Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta cuts deal on municipal oilpatch levies; not on unpaid property taxes
EDMONTON — Alberta has announced a three-year deal that it says will prevent municipal taxes and levies from harming its already battered energy industry. But the deal leaves unresolved the issue of rural property taxes that some companies have r...
Saskatchewan NDP leader vows to bring back provincial bus service but few details
REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising to create a new provincial bus service if his party forms government next Monday. Meili kicked off the final week of the provincial election campaign at a stop in Regina, where
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...
