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Calgary-Foothills byelection heats up with war of wordsProvincial Politics | 207778 hits | 5:59 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The war of words is ramping up in the homestretch of the Calgary-Foothills byelection, with an allegation of a disrespectful Chinese-language flyer. How bad are the numbers' Notley government to give first fiscal update todayProvincial Politics | 207692 hits | 8:23 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Premier Rachel Notley's government is scheduled to provide its first update on Alberta's finances this afternoon. Alberta government managers found guilty of manipulating contractsProvincial Politics | 207493 hits | 6:51 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta's Public Interest Commissioner has found three government managers rigged the awarding of contracts last fall. PC refusal to hand over documents stalls political interference investigationProvincial Politics | 206893 hits | 11:14 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The investigation by Alberta’s information commissioner into alleged political interference in freedom of information is stalled because, contrary to its own law, the previous Conservative government repeatedly refused to hand over some of the documents s Provincial money for new Calgary arena not out of the question: Notley | AlbertaProvincial Politics | 207109 hits | 10:54 AM on Monday | posted by Alta_redneck
Speaking to press at Calgary-Foothills candidate Bob Hawkesworth’s campaign launch Sunday, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said her government isn’t opposed to the possibility of contributing provincial money towards a new arena in Calgary. Quebec hate speech bill would re-establish bureaucratic despotismProvincial Politics | 206869 hits | 12:13 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Quebec bill presents a serious threat to free speech Quebecers are parodying the Liberals' intense new postersProvincial Politics | 206822 hits | 10:05 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal Party's new black and red posters that are going up in Quebec are being mocked online, with an actual parody sign popping up in a Montreal riding as well. #HarperBlamesAlbertans Takes Off After Harper Calls Alberta NDP Government A 'Disaster'Provincial Politics | 207036 hits | 10:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Stephen Harper took an online lashing from Albertans after making a dig at the province’s NDP government this week.
During a campaign stop in Laval, Que., the Conservative leader addressed an audience in French and criticized the Alberta government's d Ontario Tories slam Liberal government for office art containing hardcore sexual imagesProvincial Politics | 206880 hits | 4:22 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Warning: Graphic sexual image — A deceptively innocent-looking artwork that actually includes graphic photographs of naked women having sex is raising eyebrows with Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives, who say it should not be on display in a government Auditor General slams province over 'failed' mental health strategyProvincial Politics | 206745 hits | 6:54 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta power bills set to spike: Alberta Utilities Consumer AdvocateProvincial Politics | 206900 hits | 9:33 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
On Friday, the Utilities Consumer Advocate (UCA) office advised that Albertans who do not have a fixed contract and purchase electricity through the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) will see an average increase of $21 on their electricity bill this month CSIS warned this cabinet minister could be a threat. Ontario disagreedProvincial Politics | 206785 hits | 11:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Globe and Mail investigation reveals Michael Chan was the focus of a briefing by security officials over fears he was under the influence of China – a case that exposes a deep divide between the spy agency and the province on the question of foreign infHydro One goes dark
With the passage of the bizarrely named
Building Ontario Up Act the day before
the legislature adjourned for the summer
on June 4, Premier Kathleen Wynne fixed
her Hydro One problem.
Provincial Politics | 207126 hits | 11:13 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
With the passage of the bizarrely named
Building Ontario Up Act the day before
the legislature adjourned for the summer
on June 4, Premier Kathleen Wynne fixed
her Hydro One problem. The NDP energy chief of staff with the anti-pipeline pastProvincial Politics | 206837 hits | 7:44 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
The chief of staff to Alberta's Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd is registered as a lobbyist against the Northern Gateway and Energy East pipelines B.C. Premier Christy Clark criticized for tweet calling out 'yoga haters'Provincial Politics | 206886 hits | 12:43 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
B.C. Premier Christy Clark came under fire Thursday after posting a tweet that seems to make fun of those who oppose plans to shut down Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge for a massive yoga celebration later this month. TDSB proposes K-12 school that will give First Nations kids a sense of belongingProvincial Politics | 206822 hits | 7:05 AM on Thursday | posted by QBall
Proposal seeks to end the ‘experience of alienation’ aboriginal kids often feel at school, with curriculum that values indigenous skills and history. Wildrose blast Alberta NDP over appointing new planning minister | Alberta | NewProvincial Politics | 206843 hits | 8:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Sarah Hoffman weight insults show sexism still an issue in politics, expert saysProvincial Politics | 207016 hits | 9:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Comments about the weight of Health Minister Sarah Hoffman show sexism is still an issue for women in Alberta politics, a gender studies lecturer says. Rachel Notley announces $103M for education; CYOC to stay openProvincial Politics | 207769 hits | 8:50 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government will allocate an additional $103 million to the province’s education budget, instead of the cutbacks proposed by the Progressive Conservatives. Rachel Notley says fiscal challenges bigger than expectedProvincial Politics | 207945 hits | 3:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Alberta's budgetary predicament is more dire than expected, Premier Rachel Notley told media in Calgary as the NDP's first cabinet meeting got underway today. Ont. Liberals to legislate teachers back to workProvincial Politics | 207881 hits | 8:30 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce
The Ontario government said they will introduce back-to-work legislation, after the Education Relations Commission issued its ruling Monday morning. Wynne documentary on ice after director quits amid journalistic concernsProvincial Politics | 207151 hits | 3:44 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TVOntario has scrapped plans to air a hard-hitting documentary on Premier Kathleen Wynne after the film’s director quit, citing journalistic concerns. Provincial Politics | 207041 hits | 8:26 AM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck
‘The photo I appeared in was in poor taste, and I apologize for its offensive content. It is not a photo I would appear in today,’ Deborah Drever said in a statement Provincial Politics | 206851 hits | 10:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Progressive Conservatives moved too far to the right and lost the crucial middle ground in last week’s election, says former premier Ed Stelmach.
A key mistake was bringing Wildrose MLAs into the Tory fold, especially Wildrose leader Danielle Smith Thunder Bay mayor says buring nuclear waste is 'a bone-headed move'Provincial Politics | 207476 hits | 11:14 AM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce
Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs said burying nuclear waste near Lake Huron is a bad idea after an experts panel deemed it safe. Ont. public elementary school teachers plan job action for May 11 | CTV NewsProvincial Politics | 206877 hits | 10:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by OnTheIce
Ontario’s 73,000 public elementary teachers will be taking province-wide "central strike" action on Monday. Alberta election 2015 results: NDP wave sweeps across province in historic winProvincial Politics | 207490 hits | 5:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It's a massive shock that has turned Canadian politics on its head. The NDP has won a majority government in Alberta and the former premier, Jim Prentice, resigned as PC leader and from his seat. Plus, there's a tie in one riding. Online partisan trolls a new fact of elections, international politicsProvincial Politics | 206817 hits | 9:25 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina
At this point, there is nothing to suggest Canada's political parties are paying armies of online trolls to stir up misinformation, as some foreign governments have been caught doing. But leave out the paid part and the effect is still the same, Ira Basen Provincial Politics | 208213 hits | 10:09 AM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Contracting out winter road maintenance has led to longer highway-clearing times and less anti-icing liquid, sand and salt on roads, says Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk in a damning report. Ontario budget: Debt nears $300BProvincial Politics | 206888 hits | 8:45 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
CBC Investigative team wins Edward R. Murrow awardProvincial Politics | 207607 hits | 6:20 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
For the third consecutive year, CBC Edmonton has won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. Regulator's PTSD suspension is 'unlawful,' says human rights lawyerProvincial Politics | 207721 hits | 7:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Some Alberta paramedics are having a difficult time renewing their licences, after disclosing they sought professional help for work-related mental health issues such as anxiety, acute stress or post-traumatic stress disorder. Jim Prentice backtracks on charitable tax credit cutProvincial Politics | 207794 hits | 11:16 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice has backtracked on his government's reduction of the charitable donation tax credit in the budget. NDP government would be more leftist than campaign suggests | GUNTER | Home | EdProvincial Politics | 206771 hits | 7:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
More spending, higher taxes and lots of lefty “experts,” economists and academics making public policy, personal taxes that rise faster ($1.1 billion faster in the coming year, alone) and activists such as the Parkland and Pembina Institutes and the David Ont. education minister 'perplexed' about cause of high school teachers' strikeProvincial Politics | 207068 hits | 6:09 AM on Tuesday | posted by OnTheIce
High school teachers in one Toronto-area board hit the picket lines Monday leaving 24,000 students out of class and the education minister "perplexed." 'Charity' stripteases to be allowed, Saskatchewan government saysProvincial Politics | 206972 hits | 9:07 PM on Thursday | posted by Regina
Striptease shows in bars are once again banned in Saskatchewan, although a little bit of stripping for charity will be allowed, the province says. Ontario to sell beer in up to 450 supermarkets - among other reformsProvincial Politics | 207027 hits | 12:57 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Premier Kathleen Wynne announces the most sweeping reforms of beer sales in the Ontario’s history. Alberta public servants allege political intimidationProvincial Politics | 206909 hits | 9:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Some public servants say they are effectively barred from participating in political campaigns by a new directive requiring them to disclose any political activity, even on personal time. Green scheme latest eco-fiascoProvincial Politics | 206773 hits | 8:50 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Why cap-and-trade schemes are little more than a cash grabProvincial Politics | 207113 hits | 3:12 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario and Quebec’s new pact might not be the environmental coup it’s cracked up to be Albertans go to the polls on May 5Provincial Politics | 207204 hits | 10:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Premier Jim Prentice announced today that Albertans will go to the polls in May. Wynne piling up debtProvincial Politics | 207406 hits | 7:38 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
At $10.9 billion, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s deficit is 68% higher than the combined deficits for 2014-2015 of the federal government, the other nine provinces and the three territories. Yes, you read that right. Quebec tables balanced budget as it aims to slice its massive debtProvincial Politics | 206789 hits | 7:34 PM on Sunday | posted by JaredMilne
Carrie Fischer defeats Danielle Smith to become the Alberta PC candidate for HigProvincial Politics | 206991 hits | 6:40 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
Ontario Sunshine List 2015 releasedProvincial Politics | 207872 hits | 8:42 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A total of 111,438 public sector workers in Ontario were paid more than $100,000 in 2014, according to details included in the so-called Sunshine List released this morning. Alberta budget delivers tax increases for 1st time in yearsProvincial Politics | 207869 hits | 6:13 PM on Thursday | posted by andyt
Smokers, drinkers, speeders and high-income earners will pay more thanks to new measures introduced today by the Alberta government to deal with lower revenues brought by the plunge in oil prices. Pay for public sector workers is soaringProvincial Politics | 207622 hits | 10:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The cost of salary and benefits for Ontario public sector workers has increased by 47% in less than a decade, growing at a significantly faster rate than either inflation or the provincial economy, according to a new Fraser Institute report. Naresh Bhardwaj bribery allegation investigation questionedProvincial Politics | 207882 hits | 6:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The “independent” investigator hired by Alberta’s Progressive Conservative party to investigate allegations of bribery in one of its Edmonton riding associations works for the Tory party.Back to Canada News
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