New homes will be built in Iqaluit, Sanirajak, Kimmirut, Naujaat, Kugaaruk and Pond Inlet thanks to a $45-million investment from the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.Iqaluit on Nov. 14, 2021. The community is one of six in Nunavut that will see new affordable homes built from a $45-million federal investment. (Jane George/CBC)The federal government is giving…
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Feds announce up to $80M to tackle housing supply chain issues in northern and remote communities
by Sue JonesThe federal government announced up to $80 million in funding to break down housing supply chain issues in northern and remote communities.A housing complex under construction in Iqaluit in 2019. The federal government announced up to $80 million in funding to find solutions to break down barriers in the supply chain to build more housing…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane announced an early learning and child-care agreement Wednesday. The deal will halve child-care costs by the end of 2022 and reduce them to $10 a day by 2025-26.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane in Ottawa, on Wednesday. The two later announced a new…
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is receiving $400 million in federal funding that the company says will help it cut carbon emissions by more than half.The federal government is investing $400 million to cut emissions at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. The federal government has announced $400 million for a project at ArcelorMittal Dofasco that the company says will help it cut carbon…
The funding will go towards promoting local businesses The federal government has announced a $33 million investment to help small businesses via…
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Canada to announce easing of some travel restrictions after passing vaccination threshold
by Sue JonesPublic Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will soon announce the loosening of some border measures, including changes around quarantine hotels and quarantine periods, for fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents.
Support for ray-tracing and variable rate-shading is coming to mobile Smartphone manufacturer Samsung and chip-maker AMD have been working on a GPU…
New York and Maryland announced lottery promotions tied to receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, following a program introduced in Ohio last week…
After the mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia, President Biden is taking his first steps toward fulfilling his campaign promises on gun…