- Michael Kras
- 08 Dec 2020
Canada will have 249,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of December
Looks like Canada could be getting its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses even sooner than expected, as the federal government has confirmed the country will likely be receiving its first doses thi...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Nov 2020
McMaster University awarded $1.475 million for COVID-19 research
Justin Trudeau’s federal government has just awarded $1.475 million to the research team at McMaster University investigating COVID-19. The funding comes from the Canadian Foundation of Innovationâ€...
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- Michael Kras
- 29 Oct 2020
Hamilton awarded $10.8 million for affordable housing by federal government
Justin Trudeau’s federal government has just awarded Hamilton $10.8 million in support of building rapid housing in an effort to address some of the city’s affordable housing crisis. This funding ...
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- Michael Kras
- 16 Jun 2020
BREAKING: CERB eligibility has been extended another 8 weeks
Canada’s federal government has just announced that eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been extended by another 8 weeks for those who are currently in their last month ...
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- Michael Kras
- 01 May 2020
BREAKING: Canada has banned 1500 types of military-grade firearms, effective immediately
Roughly 1,500 different models of military-grade firearms have just been banned in Canada, effective immediately. The announcement, made today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, means that licensed fir...
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- Michael Kras
- 15 Apr 2020
BREAKING: Trudeau expands COVID-19 emergency benefit criteria for contract workers, part-timers
In an announcement Wednesday morning during his daily public address, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) made available to support out-of-work Can...
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- Michael Kras
- 27 Mar 2020
BREAKING: Trudeau announces plan to cover 75 percent of business wages during COVID-19
In a public address Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the new federal wage subsidy for Canada’s small and midsize businesses will be increasing significantly to 75 percent...
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- Michael Kras
- 25 Mar 2020
BREAKING: Trudeau releases new $2,000 per month emergency fund during COVID-19
In a considerable financial move this morning by the Canadian government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that emergency funding for Canadians during the COVID-19 outbreak will now come in the...
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- Robert
- 19 Oct 2018
ArcelorMittal Dofasco to receive $50 million in federal funding
Hamilton’s ArcelorMittal Dofasco will finally be receiving the funding it deserves. During a visit to ArcelorMittal Dofasco this morning, Navdeep Bains, minister of Innovation, Science and Economic ...
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- Jayson Koblun
- 11 Apr 2018
$372 million transit cash for Hamilton
Almost $400 million to spend on transit in any Canadian city is guaranteed to have a huge impact. In an infrastructure spending agreement between the federal government and province, the City of Hamil...
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