Tag: Federal
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Environmental group takes federal government to court over piping plover habitat – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Environmental advocates are taking the federal government to court over new rules to protect the habitat of an endangered shorebird species known as the piping plover. Ecojustice Canada, representing the Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists and the East Coast Environmental Law Association, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 31 seeking a judicial review of a…
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Most electric vehicles won’t qualify for federal tax credit – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] DETROIT (AP) — A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress. But the auto industry is warning that the vast majority of EV purchases won’t qualify for a tax credit that large.…
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Advocates urge a feminist federal spending review
[ad_1] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at a news conference in the media lockup, ahead of the tabling of the federal budget, in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The Liberal government is assuring advocates that the goal of an upcoming budget spending review is not to slash…
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Businesses throw shade on federal, provincial governments
[ad_1] Manitoba businesses hit by soaring inflation, stalled assembly lines and the uncertainty from war in Ukraine have given a resounding thumbs down to the performances of the federal and provincial governments. Probe Research polled 203 businesses, and only 22 per cent praised the provincial governments performance and only 25 per cent thought…
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Federal judge throws out oil lease sale in Gulf of Mexico
[ad_1] FILE – A man wears a face mark as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms, on May 8, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. A federal court has rejected a proposed lease auction for offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the Biden administration failed to conduct a proper environmental…
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Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate
[ad_1] FILE – A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Children’s hospital, Nov. 5, 2021, in Chicago. Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have received booster shots. The Centers for Disease Control…
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Merchants await federal move on credit card fees
[ad_1] Credit cards are displayed in Montreal, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz OTTAWA – The Finance Department said the federal government hasn’t abandoned a Liberal pledge to lower the fees merchants pay every time a shopper pays with a credit card. The Liberals promised in the spring budget to run…
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Federal court declines to lift stay on vaccine mandate
[ad_1] FILE – President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. The Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace COVID-19 vaccination rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked…
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Biden’s bill to prevent another federal shutdown passes through Congress | World | News
[ad_1] The US Congress has approved the new bill that will help prevent yet another federal shutdown just hours before the previous funding commitment was set to run out. By passing the vote, Congress has also agreed to extend Government funding through to December 3. If the time had elapsed then federal-run museums, national parks…