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Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

N.L. Finance minister not backing away from cost-of-living measures
Premier Tony Wakeham and Finance Minister Craig Pardy say they're not abandoning the idea of introducing some kind of cost-of-living support for people in the province, should oil prices remain higher than the per-barrel price the government used in the Spring #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-finance-minister-not-backing-away-from-cost-of-living-measures-9.7232405?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

#provincialbudget cuts a common issue in new #capebreton electoral district
Reduced government funding has become an early issue in this month's byelection in Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay, the new riding created in #novascotia to improve representation for Acadians.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/provincial-budget-cuts-issue-in-cape-breton-electoral-district-9.7227193?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

N.S. NDP leader pledges to undo budgets cuts during campaign-style speech
NDP Leader Claudia Chender told a crowd of about 200 supporters on Saturday that if her party wins the next general election in #novascotia, it would undo cuts to arts and culture included in the most recent #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ndp-claudia-chender-9.7210045?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Hopes are high ahead of N.L. budget, as groups look for action on taxes, health care and more
Ahead of the #provincialbudget, associations and non-profits across #NewfoundlandandLabrador are looking for measures that ease burdens on businesses as well as address health-care struggles.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-budget-hopes-9.7179616?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

What Labrador non-profits are hoping for in the budget
With the #provincialbudget less than a week away, many non-profits and other organizations are anxiously awaiting what it will hold. The Labrador North Chamber of Commerce, as well as Labrador West's #housing and Homelessness coalition, know what they want to see. The CBC’s Zack Russell has that story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7175090?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick

Budget increase for tourism, but closures for some small historic sites
In the #provincialbudget released on Tuesday, tourism funding increased overall, but a few individual sites ended up on a list of cuts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/2026-budget-tourism-9.7132410?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

#capebreton production designer blasts cuts to #novascotia arts sector after Oscars win
#novascotia may be thousands of kilometres away from Los Angeles, but on Hollywood's biggest night, newly crowned Oscar winner Tamara Deverell, who lives in Inverness, N.S., used her time in the spotlight to condemn the millions of dollars in cuts to the arts in this year's #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-production-designer-blasts-cuts-to-nova-scotia-arts-sector-after-oscars-win-9.7130814?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Public’s chance to speak to N.S. budget bill coming after spring break
Nova Scotians who want a chance to speak to the bill that enacts the #provincialbudget will have a chance to do so at a legislative committee sometime after spring break.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/publics-chance-to-speak-to-n-s-budget-bill-coming-after-spring-break-9.7128076?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

'We feel betrayed': Disability community says #provincialbudget 'punches down'
Parents and advocates are sounding the alarm over the harm the provincial government’s proposed budget cuts will cause some of #novascotia’s most vulnerable.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-budget-cuts-advocates-families-say-harms-most-vulnerable-9.7115229?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

More than $17M in municipal infrastructure grants cut for N.S. budget
The new #provincialbudget contains less direct money for municipalities across #novascotia, as grant cuts across various sectors also have community groups turning to their local governments for help.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/more-than-17m-in-municipal-infrastructure-grants-cut-for-n-s-budget-9.7113470?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

N.S. municipalities grapple with #provincialbudget cuts
Municipalities are still figuring out what last week's budget means for them. The millions in grant cuts mean affected community groups are now turning to local governments for more help. The CBC's Haley Ryan has the story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7113264?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Liverpool dementia program shutting down in wake of N.S. budget cuts
An adult day program in Liverpool that provides care for seniors with dementia and frailty is shutting in May after losing all of its funding in the recent #provincialbudget. Doctors and advocacy groups are voicing concern that the loss of social supports will lead to increased demand on the health-care system.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/liverpool-seniors-group-closed-after-budget-cuts-9.7111852?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick

N.B. government mulls closing schools with fewer than 100 students
The provincial government included the idea of closing small schools in its discussion document ahead of the next #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/small-schools-100-students-pre-budget-9.7111946?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

N.S. Supreme Court strikes down former Liberal government’s wage restraint legislation
The Supreme Court of #novascotia has struck down landmark legislation former premier Stephen McNeil’s government used in an effort to restrain wage increases for public sector workers as it attempted to balance the #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-supreme-court-unions-provincial-government-wage-increases-9.7108562?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick

N.B. faculty, student unions call for halt to proposed post-secondary education cuts
The Holt government is looking to cut about $35 million from the $449 million in funding for post-secondary institutions ahead of March’s #provincialbudget. A list of 16 ideas in a document circulated to university presidents last week includes a 10 per cent cut to grants for schools and a tuition freeze.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/student-unions-faculty-university-education-cuts-9.7105664?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Student group calls on #novascotia post-secondary students to stage weeklong strike
The Canadian Federation of Students is calling on #novascotia’s post-secondary students to stage a weeklong, provincewide strike to protest #provincialbudget cuts and demand affordable tuition.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/student-group-calls-on-nova-scotia-post-secondary-students-to-stage-weeklong-strike-9.7105306?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Municipalities brace for 'belt tightening' as #provincialbudget looms
Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell says he and his municipal colleagues across #novascotia are prepared for a difficult #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bridgewater-mayor-david-mitchell-premier-tim-houston-provincial-budget-9.7058498?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

#novascotia's forecasted deficit tops $1B for first time
The first update on the 2025-26 #provincialbudget shows #novascotia on track for a $1.2-billion deficit, a record number well above the $697-million deficit Finance Minister John Lohr projected when he tabled the document last February.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/budget-deficit-finance-minister-john-lohr-1.7640083?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Budget boost to N.L. libraries a welcomed surprise, says director, but questions linger
#NewfoundlandandLabrador libraries got a surprise in the recent #provincialbudget, to the tune of an extra half a million dollars from last year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-library-budget-2025-1.7530871?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

'It's a positive budget for us': MUN, students and faculty weigh in on #provincialbudget
This year's #provincialbudget sees $400 million allocated to Memorial University. MUN president Jennifer Lokash is happy about the increase in funds and says it will be used to address deteriorating infrastructure. But, students and faculty say more work and money is needed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-budget-reaction-1.7508221?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #pei

Reading between the #provincialbudget lines with CBC P.E.I.’s political panel
The record deficit isn’t the only important number in this week’s P.E.I.’s #provincialbudget, our political panel tells Sheehan Desjardins of CBC News: Compass. Paul MacNeill is raising an eyebrow over what he considers a too-rosy revenue forecast and the Island’s rising debt-to-GDP ratio, and Sally Pitt calls it a “maintenance budget with a little
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6721145?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Opposition leaders call N.L.'s 2025 budget 'recycled' and 'uninspiring'
Opposition party leaders from #NewfoundlandandLabrador's Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats say the 2025-26 #provincialbudget is “recycled” and paints an “uninspiring” picture of the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/budget-2025-reactions-1.7506085?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Here's what you need to know about N.L.'s 2025-26 #provincialbudget
#NewfoundlandandLabrador has tabled a #provincialbudget that stays the course in times of uncertainty, but does bring investments in education, seniors and more amid record spending. The CBC's Darrell Roberts breaks down the details.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6717512?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

N.L. tables stay-the-course budget with projected $372M deficit and record spending
#NewfoundlandandLabrador has tabled a 2025-26 #provincialbudget that responds to uncertainty from the United States with record spending, while delaying its return to a balanced budget by another year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-tables-stay-the-course-budget-with-projected-372m-deficit-and-record-spending-1.7505554?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

Food First N.L. hopes #provincialbudget can improve effort to combat food insecurity
Josh Smee, CEO of Food First N.L., says the effort to combat food insecurity in #NewfoundlandandLabrador is productive, but still isn't enough to make a big change. Ahead of Wednesday's #provincialbudget, Smee outlined improvements he wants to see.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6715961?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick

Holt Liberals project $549-million deficit in their first N.B. budget
The Holt Liberal government is projecting large budget deficits as far as the eye can see. In his first #provincialbudget, Finance Minister René Legacy is projecting a fiscal shortfall of $549 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/holt-liberals-deficit-first-budget-1.7486608?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #newfoundlandandlabrador

House of Assembly closes early despite political uncertainty
The House of Assembly closed for the spring session on Wednesday after just seven days of debate. It will reopen at the end of March to present the #provincialbudget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/house-of-assembly-closes-early-despite-political-uncertainty-1.7482983?cmp=rss