Commission determined that there were 27 eligible claims for unpaid deliveries to Zeghers Seed Inc. …

How Canada’s pollution pricing system works

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Ottawa – Every day, we see the increasing impacts of climate change, and they’re costing Canadians more and more. Climate-related impacts are already costing average Canadian households $720 per year and are likely to rise to $2,000 per year by 2050 without significant action to reduce emissions. A price on pollution is widely recognized as the most efficient means to …