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Provincial Politics | 38 hits | 1:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

B.C. Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a mistake.

Provincial Politics | 77 hits | 11:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14

Dalton McGuinty officially resigned today as MPP for Ottawa-South, with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne defending his legacy and saying he should not be defined by the gas plant cancellation scandal that sped his exit from politics.

Provincial Politics | 101 hits | 10:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

Alberta's medical superboard has been sacked by Health Minister Fred Horne, who cited the "unacceptable" handling of bonuses paid to the body's executives. The move comes a day after the Alberta Health Services board defied a request by Horne to halt the

Provincial Politics | 73 hits | 7:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is resigning as an MPP tomorrow, sources tell CBC's Mike Crawley.

Provincial Politics | 82 hits | 11:55 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

B.C. Premier Christy Clark has confirmed she is planning to run for a seat in the riding of Westside-Kelowna in a byelection next month.

Provincial Politics | 110 hits | 4:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by Bodah

Senior staff members in the offices of both the Ontario energy minister and former premier Dalton McGuinty intentionally deleted emails about the cancellation of gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga, according to the province's privacy commissioner.

Provincial Politics | 92 hits | 10:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656

A growing number of Ontario mayors and manufacturers say the province's energy prices and infrastructure is bad for business.

Provincial Politics | 140 hits | 12:55 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656

Ontario’s politicians love to blame top-paid civil servants for the $12-billion deficit. The real problem: legions of fat cats in the middle

Provincial Politics | 211 hits | 3:38 PM on Monday | posted by commanderkai

Ontario's transportation agency, Metrolinx, recommends new fees to raise $2 billion annually for public transit in the GTA and Hamilton area, and if adopted, they could amount to each household paying about $477 more in annual taxes.

Provincial Politics | 355 hits | 11:34 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce

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Toronto homicide investigators have spoken with someone in Mayor Rob Ford’s office, police confirmed Monday.

Provincial Politics | 95 hits | 7:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition Wildrose Party says it has paid a $90,000 penalty imposed by federal regulators for violating automated phone call rules. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says Wildrose broke the rules in 2

Provincial Politics | 112 hits | 6:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

The leader of British Columbia's New Democrats plans to stay on as head of the Opposition while launching a sweeping review of his party's failed election campaign.

Provincial Politics | 94 hits | 12:01 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Polling companies in British Columbia say they're planning to make changes so they can predict future votes more accurately as they face a backlash from the public and their clients following the unexpected election of another Liberal majority government

Provincial Politics | 141 hits | 6:57 AM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce

The unofficial start to summer may be a little drier in Ontario this year if the province's Liquor Control Board is unable to strike a deal with the union representing 7,000 workers by midnight Thursday.

Provincial Politics | 173 hits | 11:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by Canadaka

Premier Christy Clark will head a majority B.C. Liberal government, after leading her party to a stunning come-from-behind victory in British Columbia's 40th provincial election, CBC News projects.

Provincial Politics | 148 hits | 10:56 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

The NDP came out of the gates way ahead in the race, and while recent polls suggest the Liberals have narrowed that lead, Adrian Dix and his New Democrats still appear to have a significant lead in most polls.

Provincial Politics | 129 hits | 5:48 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

The B.C. Liberals have improved their standing and now trail the NDP by seven points, according to a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll.

Provincial Politics | 145 hits | 1:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by martin14

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she wasn't involved in the Liberal government's decisions to cancel gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga.

Provincial Politics | 139 hits | 7:50 AM on Tuesday | posted by OnTheIce

The Ontario Power Authority says the cost of cancelling the Oakville gas plant was up to $310 million, many times the $40-million figure the Liberal government has been using.

Provincial Politics | 221 hits | 12:06 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

The B.C. Conservative Party has fired another candidate prior to next month's provincial election, the fourth such firing since last week.

Provincial Politics | 219 hits | 12:18 PM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman

MHA Gerry Rogers has been removed from the house of assembly for refusing to apologize for comments made by other users on a Facebook group of which she had been added to as a member.

Provincial Politics | 186 hits | 6:15 PM on Tuesday | posted by Benn

Higher PST, no school taxes for seniors and yet a higher minimum wage yet no firm numbers on how much it will all cost.

Provincial Politics | 182 hits | 10:18 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce

The decision by Ontario's Liberal government to scrap a partially-built gas plant in Mississauga, just days before the 2011 election, will cost at least $275 million.

Provincial Politics | 177 hits | 4:16 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Premier Christy Clark is buying some TV time Sunday to make a scripted, 30-minute pre-election pitch to voters less than 48 hours before the official start of the British Columbia election campaign.

Provincial Politics | 141 hits | 5:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

B.C.'s Conflict of Interest Commissioner has dismissed a complaint against Premier Christy Clark alleging she was in a conflict of interest in the province's 2003 sale of BC Rail.

Provincial Politics | 191 hits | 7:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by OnTheIce

Unionized employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a strike should contract talks with the retail giant break down.

Provincial Politics | 226 hits | 10:26 AM on Monday | posted by jj2424

Provincial Politics | 179 hits | 8:35 AM on Friday | posted by OnTheIce

FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. - The Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation northeast of Regina has sworn in a new chief and council after allegations of corruption forced an early election.

Provincial Politics | 225 hits | 10:08 AM on Saturday | posted by QBC

Critics and even Premier Alison Redford are crying foul over Alberta Health Services senior execs serving themselves up juicy bonuses just before a government freeze takes effect April 1.

Provincial Politics | 204 hits | 6:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by OnTheIce

Maclean’s columnist Barbara Amiel says former Toronto mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson offered to “bed” her husband

Provincial Politics | 167 hits | 11:22 AM on Saturday | posted by Curtman

Alberta’s Justice Minister is demanding an apology from the Opposition Wildrose for distributing tongue-in-cheek coupons informing wannabe scofflaws that their first crime is on the house.

Provincial Politics | 194 hits | 11:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

QUEBEC - A Quebec politician is abandoning a plan to table a motion in the legislature in recognition of Paul Rose, the convicted FLQ kidnapper who died yesterday. A spokesman for the fourth-party Quebec solidaire says Amir Khadir has changed his mind

Provincial Politics | 266 hits | 2:13 PM on Thursday | posted by martin14

Bruce Sharp's testimony bolstered opposition claims that the cancellation of the two plants cost much more than the $230M the governing Liberals have maintained

Provincial Politics | 248 hits | 7:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by kitty

There's the perfectly bilingual clerk at Revenue Quebec who frequently meets people who prefer to discuss their tax questions in English, proof, the union claims, of "shameful bilingualism"

Provincial Politics | 247 hits | 6:24 AM on Tuesday | posted by OnTheIce

A letter of support from Ontario's labour minister appears in the latest edition of a book on Islam which condones men physically punishing their wives.

Provincial Politics | 305 hits | 6:17 PM on Sunday | posted by Curtman

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Steinbach MP Vic Toews has weighed in on a controversial provincial government bill that would ensure gay-straight alliance clubs are allowed in Manitoba schools if students want them.

Provincial Politics | 277 hits | 12:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by Curtman

The research group suggests a five-per-cent PST, to address a provincial deficit between $3.5 billion and $4 billion.

Provincial Politics | 201 hits | 5:25 AM on Tuesday | posted by jj2424

The survey by ThinkHQ Public Affairs shows the Wildrose Party with 38 per cent support among decided voters compared to 26 per cent for the ruling Progressive Conservatives, who took 44 per cent of the vote in last spring’s provincial election.

Provincial Politics | 214 hits | 1:24 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Over one hundred Liberal party members called for the resignation of B.C. Premier Christy Clark at a breakfast meeting in Surrey Sunday morning.

Provincial Politics | 222 hits | 12:32 AM on Saturday | posted by martin14

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark's deputy chief of staff has resigned, days after the leak of a controversial document outlining the Liberals' plan to win ethnic votes in the upcoming provincial election.

Provincial Politics | 203 hits | 3:37 PM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce

High-rollers in the energy sector are being invited to an exclusive $5,000-a-head fundraiser for Premier Kathleen Wynne, the Star has learned.

Provincial Politics | 154 hits | 3:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

The B.C. Liberal government tabled a lean budget Tuesday that promises to deliver a surplus and includes a limited number of pre-election goodies.

Provincial Politics | 328 hits | 11:27 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

English-rights activists in Quebec are raising concerns about a proposed new French language law they say infringes on their rights.

Provincial Politics | 234 hits | 7:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says it's not surprising that Quebec has pulled out of a national health care working group set up by provincial premiers. Nor will it hinder progress.

Provincial Politics | 203 hits | 8:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The Redford government has quietly released the results of a six-month, $450,000 public consultation that will govern the overhaul of Alberta’s social service programs. The sweeping survey found Albertans’ top priority was reducing child poverty, follo

Provincial Politics | 240 hits | 7:29 AM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce

Now, let's see. According to the state treasurer, who should know, California (population 36.4 million) has sovereign debt of $60-billion (U.S.) - $1,650 per person.

Provincial Politics | 260 hits | 5:44 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Kathleen Wynne will be Ontario's first female premier after dramatic movements on the convention floor in Toronto earned her the endorsement of two former rivals.

Provincial Politics | 321 hits | 12:29 AM on Sunday | posted by Curtman

The licences are going to be simplified. The licences are going to be more flexible and the vast majority of people who are involved in the (hospitality) industry are going to be very pleased,

Provincial Politics | 471 hits | 9:02 AM on Saturday | posted by Curtman

In December, the City of Winnipeg announced it set aside a plan to extend water pipes into the RMs of Rosser and West St. Paul after receiving a letter from the International Joint Commission, which raised undisclosed issues.

Provincial Politics | 370 hits | 10:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656

Nearly half of Ontario’s teachers walked off the job Tuesday -- keeping hundreds of thousands of elementary and junior high school students at home -- in an ongoing dispute with the province over a contentious anti-strike bill.

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