• CHCH

    NDP leader reacts to 2024 federal budget

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Still trending here in Canada is the federal budget after it was tabled by the Liberals in the House of Commons on Thursday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the Conservatives of siding with multi-millionaires and standing against fairness, after the Tories said they won’t support the proposed budget. In it, the Liberals included a […]

  • On Politics: Legislature’s budget aided by government contracts

    This was written before the 2024 edition of the state Legislature said “Pau, enough” and closed the books for the year, so there is some peril in first saying that it is really finished, and second, in judging the work product.

  • Hay Festival 2024: our guide to this year’s highlights

    Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

  • If Fraud Was an Agency, It Would Be Federal Government’s Sixth Largest

    By: Brett Rowland | The Center Square U.S. taxpayers lose up to $521 billion a year to fraud across the federal government, according to a first-of-its-kind estimate. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated annual fraud costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually, according to a new report published Tuesday. The fraud estimate's range

  • Canada’s Federal Budget Aims to Curb Overdraft Fees

    Canada’s federal budget, released this week, includes a proposal to limit the fees that banks charge customers for overdrawing their accounts. This move is expected to provide relief for low-income clients but could potentially impact the revenue of Canadian banks, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 18). The proposed cap would be 10 Canadian dollars ($7) for non-sufficient funds […]

  • Budget 2024 failed to spark ‘political reboot’ for Liberals, polling suggests

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is facing a steep hill to climb in the polls after the 2024 budget failed the sway voters back to Liberal Party, new polling shows.

    • CP24

    Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget

    OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa's latest budget. In a letter responding to the Liberals' budget, the premiers say they worry new federal programs are eventually going to be downloaded onto provinces and territories. They also say the housing crisis cannot be solved by the federal government working with municipalities alone. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

  • Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Lead All Nominations For 2024 Tony Awards

    Hosted by Ariana DeBose, this year’s ceremony will air live on June 16 from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

  • Boeing’s brutal 2024 start leads to dismal Q1: Key figures

    Boeing (BA) has seen an incredibly bumpy start to its year dealing with multiple investigations, production issues, and a leadership change expected by the end of 2024. The company released its first-quarter earnings, beating estimates on both the top and the bottom line despite issues — the aerospace manufacturer posted adjusted losses of $1.13 per share — but is there more to the report for Boeing? Yahoo Finance Anchor Brad Smith breaks down the key figures from Boeing's first-quarter report...

  • ‘It’s very personal’: could Abdullah Hammoud, a Michigan mayor, hold the key to the 2024 elections?

    Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, stands at the head of a community that registered unprecedented numbers of ‘uncommitted’ votes in the primarySince the war in Gaza erupted six months ago, Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, has contended with death threats, toxic media coverage of his city and family members overseas driven from their homes by Israeli airstrikes.Today, he stands at the head of a community that could hold the key to the 2024 presidential election. Two...

  • Canada’s income gap is growing. Will Budget 2024 help affordability?

    The 2024 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Tuesday promised to put money back into Canadians’ wallets. So what will that look like?

  • Letters April 25, 2024: 'The way the federal budget is done is just criminal.'

    Lock them up If I ran financial and fiduciary deficits in my personal and corporate life like Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau do with our country, I’d be in jail. Mike King (It is criminal.) Who gets your vote? The SUN should conduct a poll to see which world leader is the most skilled. I […]