Category Archives: Prairies/BC

Alberta legislature to resume Tuesday; focus to be on economic recovery

EDMONTON — Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature Tuesday with a plan to discuss up to 20 new bills — many of which are focused on the province's economic recovery. Government house leader Jason Nixon said Monday there's a

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe touts support for small business

BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is kicking off the final week of the provincial election campaign by underscoring his support for small business.  Moe stopped at a furniture store in Battleford where he promised to deliver ...

Saskatchewan election: NDP urges voters not to trust Sask. Party in final week

REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is urging voters not to trust the words of his main political rival, who says there won't be cuts after next Monday's provincial election.  Meili campaigned Monday in Regina next to a former bus

B.C. NDP leader ‘disappointed’ in high-profile candidate as chiefs call for removal

VICTORIA — NDP Leader John Horgan says he's disappointed that a former member of Parliament now running for his party made negative comments about a Liberal. Nathan Cullen made the remarks about Roy Jones Jr., who is Haida, before an all-candidates

UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded health care option

EDMONTON — Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party's annual general meeting that supports the option of a privately funded and privately managed health-care system that would operate p...

B.C. Liberals promise $100 million to improve rural internet access

The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties were back on the campaign trail on Vancouver Island and in the south-central Interior on Sunday, making pledges on issues ranging from wild salmon protection to home ownership as the provincial e...

Saskatchewan NDP leader warns voters of Alberta-style cuts if Moe wins election

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili raised the prospect Saturday that re-electing Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe could lead to Alberta-style health-care cuts and privatization.   Meili held a campaign event outside a Saskatoon clinic on Saturd...

Wilkinson, Furstenau take aim at NDP forestry policies as campaign enters final week

The final week of British Columbia's election campaign got underway Saturday as NDP Leader John Horgan promised better cancer treatment options, while his rivals took aim at the New Democrats' forestry policies. During a campaign stop in Metchosin on V...

Follow leaders in Saskatchewan election

Where the leaders are on the campaign trail Monday for the Oct. 26 Saskatchewan election: --- NDP Leader Ryan Meili: REGINA --  Campaign stop highlighting Saskatchewan Party's sell-offs, as well as NDP commitment to investments to recover from COV...

Saskatchewan reports 40 new COVID-19 cases, half linked to gatherings

REGINA — Saskatchewan is reporting 40 new COVID-19 infections, with more than half linked to gatherings.  Public health officials say people getting together at someone's home or in public have been the source of a recent uptick in cases.  Sa...

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