• CHCH

    Ontario budget facing push back in regards to housing funds

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The Ford government’s tabled budget is drawing in plenty of push back, mainly on the province’s plan to address affordability and housing. One budget item that is drawing attention is the housing file, as the Ford government says it’s committing nearly $2 billion to housing and water infrastructure. Big city mayors and the association representing […]

  • House finally passes budget bill

    The bill calls for a 9.3% rise in spending from fiscal 2023, with a budget deficit to 693 billion baht, down 0.3% from the previous year.Its passage followed a three-day debate, with 298 lawmakers in favour and 166 against, with one abstention and one absent.Pending Senate approval and royal endorsement next week, long-awaited disbursement of state investment funds is expected to begin in early April.Rapid disbursement in the remaining months of the fiscal year is seen as crucial to efforts of...

  • Aldi sports fund taking applications

    Aldi Scotland introduced its Scottish Sport Fund in 2016, with the aim of motivating and encouraging individuals of all ages and skill levels to participate in physical activities within their local communities. Committed to improving community access to sports across the country, the fund offers sports clubs across Scotland the opportunity to secure essential funding. Since the fund’s launch, almost 600 clubs in Scotland have benefitted to the tune of more than £390,000. The fund welcomes...

  • With vacations on the line, House finally manages to fund the government

    The House passed the government funding package for the remainder of this fiscal year Friday, 286-134. Once again, Speaker Mike Johnson had to put the bill on the floor under suspension of the rules, and once again, Democrats had to make up the margin to pass it. And they get to do it all again in six months. Here’s how tight the margin for Johnson was: How tight are House Republicans’ margins on the minibus? One House Republican tells me they went home mid-week for a family emergency – but...

  • House Democrat apologizes for racial slur during budget hearing

    During a House Budget Committee hearing Thursday, Maryland Democratic Rep. David Trone dropped a racially offensive term.

    • ESPN

    'Hit them for real': McGregor takes out 'Road House' stuntmen

    The former UFC double champion dropped several stuntmen while filming action scenes for "Road House."

  • $35M in federal funds to help rebuild Maui public housing

    The Hawaii Public Housing Authority will receive more than $35 million in federal funding to rebuild low-­income, public and senior housing that was destroyed during the Aug. 8 Maui fires.

  • Lathrop takes sole lead of WAC after fending off Mountain House

    With first place in the Western Athletic Conference boys volleyball race on the line, Lathrop and visiting Mountain House squared off Tuesday night with the Spartans surviving to win 25-20, 27-25, 28-30, 25-23 to remain undefeated in league play.

    • CP24

    Billions of dollars of new funding for health care in Ontario budget

    TORONTO - Ontario is set to inject billions of new dollars into health care, the budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows. The province said it is investing $2 billion over three years in home care services, nearly $1 billion more for hospitals and hundreds of millions to expand primary care coverage. “Ontarians are also counting on us to maintain a strong health-care system now and for future generations,” said Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy as he released the budget on Tuesday. ...

  • House Republicans ramp up Speaker Johnson pressure after budget saga

    House Freedom Caucus member U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks during a press conference regarding federal government spending on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 12, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters

  • Why has SEBI asked fund houses to stop overseas ETF inflows?

    Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has directed mutual fund houses to stop accepting any more inflows in schemes that invest in overseas exchange-traded funds (ETFs), starting April 1, 2024. SEBI has issued these directions as inflows in these overseas ETFs have come close to the mandated investment limit of $1 billion in foreign ETFs. Why is SEBI’s direction to MFs ? The capital market regulator has asked asset management companies (AMCs) not to accept funds in...

  • House Votes to Stop Biden’s Green ‘Slush Fund’

    By a vote of 209-204, the House passed legislation Friday to eliminate what critics call a green energy slush fund.  The Daily Signal first reported Read More