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Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Freeland's green economy spending aimed at competing with U.S. Inflation Reduction Act

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says clean energy and green technology spending may not have been the big-ticket items of the 2023 federal budget if it weren’t for the need to compete with infrastructure spending in the United States.

Federal government capping excise tax on alcohol after outcry

The increase in excise duties on all alcoholic products is being temporarily capped at two per cent starting next month instead of a planned 6.3 per cent increase.

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opinion | The gun control debate in America has been silenced

In the wake of another deadly mass shooting in America, that saw children as young as nine years old shot and killed, the gun control debate is going nowhere, writes CTV News political analyst Eric Ham.

Police appeal for help locating missing Barrie girl

Police are hoping to locate a 12-year-old Barrie girl who went missing on Tuesday.
High school students rally to support Barrie teen with terminal cancer

Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie hosted a hockey game and spirit day to honour Kevin Chao, who is stuck at home due to a terminal illness.
Teens lying on tracks cause emergency train stop in Tottenham, Ont.

Provincial police say a group of teenagers caused a train to make an emergency stop because they were lying on the tracks as the train approached in New Tecumseth.

Toronto

Man accused of killing 'adventurous' teen in Toronto subway station wanted in Newfoundland

The man who killed a 16-year-old boy remembered as an avid adventurer has been wanted on an arrest warrant issued in a Newfoundland courtroom for nearly two years.
Family sues Hamilton, Ont. school board after 5-year-old girl loses part of finger in alleged bullying incident

The mother of a five-year-old girl said her daughter was allegedly bullied so badly she was left with a partially amputated finger from an incident in the washroom.
Toronto man with stage 4 cancer pleads for return of stolen rollerblades used to get to hospital

A Toronto man diagnosed with stage 4 cancer is desperate to get the rollerblades he uses to transit with to the hospital to receive radiation treatment back after they were taken from his car.

Ottawa

Budget 2023 proposes across-the-board 3 per cent spending cut for government departments

The federal budget proposes an across-the-board three per cent spending cut for all departments and agencies, a belt-tightening move after years of massive growth in the federal public service.
Witness rescues woman from fatal house fire in Kanata

One person is dead after an early morning fire in Kanata, while another person is being treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from the burning home by a bystander who spotted the fire while driving to the gym.
Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.

Kitchener

Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
Hamilton family raising awareness about Strep A after sudden death of toddler

A Hamilton, Ont., family is hoping to raise awareness about Strep A after the tragic death of their two-year-old.
'They're struggling to stretch their own budget': Grocery prices impact local food budgets

A one-time grocery rebate for low income Canadians is coming at time where many residents in the region are struggling to keep up with their food bills.

London

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WATCH | London fire crews tackling large barn, grass fire in southeast London, Ont.

London fire crews are currently tackling a ‘large grass fire and working barn fire’ in the southeast section of the city Tuesday afternoon and are asking the public to avoid the area.
Child dead in Elgin County, OPP investigating

OPP are investigating after discovering a child who was vital signs absent in West Elgin on Monday. According to police, no foul play is suspected in the child’s death.
Cinderblock thrown through London, Ont. bedroom window, toddler injured

A London toddler is fortunate to have avoided serious injury after a giant cinderblock came through her bedroom window in the middle of the night. Around 4 a.m. on March 26, Riiver was sleeping with her head right under the front window of her home on Emerson Avenue.

Windsor

‘This make us more confident’: Active attacker drills appreciated by students

In the wake of school shootings in the United States, students and staff at St. Clair College in Windsor say “active attacker” drills are a good idea.
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WATCH | Police seek suspect in convenience store theft with knife

Windsor police are asking the public for help identifying a robbery suspect who allegedly threatened a store clerk with a knife.
'It’s not fair': Tecumseh seniors irate with forced club relocation

The Golden Age Club has four weeks to pack up their belongings and vacate a municipally-owned building.

Montreal

Quebec police officer stabbed and killed during arrest, second wounded

A Quebec provincial police officer was fatally stabbed Monday night while performing an arrest in Louiseville, west of Trois-Rivieres, Que. The Surete du Quebec (SQ) has confirmed the identity of the officer, Sgt. Maureen Breau, who had been on the force for over 20 years. She was assigned to the post of the MRC de Maskinonge. Another officer was injured during the incident, but their life is not in danger.
Police identify last two victims of Old Montreal fire, both 18 years old

Montreal police say they have identified two more victims found in the rubble of a fire in Old Montreal 12 days ago. Charlie Lacroix and Walid Belkahla, both 18, are the sixth and seventh victims of the fire.
McGill student with ALS will lose access to her medication when she graduates

A 22-year-old McGill student who suffers from a terminal disease could soon lose access to the medication she needs because she's graduating from university.

Atlantic

Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs

Almost three years after a man disguised as a Mountie started murdering people in Portapique, N.S., on the night of April 18, 2020, the senior RCMP officers and staff involved in the tragic case have all either retired or moved into new jobs.
Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
N.B. residents suffering from mystery brain disease call for fresh investigations

New Brunswickers suffering from a mystery neurological disorder are calling for an investigation into potential environmental causes of the health problems they've been living with for more than two years.

Winnipeg

Winnipeg has not recorded a positive temperature since Valentine's Day. Here is how long the cold could last

Manitobans waiting for the temperature to warm up this spring will have to wait a little longer.
Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.
'It was my responsibility': Manitoba girl saves siblings from destructive house fire

A 12-year-old Manitoba girl is being hailed a hero after saving her two younger brothers from a house fire.

Calgary

Police investigate suspicious death in downtown Calgary high rise

Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a woman in a residential tower in downtown Calgary.
Gas prices won't be record breaking, but they will be high this summer

The price of gas is heading upward and it's expected to remain high through the summer, thanks to a number of market forces.
15-year-old girl shot to death in northeast Calgary

A 15-year-old girl was shot and killed in the northeast Calgary community of Martindale on Tuesday.

Edmonton

Edmonton man comes home to find snake native to U.S. in apartment

An Edmonton man says he hasn't slept well since finding a metre-long snake that's native to the eastern and southern American states behind his couch.
'Long road ahead of him': Employee shot at Edmonton Pizza Hut enters physiotherapy

The Pizza Hut employee who was shot at his workplace earlier this month is on the long road to recovery, his sister has confirmed Tuesday to CTV News Edmonton.
Edmonton approves permit for 'health hub' that some in Ritchie, Strathcona are fighting

Boyle Street Community Services is one step closer to operating a community health hub, including an overdose prevention site near Whyte Avenue in Edmonton.

Vancouver

Sanctuary and torment: The complex history of Riverview Hospital

Overlooking the Coquitlam River, the psychiatric institution still widely known as Riverview was established to treat British Columbians with the most severe mental illnesses in a relaxing setting. In the end, it would prove to be both a sanctuary and a place of torment for its patients.
B.C. tribunal rules on woman's claim that neighbours' noise was 'torture'

A B.C. tribunal has ruled on a protracted dispute in which a condo owner described the noise from her upstairs neighbours as "torture" and "violence."
Vancouver archdiocese, Catholic school deny wrongdoing in sex abuse case; sue alleged abusers

The Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and have filed their own lawsuits against the alleged abusers.

Here are the prize winners in the Ultimate Dream Home draw

Here are the prize winners in the Ultimate Dream Home draw

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opinion | The gun control debate in America has been silenced

WATCH | London fire crews tackling large barn, grass fire in southeast London, Ont.

WATCH | Police seek suspect in convenience store theft with knife