Homelessness advocates are asking the federal government to focus billions in available money for housing on those who need it the most.

In all, about $143.2 million that was targeted to help repair hundreds of schools on reserve ended up being redirected by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

A federal worker ended up losing her job after racking up personal purchases that left the government on the hook for a $24,000 credit card bill.

Canada's chief statistician was warned three months before his surprising resignation last week that a showdown with the federal government was inevitable as the agency pushed for more independence.

The head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., suggested Tuesday that the combined cost of implementing all those expectations would likely be too much for the federal budget to handle.

Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday that while the federal investment comes at a critical time, they're still playing catch-up after years of under-investment in transit infrastructure.

More than 8,400 young Canadians have applied to sit on a youth advisory board that will meet regularly with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The federal Liberals will create a new advisory board, chaired by former prime minister Kim Campbell, to select new Supreme Court judges to bring "rigour and responsibility" to the process.

Tax returns are the basis for calculating how much a family receives under the new benefit and internal government estimates peg the tax filing rate on reserves at about 50 per cent.

The decision means the Senate committee in charge of policing spending will likely move to withhold the money from Duffy’s salary.