OTTAWA - The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced on Nov. 4.
Here is a running list of what has been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day.
Oct. 17: The Liberal government says it's fulfilling a campaign promise in its upcoming budget with funding to hire 1,000 more Canada Border Services Agency officers. It's expected to cost $617.7 million over five years.
Oct. 16: Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa plans to hire 1,000 more Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel, including 150 staffers who will focus on money laundering, organized crime and online fraud. The government says it will spend $1.8 billion over four years to boost federal policing capacity across Canada to combat crime. Funding will als