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Ford removes caucus chair after pension, private jet rowThe disagreement took place during a Progressive Conservative caucus meeting, which typically takes place on Tuesdays at Queen's Park.PoliticsJun 2
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Progressive Conservatives set Ford Fest for Scarborough ahead of key byelectionStaff and MPPs in the Ford government are being asked to beef up the attendance numbers at Premier Doug Ford’s annual community barbecue — nicknamed Ford Fest — as the Progressive Conservative Party looks to “build momentum” ahead of the Scarborough Southwest byelection. While the Ford government has yet to call the byelection to replace...PoliticsMay 5
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Ford government votes down bill to strengthen sexual assault court casesCatherine Fife saw her proposed law to mandate the government to pay closer attention to trends and outcomes in sexual assault trials voted down by the Progressive Conservatives.May 28
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New poll puts leaderless Ontario Liberals ahead of Ford’s Progressive ConservativesThe leaderless Ontario Liberals have nudged ahead of the PCs, according to a new poll released after the premier's private jet reversal and changes to freedom-of-information laws.CanadaApr 29
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Progressive Conservatives worry Ford’s private jet blunder is ‘the start of his undoing’Doug Ford said the purchase of the $28.9 million Challenger 650 was a 'mistake,' one that he recognized came at the wrong time as the cost of living rises.CanadaApr 21
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Opposition calls for income-tax cut to be tacked onto Manitoba’s budgetManitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are calling on the NDP government to add an income-tax cut to this year's budget.PoliticsMay 6
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Doug Ford receives gag gift from Ontario Liberals after private jet fiascoThe gag gift was intended to poke fun at Premier Doug Ford's purchase of a $28.9 million Challenger 650 private airplane for travel across North America.PoliticsJun 2
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Doug Ford approval falls to ‘worst’ level since taking office, poll findsThe latest results show that between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario.PoliticsJun 11
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Former Manitoba Tory leadership candidate buys former party headquartersManitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives have sold the building that housed their headquarters to a former leadership candidate.PoliticsMar 19
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Lobbyist, former Alberta MP to help re-draw Alberta’s electoral boundariesThe NDP claims the UCP is trying to silence urban voters after a man who recommended several mixed rural-urban Calgary ridings was appointed to help redraw Alberta's electoral map.PoliticsJun 9
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Byelection called for new N.S. Acadian riding in Cape BretonWith the new riding, the provincial legislature now has 56 seats, 42 of which are held by the Tories, as well as nine New Democrats, three Liberals and one Independent.PoliticsMay 24
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Ontario Liberal leadership candidates say legislative seat necessary for next leaderThe provincial party is holding its third leadership race in seven years after two successive leaders failed to gain a seat at Queen's Park, leading to their resignations.PoliticsMay 29
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Nova Scotia’s flat funding blamed for closure of five Annapolis Valley librariesFive public libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley will be permanently closed later this month because of a lack of funding.CanadaJun 1
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Bill to cut tax on some food in Manitoba passes after long nights of debateManitoba's budget bill, which includes a tax cut on some foods, passed through a final vote early Friday after long days and nights of acrimonious debate.PoliticsMay 29
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N.B. tables bill to create energy advocate to represent residents, small businessesThe legislation comes after the government mandated an independent review into the rising rates, aging infrastructure and roughly $6-billion debt of the public utility, NB Power.PoliticsMay 26
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Food tax cut, bad behaviour: A recap of the Manitoba government’s spring sittingThe Manitoba government's three-month spring sitting is over. It saw the government pass a tax cut, accusations of racist comments and other unruly behaviour.PoliticsJun 2
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Ford says ‘no one is more ticked off’ than him about $191K in private jet costsThe province took possession of a second-hand Bombardier Challenger 650 for the premier and cabinet ministers to use, selling it a few days later after public backlash.CanadaMay 25
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N.B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition ToriesNew Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider.HealthMay 29
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Alberta picks university to cost out separation, panel to assess ahead of referendumThe University of Calgary has been chosen by the Alberta government to study the potential costs of the province leaving Canada with a report to be made public before the vote.Economy2 hours
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‘Mine, baby, mine,’ says Premier Wab Kinew as he signals regulation pullbackWhile the Port of Churchill expansion is still his flagship project, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said it should follow the resource-based growth model of Saskatchewan.PoliticsJun 9