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Link Related to Canada in some say Christy Clark reverses pay hikes for B.C. political aides
Provincial Politics | 38 hits | 1:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a mistake.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Dalton McGuinty leaves politics amid Wynne praise
Provincial Politics | 77 hits | 11:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Alberta Health Minister fires Alberta Health Services chair, board
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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Dalton McGuinty resigning as MPP tomorrow
Provincial Politics | 73 hits | 7:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is resigning as an MPP tomorrow, sources tell CBC's Mike Crawley.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. Premier Christy Clark to run in Kelowna byelection
Provincial Politics | 82 hits | 11:55 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Dalton McGuinty staffers broke law by deleting gas plant emails
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say High Ontario power rates blamed for deterring investment
Provincial Politics | 92 hits | 10:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656
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A growing number of Ontario mayors and manufacturers say the province's energy prices and infrastructure is bad for business.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Welcome to Fantasy Island, also known as Ontario
Provincial Politics | 140 hits | 12:55 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
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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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ontario transit proposal could cost each household $477 a year
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Rob Ford Orders Hit on Video Tape Owner
Provincial Politics | 355 hits | 11:34 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce
Toronto homicide investigators have spoken with someone in Mayor Rob Ford’s office, police confirmed Monday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say CRTC hits Alberta's Wildrose Party with $90,000 fine for robocalls in 2011, 2012
Provincial Politics | 95 hits | 7:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Adrian Dix to stay on as B.C.'s NDP leader
Provincial Politics | 112 hits | 6:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. pollsters to make changes after surprise Liberal victory
Provincial Politics | 94 hits | 12:01 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Midnight strike deadline looming over Ontario's liquor stores
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Christy Clark leads Liberals to upset majority in B.C.
Provincial Politics | 173 hits | 11:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by Canadaka
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Leaders ramp up campaign as B.C. vote nears
Provincial Politics | 148 hits | 10:56 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. Liberals narrow gap by half in latest poll
Provincial Politics | 129 hits | 5:48 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ontario 'didn't get the full story' on gas plants, Wynne admits
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Decision to scrap Oakville gas plant cost $310 million: OPA
Provincial Politics | 139 hits | 7:50 AM on Tuesday | posted by OnTheIce
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. Conservatives fire fourth candidate
Provincial Politics | 221 hits | 12:06 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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The B.C. Conservative Party has fired another candidate prior to next month's provincial election, the fourth such firing since last week.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Rogers removed from house over Facebook threats
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Manitoba Budget highlights 2013
Provincial Politics | 186 hits | 6:15 PM on Tuesday | posted by Benn
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Higher PST, no school taxes for seniors and yet a higher minimum wage yet no firm numbers on how much it will all cost.
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Link Related to Canada in some say AG finds $275M tab for cancelled gas plant in Mississauga
Provincial Politics | 182 hits | 10:18 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Clark buys TV time to broadcast pre-election pitch to B.C. voters
Provincial Politics | 177 hits | 4:16 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say BC Rail complaint against Premier Christy Clark dismissed
Provincial Politics | 141 hits | 5:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say LCBO employees vote 95 per cent in favour of strike action
Provincial Politics | 191 hits | 7:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by OnTheIce
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Redford plunges in latest Canada-wide approval ratings
Provincial Politics | 226 hits | 10:26 AM on Monday | posted by jj2424
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Link Related to Canada in some say New chief for Saskatchewan First Nation facing spending questions
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Critics admonish AHS for bonuses
Provincial Politics | 225 hits | 10:08 AM on Saturday | posted by QBC
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Sarah Thomson offered to 'bed' Conrad Black for interview
Provincial Politics | 204 hits | 6:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by OnTheIce
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Maclean’s columnist Barbara Amiel says former Toronto mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson offered to “bed” her husband
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Link Related to Canada in some say Mock ‘no-prosecution' coupons draw Alberta government's ire
Provincial Politics | 167 hits | 11:22 AM on Saturday | posted by Curtman
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Politician drops plan for [Quebec] legislature tribute to late FLQ member
Provincial Politics | 194 hits | 11:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Cancelled gas plants will cost Ontario taxpayers $828M: energy expert | Canadian Politics | Canada | News | National Post
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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Language wars: Quebec unions share ‘horror stories' of civil servants who used bilingualism to help citizens | Canada | News | National Post
Provincial Politics | 248 hits | 7:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by kitty
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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"
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Link Related to Canada in some say Book on Islam condoning hitting wives features letter from Ontario Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Toews says Bill 18 might go against Supreme Court ruling
Provincial Politics | 305 hits | 6:17 PM on Sunday | posted by Curtman
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Will Alberta bow and implement a provincial sales tax?
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Redford's Tories trail Wildrose, poll shows
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Surrey Liberals call for B.C. Premier's resignation
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. premier's top staffer resigns amid 'ethnic vote' controversy
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Kathleen Wynne
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. government tables lean budget
Provincial Politics | 154 hits | 3:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say New language law sparks English-rights protest in Quebec
Provincial Politics | 328 hits | 11:27 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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English-rights activists in Quebec are raising concerns about a proposed new French language law they say infringes on their rights.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Wall says Quebec won't be missed in premiers health group
Provincial Politics | 234 hits | 7:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Albertans identify child poverty as priority
Provincial Politics | 203 hits | 8:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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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
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ontario, like California, going for broke
Provincial Politics | 240 hits | 7:29 AM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Wynne to be Ontario's first female premier
Provincial Politics | 260 hits | 5:44 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say How Manitoba plans to join 21st century with new liquor-and-lotteries act
Provincial Politics | 321 hits | 12:29 AM on Sunday | posted by Curtman
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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,
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Link Related to Canada in some say Legal fight to erupt over Winnipeg water
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.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Parents scramble as 35,000 Ont. teachers hit picket lines
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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