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Highlights from the 2019 federal budget tabled Tuesday
OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal Liberal budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - $1.7 billion over five years, and $586 million a year after that, for a Canada Training Benefit t...
Mar 19, 2019

Curling's longstanding 10-versus-eight debate continues to simmer
At the 1999 World Curling Federation's annual general meeting in Saint John, N.B., then-president Gunther Hummelt begged member federations to vote in eight-end games. Curling had just returned t...
Mar 19, 2019

Cliff hopes for strong track season just weeks after breaking marathon record
Ten days after she shattered the Canadian women's marathon record and ran the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying standard, Rachel Cliff is in a holding pattern. The 30-year-old from Vancouver has learned t...
Mar 19, 2019

Out of the Desert: Strome excelling with Blackhawks following trade from Coyotes
Dylan Strome knew it was something he would have to fight through by himself. The third pick in the 2015 draft by the Arizona Coyotes - selected on the heels of Connor McDavid and ...
Mar 19, 2019

Canada's Bianca Andreescu would like to take a 2-3 week break after Miami Open
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu will soon be ready for a break after her breakout start to the season. Andreescu, who has surged to No. 24 after starting the year at No. 15...
Mar 19, 2019

Finance Minister Bill Morneau's budget speech
OTTAWA - Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week, I was back home in Toronto-where I had a chance to visit with some young people at the Boys and Girls Club in Regent Park. It was March Break last week, so ...
Mar 19, 2019

Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples key theme in Liberal pre-election budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people - part of a plan to ke...
Mar 19, 2019

Five things about the federal budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals' last budget of this mandate sets the stage for the October federal election and includes a sprinkling of money for voters across a wide spectrum. But there are also gaps in spen...
Mar 19, 2019

Deficits in big-spending pre-election budget tee up ballot-box choice
OTTAWA - The final budget of the Trudeau government's mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending - on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers - as the Liberals ...
Mar 19, 2019

Five things about the federal budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals' last budget of this mandate sets the stage for the October federal election and includes a sprinkling of money for voters across a wide spectrum. But there are also gaps in spen...
Mar 19, 2019