Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux says the cash is new money, earmarked in the latest budget.
Dr. Asim Hussain, an orthopedic surgeon with family and property ties in London, Ont., was arrested in late August by paramilitary Pakistan Rangers for allegedly financing terrorism through his hospital
B.C. RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Rob Vermeulen says about 150 tactical troop members and traffic service officers are being sent.
The Environment Ministry said fire investigators and conservation officers have found evidence to suggest the fires in the Peace region were deliberately set.
De Jong says travel expenses for cabinet ministers, including receipts, will be released on a quarterly basis.
Emergency management commissioner Duane McKay says the fires, including a blaze that raced through Fort McMurray, haven't advanced much and that's a relief.