
Ontario signs on to housing help from the federal Liberal government
The federal government has signed the first of what it hopes will be 13 funding agreements for a new rent supplement for low-income households
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Ontario signs on to housing help from the federal Liberal government
The federal government has signed the first of what it hopes will be 13 funding agreements for a new rent supplement for low-income households

Today is the day to help The Ottawa Mission end homelessness
Community leaders are stepping up to support ‘Business on a Mission’

SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud, will pay a $280M fine for Libyan work
A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. will plead guilty to a charge of fraud and pay a $280-million penalty related to work the company did

SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud, will pay a $280M fine for Libyan work
A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. will plead guilty to a charge of fraud and pay a $280-million penalty related to work the company did

Canadian airlines to feel the pinch of Boeing 737 Max 8 production suspension
Boeing Co.’s suspension of the 737 Max production line will mean further headaches for Canadian airlines, which were counting on the grounded jetliner to carry

Cineworld to buy Cineplex in $2.8B deal for Canada’s largest theatre chain
Cineplex Inc. has agreed to a friendly takeover that values the operator of Canada’s largest chain of movie theatres at $2.8 billion

Five things of note from Trudeau’s mandate letters to his ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued marching orders to his cabinet on Friday, with Ottawa’s Catherine McKenna getting a note on LRT funding in her letter

Andrew Scheer to resign as Conservative leader
Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen

Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
The federal government plans to move quickly to approve the updated North American free-trade deal and is sifting the parliamentary calendar to find the right

Hudson’s Bay Co. reports $226M loss in Q3
HBC shareholders are set to vote on a privatization bid next week.
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