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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.

opinion

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.

'If you manage to see Uranus, that's a treat': 5 planets aligning in the sky this week

A parade of planets will be visible between the horizon and the moon just after sunset Tuesday night and for the next few days, offering sky-gazers a chance to explore the solar system with just a pair of binoculars.
Record new home construction needed to meet surge of new immigrants in B.C.

A new BC Real Estate Association report found a record 43,000 new homes need to be built in each of the next five years to meet demand from hundreds of thousands of newcomers.
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.

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.

Toronto

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

The man who allegedly 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.
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.
5 planets are aligned across the night sky tonight. How to see them in Ontario

Five planets formed a line across the evening sky on Tuesday. Here are some tips for viewing the alignment and where best to see them in Ontario:

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.

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.
Former Chambly mayor arrested by UPAC on two charges

Denis Lavoie, former mayor of the South Shore City of Chambly, was arrested Tuesday by Quebec's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) for obstruction of justice and breach of trust.

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.
Federal budget could have big implications for Manitoba mining industry

With an insatiable demand for lithium around the world, new tax incentives unveiled in the 2023 federal budget could have big implications for Manitoba's mining industry.
RCMP searching for car with Saskatchewan plate in Manitoba homicide investigation

RCMP in Manitoba are asking for help in identifying a vehicle they say is connected with the death of a Brandon man last year.

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.

Regina

Sask. MLA Derek Meyers dies following battle with cancer

Derek Meyers, the MLA for Regina Walsh Acres has died following a battle with cancer, according to the province.
'The last time I saw my grandson alive': Grandfather testifies in 2nd-degree murder trial for Chelsea Whitby

Emerson Whitby was a busy, inquisitive toddler who was always moving around. That’s how his grandfather Travis Jolly described the 18-month-old boy as he detailed the last time he saw his grandson alive during trial at the Court of King’s Bench on Tuesday.
'Strong value': Regina police to officially launch Aerial Support Unit

The Regina Police Service (RPS) will be officially launching their Aerial Support Unit on Thursday morning.

Barrie

12-year-old girl found safe in Barrie

12-year-old girl found safe in Barrie
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.

Saskatoon

Taste of Saskatchewan going on hiatus this year, organizer says

Taste of Saskatchewan is tasting a break this summer.
Five-year-old Saskatoon boy suffers head injury in dog attack

A Saskatoon couple says they felt ignored by police after their five-year-old foster son was attacked by a dog outside the Meadowgreen Confectionary on March 22.
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.

Northern Ontario

Defence accuses Crown of compromising Sudbury murder trial as deliberations begin

As the jury began deliberating Tuesday on the fate of Robert Steven Wright, several restrictions on what can be reported about the case have been lifted. Here are a few of the items that were discussed during the trial when the jury was not present.
One dead, one injured in MR55 crash between pickup, tanker

The driver of a pickup truck, a 47-year-old woman, has died after a crash with a tanker on MR55 in the Greater Sudbury community of Lively on Tuesday morning, police say.
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.