Nova Scotia budget contains $1.2-billion deficit, public service cuts

Lyndsay Armstrong / theglobeandmail - Budget focuses on building economy while ‘protecting the core services Nova Scotians rely on,’ says finance minister John Lohr

Isaac Callan / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said OSAP "is not a freebie anymore" and that "money doesn't grow on trees" as opposition to his student loan changes continues to bubble.

#publicprotests #ontario #education #dougford #youth #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

‘It’s not a freebie’: Ford government defends OSAP changes as opposition continues

11 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

‘Makes my blood boil’: Stiles bashes Premier Ford over OSAP changes

11 days / citynews / Michael Talbot

With Ontario’s student-loan reforms, universities must now fight for their very lives

11 days / theglobeandmail / John Turley-Ewart

Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - From clean drinking water legislation to self-government and better infrastructure, Indigenous leaders say they're looking for action from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.

#humanrights #publichealth #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #firstnations #environmentalprotection #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

Elbows Up for Indigenous Rights

12 days / thetyee / Judith Sayers

Federal clean energy program for First Nations costs $9,000 per person as diesel reliance persists in the Arctic

13 days / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament

13 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament

13 days / sootoday

B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey

sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losses.

#BC #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics #finance

WATCH: Eby grilled on 'D' budget at Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event

14 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

BC Halts Construction of Seven Long-Term Care Facilities

15 days / thetyee / Michelle Gamage

‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: B.C. businesses criticize PST changes

15 days / globalnews / Kylie Stanton

‘They’re overseeing themselves’: B.C. budget eliminates merit commissioner position

15 days / globalnews / Travis Prasad

B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey

16 days / sootoday

$10-a-day daycare program paused in order to stabilize, B.C. government says

16 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Promised replacement of aging long-term care home in Kelowna put on hold indefinitely

16 days / globalnews / Klaudia Van Emmerik

A Visionless BC Budget that Avoids the Tough Decisions

16 days / thetyee / Paul Willcocks

B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate addresses impact of 2026 provincial budget

16 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Ontario government marked another milestone Tuesday in construction of the Ontario Line subway, but questions about soaring costs, lessons from past transit delays and shifting timelines quickly overshadowed the celebratory tone.

#canada #ontario #toronto #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Chris Selley: More alarming numbers for Canada’s high-speed rail fantasy

15 days / nationalpost / Chris Selley

Ford and Chow promise collaboration as Ontario Line construction begins

15 days / nationalobserver / Cloe Logan

Ontario Line subway won’t be ready until early 2030s: Metrolinx CEO

16 days / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

Constructing new Toronto subway bridge could force temporary closure of DVP

16 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Toronto’s Ontario Line could open later than 2031 target, Metrolinx says

16 days / theglobeandmail / Liam Casey

Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions

16 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

16 days / citynews / John Marchesan

Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’

16 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

16 days / sootoday

Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’

Jordan Ercit / torontosun - Province announced last week it will be cutting grants given to needy students in favour of higher loans

#economicpolicy #ontario #education #dougford #youth #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

'This is not right': Former refugee questions change to student loans

16 days / sootoday

Premier Ford suggests some students taking advantage of OSAP as he defends cuts to government grants

17 days / citynews / Meredith Bond

Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’

17 days / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Doug Ford defends decision to cut post-secondary student grants

17 days / sootoday

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - This winter has been perilous Montreal drivers, with officials reporting 3,824 pothole-related complaints between Jan. 1-27, compared to what was logged at the same time last year.

#canada #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #weather #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

17 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but the city lacks money

17 days / nationalobserver / Charlotte Glorieux

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

17 days / citynews / Lola Kalder

Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

17 days / sootoday

Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to US trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from D…

#trade #economicpolicy #canada #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain (3)
B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays (18)
Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience (4)
Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit (2)
All Other Stories

Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain

Alberta has released its class complexity data: Here's a breakdown of the school divisions with the most pressures

17 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Varcoe: Alberta secures $400M deal to buy water bombers from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada

17 days / calgaryherald / Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald

Keith Gerein: A $10-billion black hole in infrastructure renewal awaits Edmonton taxpayers

17 days / edmontonjournal / Keith Gerein

B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

16 days / sootoday

'DUMPSTER FIRE': CTF warns BC budget a 'disaster' for taxpayers

17 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

EXCLUSIVE: Student leader says BC budget neglects post-secondary education amid funding crisis

17 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

WATCH: Opposition parties left and right say BC NDP budget fails to help ordinary British Columbians

17 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit

17 days / sootoday

B.C. forecasts upswing for natural gas and tough times in forestry as deficit soars

17 days / theglobeandmail / Brent Jang

BC Budget Brings a Record Deficit and No Big Changes

17 days / thetyee / Andrew MacLeod

Here's what people are saying about B.C.'s 2026 budget

17 days / sootoday

By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget

17 days / sootoday

5 things to know about B.C.’s 2026 budget

17 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights

17 days / sootoday

Here are the highlights of B.C.’s budget

17 days / theglobeandmail / Globe staff

B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

17 days / sootoday

B.C. budget projects record-breaking $9.6-billion deficit, rising to $13.3-billion next year

17 days / theglobeandmail / Justine Hunter

UPDATED: BC budget projects $13.3B deficit for 2026-27 — largest in province's history

17 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

B.C. hikes tax rate as budget delivers record $13 billion deficit

17 days / sootoday

Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says

17 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Health, education, public safety will be protected in BC budget, Minister Bailey says

17 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience

Provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Canada’s provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / sootoday

Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit

New Brunswick’s projected $1.3-billion deficit is highest in province’s history

17 days / globalnews / Rebecca Lau

Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’

17 days / globalnews / Colin D’Mello

All Other Stories

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

B.C. Finance Minister delivers budget for ‘serious times’

16 days / theglobeandmail

HILL: Here’s how Smith government can help end boom-and-bust cycle in Alberta

16 days / calgarysun / Joe Langford

Tough sell for a BC budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

16 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Canada will have to accept U.S. higher tariffs and unthinkable concessions

16 days / theglobeandmail / Claude Lavoie

Canada’s inflation rate seen holding steady in January ahead of Statscan release

Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Some economists believe price growth will accelerate as tax changes from a year earlier distort annual comparisons

#economicpolicy #canada #bankofcanada #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #finance #business

Posthaste: Increasing cost of living is eroding Canadians' retirement confidence

16 days / financialpost / Ben Cousins

Canada maintains the highest food inflation in the G7 — rising to 7.3% in January

17 days / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase

17 days / sootoday

Cooler inflation gives Bank of Canada an opening to cut rates if economy falters, say economists

17 days / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Inflation cooled to 2.3% in January but food prices up again: StatCan

17 days / globalnews / Ariel Rabinovitch

Canada's inflation rate cools to 2.3% as gas prices fall

17 days / financialpost / Jane Switzer

Here's a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

17 days / sootoday

Here's a list of January inflation rates for Canadian provinces

17 days / sootoday

Inflation ticks down to 2.3% in January amid lower gas prices: StatCan

17 days / sootoday

Canada’s inflation rate seen holding steady in January ahead of Statscan release

17 days / theglobeandmail / Craig Lord

Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data

17 days / sootoday

SAAQclic management lied to the Quebec government for years, commission concludes

Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The report is careful about blaming anyone in particular for the bungled operation. Premier François Legault emerges unscathed.

#technology #onlineplatforms #digitalinfrastructure #quebec #legalaffairs #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Analysis: Anatomy of the SAAQclic fiasco and managerial failures (1)
Government weighs legal action, oversight after Gallant report (2)
Inquiry: SAAQ managers lied, concealed massive cost overruns (6)
SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability (5)

18 days / sootoday

SAAQclic management lied to the Quebec government for years, commission concludes

18 days / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

SAAQclic Fiasco: Denis Gallant presents his final report

18 days / citynews / Jessica Barile

SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability

Quebec auto board sorry for online platform boondoggle, aims to regain public trust

17 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Quebec auto board sorry for online platform boondoggle, aims to regain public trust

17 days / sootoday

SAAQ apologizes for 'undermining the confidence of Quebecers' with SAAQclic fiasco

17 days / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Gallant report: SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul to regain public trust

17 days / citynews / Lola Kalder

‘Just disgusted’: Montrealers dismayed with SAAQclic fiasco after release of Gallant report

18 days / citynews / Gareth Madoc-Jones

Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?

Tyler Olsen / thetyee - The province has suggested fire prevention funding will be centralized. Local officials are concerned.

#BC #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #climate #environmentalprotection #government #canadianpolitics

Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says

17 days / sootoday

B.C. government promises tough budget to tackle ‘unsustainable’ deficits

18 days / theglobeandmail / Justine Hunter

Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?

19 days / thetyee / Tyler Olsen

B.C. 2026 budget ‘neither’ big cuts nor tax increase, minister says

19 days / globalnews / Sean Previl

Alberta rolls out $143 million in classroom complexity funding

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - More than 1,800 classes in Calgary and over 1,500 classes in Edmonton are considered high priority

#alberta #calgary #edmonton #education #labour #youth #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

Bell: Danielle Smith doles out big dough, Alberta teachers still upset with her

22 days / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Smith announces $143-million for extra staff to support complex classrooms in Alberta

22 days / theglobeandmail

Alberta rolls out $143 million in classroom complexity funding

22 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta to invest $143M in more classroom support for K-6 schools

22 days / globalnews / Prisha Dev

Alberta spending $143 million on 'high level' classroom complexity — more spending to come in budget 2026

22 days / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

Ontario to lift freeze on domestic postsecondary tuition fees

Joe Friesen / theglobeandmail - Government also changing OSAP to deliver more loans, fewer grants

#ontario #education #youth #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Algonquin College delays decision to cut more than 30 programs

21 days / ottawacitizen / Natasha Baldin

UWindsor, St. Clair College thrilled with 'landmark' $6.4B Ontario funding boost

21 days / windsorstar / Madeline Mazak

Algoma U reviewing post-secondary funding announcement

21 days / sootoday

Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding

22 days / sootoday

Politics Insider: Carney and four federal party leaders going to Tumbler Ridge vigil

22 days / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, increasing funding by $6.4B

22 days / torontosun / Ling Hui

Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding

22 days / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Ontario to lift freeze on domestic postsecondary tuition fees

22 days / theglobeandmail / Joe Friesen

Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding

22 days / sootoday

Ontario ends tuition fee freeze at public colleges, universities

22 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Experts say Quebec's decision last year to suspend programs that provided financial aid for church renovations and transformations is putting future projects in jeopardy.

#canada #publicprotests #history #quebec #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #business

Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’

23 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Loss of government funding and secularism are putting many Quebec churches 'on the brink'

23 days / nationalobserver / Morgan Lowrie

Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches 'on the brink'

23 days / sootoday

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Mike Dawson, the Conservative Member of Parliament for the New Brunswick riding of Miramichi-Grand Lake, has sent a letter to the Clerk of the House of Commons refusing a 4.2% pay raise, which he and all other MPs are set to receive.

#newbrunswick #ottawa #budget #spendingpriorities #conservativeparty #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics #compensation

New Brunswick Conservative MP says he’s refusing ‘distasteful’ $8K pay raise

24 days / nationalpost / Andrea McAuliffe

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

24 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise

24 days / sootoday

Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike

Meredith Bond / citynews - Toronto city council has adopted the mayor’s 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2 per cent property tax hike, compared to a 6.9 increase last year…

#canada #ontario #toronto #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #transit #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike

24 days / citynews / Meredith Bond

Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike

24 days / sootoday

Toronto approves budget, 2.2 per cent property tax hike

24 days / nationalobserver / Cloe Logan

Montreal’s Royal Vic conversion to student housing will cost $845 million: CDPQ Infra

News Staff / citynews - The conversion of the Royal Victoria Hospital buildings into student residences would cost $845 million due to structural work needed on the heritage buildings. In a press release Friday, CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of La Caisse, which was behind high-profil…

#canada #history #quebec #montreal #education #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #finance

What's next for the old Royal Vic site? Not student housing, at least for now

26 days / montrealgazette / Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette

Montreal’s Royal Vic conversion to student housing will cost $845 million: CDPQ Infra

26 days / citynews / News Staff

Eglinton Crosstown LRT to open Sunday with no official fanfare

John Marchesan / citynews - Six years after it was originally scheduled to open, and 15 years after the first shovels went into the ground, the long-delayed and much-maligned Eglinton Crosstown LRT is set to carry its first public passengers on Sunday. The 19-kilometre, 25 station L…

#canada #ontario #toronto #budget #spendingpriorities #transit #infrastructure #government

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 10, 2026

25 days / torontosun / Postmedia News

Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening: How are trip times along Line 5 so far?

25 days / citynews / Nick Westoll

EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LRT: Smooth trip, with some issues to iron out

25 days / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Will the Eglinton Crosstown carry Toronto forward?

26 days / theglobeandmail / Alex Bozikovic

Eglinton Crosstown LRT passengers celebrate opening of new line in Toronto

26 days / theglobeandmail

Cheering crowds mark opening of Toronto's long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT

26 days / sootoday

Eglinton LRT finally opens with many lining up to ride first train

26 days / torontosun / Ling Hui

Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens 15 years after construction began

26 days / theglobeandmail / Kathryn Mannie

Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens to no official fanfare

26 days / sootoday

Eglinton Crosstown LRT to open Sunday with no official fanfare

26 days / citynews / John Marchesan

Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT to open today with no official fanfare

26 days / sootoday

Eglinton Crosstown LRT officially opens in Toronto without pomp or ceremony

26 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal government will provide Canada Post a $1.01B repayable loan to maintain services and support reforms for long-term stability.