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Manitoba to remove provincial taxes from groceries
Premier Wab Kinew told media before the budget dropped Tuesday that Manitobans would no longer pay provincial taxes at the grocery store on prepared foods.

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Manitoba to remove provincial taxes from groceries
Premier Wab Kinew told media before the budget dropped Tuesday that Manitobans would no longer pay provincial taxes at the grocery store on prepared foods.
Alberta municipalities push province to pause new disability assistance program; advocates warn of deeper poverty
The Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) is set to launch in July 2026, and will place people with disabilities in two groups: those who are and are not able to work. The cities of Edmonton and Lethbridge, among other municipalities, have tabled motions urging the provincial government to reconsider this program.












