• Government of Ontario supporting 13 Hamilton festivals and events with $605,000 combined

    Local

    The Government of Ontario recently announced that it will be providing $605,000 through the 2025 Experience Ontario Program to support 13 different festivals and events across the City of Hamilton.

    The funding was announced by Ontario’s Minister of Sport, Neil Lumsden, who also serves as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton East – Stoney Creek and Monica Ciriello, who is the MPP for Hamilton Mountain.

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    Government of Ontario investing over $1.5 million in sport and recreation opportunities for children

    Local

    The Ontario government recently announced an investment of over $1.5 million to help expand sport and recreation opportunities for children in the City of Hamilton and across the province.

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    Early missteps mark first week for Carney’s cabinet picks

    National

    Last month, Canadians cast their ballot with two major issues in mind: standing up to President Donald Trump on Canada–U.S. relations and seeking change at home after nearly a decade of Trudeau era policy decisions.

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    Another Liberal budget for Ontario

    Provincial

    Delayed by the snap election call, the provincial budget was finally presented by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy this week. Consistent with previous years, the emphasis of the Ford government is on spending growth instead of tax reductions and government efficiency improvements.

    With Canada’s immigration policy, expect more of the same from Carney Liberals

    National

    Since 2015, year over year, the Liberal government increased the number of people they ushered into Canada. Through the decade the Liberals systematically implemented a make-over of Canada’s immigration system…

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    Hamilton building approval timelines worst in Canada: Canadian Home Builders’ Association

    Local

    According to the recently released Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) National Municipal Benchmarking Study, the City of Hamilton is in last place in building approval timeline speed, with the typical approval measured at 31 months.

    The City of Hamilton also saw the “worst deterioration in timelines” between 2022 and 2024, with an increase of 8.1 months from the previously reported average.

    One Hamilton drug injection site transitions to HART Hub, as YWCA site remains open due to court injunction

    Local

    A total of nine supervised drug injection sites across the province have been officially transitioned into Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs by the Government of Ontario, including one site in Hamilton.

    The warning in April labour force data

    National

    Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey was published late last week, and the numbers were not encouraging. The overall rate of unemployment increased to 6.9 per cent, which was the highest rate in eight years…

    Carney must take Alberta’s concerns seriously to avoid a national unity crisis

    National

    Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking over a country with deep divisions.

    After 10 years of the Trudeau government stymying Alberta’s attempt to develop its natural resources at virtually every turn, Premier Danielle Smith has set in motion a plan that could ultimately lead to a referendum on Alberta independence as soon as next year.

    Carney’s “elbows up” now thumbs up with Trump

    Opinion

    It’s now clear the “elbows up” slogan of the Mark Carney Liberal campaign was nothing more than a sales pitch to dupe the Canadian people.

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