Documents Canadian Heritage released on Thursday show CBC will get a $1.4-billion budget in 2024-25, an increase from the $1.3 billion it spent in the previous fiscal year. 2:31 Heritage minister says media sector facing ‘significant crisis’ as CBC lays off 10% of workforceA CBC spokesperson previously said that about $11 million of that shortfall would come as a result of an expected 3.3 per cent budget cut. Executives insisted earlier this year that the job cuts were coming in part because the government asked them to cut 3.3 per cent from their budget. “We were told to budget a 3.3 per cent cut, and that’s what we’ve done,” Poulter said after a parliamentary committee hearing in January. Story continues below advertisementBut the Treasury Board, which oversees spending in the federal budget, said there was no such directive.

Friends say it could've been prevented:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Calls for banks to stop abusive messages sent by e-transferThere are calls for Canadian banks to crack down on abusive messages sent via e-transfers. For Angie Sweeney, there wasn't enough time to report the abusive e-transfer messages before her ex shot and killed her last October.

Auditions are taking place on Thursday, Mar. 7 at The Innovation Centre in the Pela OfficeDo you have the next million-dollar business idea? Now is your chance to show your idea off as auditions for the television show Dragons’ Den are coming to Kelowna. Auditions to find the next big business will be taking place on Thursday, Mar. 6, successful Dragons’ Den alumni and producers of the show will be hosting a business seminar called Lessons From the Den: An Event for Entrepreneurs at the downtown Kelowna Okanagan Regional Library in the Great Room.

Ottawa adds funding to CBC, despite executives’ claims it was asked to cut its budget Feb 29, 2024 | 8:35 AMOTTAWA — Canada’s public broadcaster is getting an increase in funding, despite executives’ claims that they were asked to cut its budget for the next fiscal year. Documents from the Heritage Department show CBC will get a $1.4-billion budget in 2024-25, an increase from the $1.3 billion it spent in the previous fiscal year. The broadcaster announced in December it would cut 800 jobs and $40 million from its production budget because of a $125-million projected shortfall for the coming fiscal year. Executives insisted earlier this year that the cuts came in part because the government asked them to cut 3.3 per cent from their budget.

This weekend, the 2024 World Track & Field Championships will commence in Glasgow, Scotland for the 19th edition of these finals. USA's Noah Lyles headlines the event, as the 100m and 200m outdoor world champion will try for gold in the 60m dash. Josh Kerr headlines the distance side of the track, as he recently set the indoor world record for the two-mile at 8:00.67. Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 World Indoor Track & Field Championships, including television and streaming options. World Indoor Track & Field Championships TV, streaming scheduleHere is the broadcast schedule for all three days of the 2024 World Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Quebec Premier François Legault has been calling on the federal government to do more to slow the influx of asylum seekers into his province. WATCH | What Canada's new visa requirements mean for Mexican nationals:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Photo: Radio-Canada / Sylvain Roy RousselLegault has said asylum seekers are putting heavy pressure on Quebec's social services and finances. Legault said the children of asylum seekers are also straining the resources of schools already facing shortages of teachers and space.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Media Guild says it has reached a tentative agreement with CBC/Radio Canada. In a statement, the union says the deal has been recommended by its bargaining committee and the details are currently being shared with its more than 4,400 members. The union says a a vote to ratify the tentative agreement will take place in a few weeks. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 28, 2024. The Canadian Press

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Inaugural fundraising event to be held at Lakeshore branch on Feb. 29The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library will host the inaugural Spark: A Celebration of Creativity and Imagination fundraising gala on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Lakeshore branch. 1 / 1 The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library will host the inaugural Spark: A Celebration of Creativity and Imagination fundraising gala on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Lakeshore branch. AdvertisementIt’s nearly time to find your spark. The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library will host the inaugural Spark: A Celebration of Creativity and Imagination fundraising gala on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Lakeshore branch in Alcona (967 Innisfil Beach Rd.). The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased on the gala’s Eventbrite page.

It's been a year since Mario Dion, Canada's former ethics commissioner, retired. Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett suggested the government delayed naming a new ethics commissioner because it wanted to avoid scrutiny. If the ethics commissioner's position is vacant, the commissioner's office cannot conduct an investigation or initiate a new investigation into the misconduct of members of parliament and other officials. When asked whether he had spoken to officials in the Prime Minister's Office about the appointment or reappointment, von Finkenstein declined to comment. NDP ethics critic Matthew Green also called on the government to quickly name a new ethics commissioner.

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Employers typically pay their salaried workers the same yearly amount, whether the calendar year has 365 or 366 days, unless the contract states otherwise. Rohith Krishnan, a senior tax associate in downtown Toronto, says salaried employees should be compensated for working an extra day during leap years. But for many, that extra work day adds up to hundreds of dollars. That means, with about 6.5 million salaried workers in this country — more than a third of Canada's workforce — employers could collectively save about $2 billion. It's not as straightforward for employees paid biweekly, especially since Feb. 29 lands on a weekday this year, which was not the case in 2020.

Last week, we released Part One of our special eight-year anniversary episode of “The Trail Went Cold” about one of the most controversial murder cases in the history of Canada. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. “The Trail Went Cold” is going to be appearing on podcast row at “Crimecon” in Nashville on May 31-June 2, 2024 and “Crimecon UK” in London on September 21-22, 2024. “The Trail Went Cold” will be appearing at the True Crime Podcast Festival, taking place at the Denver Marriott Westminster in Colorado on July 12-14, 2024. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

Pillitteri will be performing before a live audience at the McIntyre Performing Arts Centre, located in Hamilton’s Mohawk College, with seating for more than 1,000 people. While debating another comedian, “you’re basically trying to land as many jokes as you can in favour of your topic,” says Pillitteri, which in his case, is arguing for kids working at after-school jobs. The producer felt my material would work with this topic.” And Pillitteri says he felt it would be his strength to argue in favour. “Truthfully,” Pillitteri adds, “I’ve wanted to be on this show for quite some time. I’m super excited to be doing that.”The choice of the debate argument offered to him was definitely not random, he says.