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Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative candidates won both Ontario byelections in Milton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex by convincing margins.

A crowd gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature on Wednesday afternoon to rally behind coastal protection legislation that the current Progressive Conservative government has refused to proclaim. As Megan King reports, the act would offer more protection to coastal areas and restrict development in locations that are at risk of heavy erosion.

Halifax Atlantic MLA Brendan Maguire is joining Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government after more than 10 years with the Liberals. Maguire told reporters Thursday that he was impressed with Premier Tim Houston’s leadership. Zack Power reports.

Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have set a date to choose their next leader — but it won’t be for another year.

Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford is facing internal strife after a member of his own party shot down an attempt to reverse a ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park. Ford had said he was opposed to the ban. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA Trevor Holder announced on Thursday that he is stepping down after a lengthy political career that began in 1999. As Silas Brown reports, Holder is the latest member of Blaine Higgs’ government to say they’re leaving politics as the province awaits an election sometime this year.

The Manitoba government’s legislative agenda, including efforts to ban replacement workers and make it easier to join a union, was pushed back Monday by the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, who stalled proceedings in the chamber.

The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas. Marney Blunt reports.

The issue of whether parents should consent to their child’s name or pronoun changes at school reignited in Manitoba Tuesday. The interim leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives said parental consent should be required, while the province’s NDP premier accused the Tories of being divisive.

Just one week before the Greenbelt scandal upended Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party, the Ford government had considered the policy to be “medium” risk. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello has the story.

Manitoba’s NDP government is planning to lift a ban on project labour agreements enacted by the former Progressive Conservative government.

An Ontario Liberal MPP says the Ford government has been “shamed into reversing course on a bad decision” after the Progressive Conservatives allowed independent female legislators to speak after multiple requests. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains.

A state funeral will be held for former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died this past week in Florida at age 84. Political Strategist Nikki Hill looks at how for the former Progressive Conservative party leader will be remembered here in B.C..

Jeff Semple speaks with Jean Charest, former Quebec premier and former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party, about the late Brian Mulroney’s legacy and impact on Conservative politics in Canada. The former prime minister died at age 84 on Thursday.

Brian Mulroney’s leadership altered the trajectory of Canada’s conservatives. The now-defunct Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, which he led to two consecutive majorities, began to crumble near the end of his time in office, before giving rise to a new political landscape. Eric Sorensen explains.

Nova Scotia’s provincial government has tabled a 16.5 billion dollar budget that focuses heavily on healthcare. The governing Progressive Conservatives say it’s also delivering support to people struggling to keep up with the cost of living. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is “seriously” considering running in the riding of Milton to replace a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who resigned in January. Meanwhile, the Ford government has announced billions of dollars in infrastructure funding for the riding. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains.

A new interim leader for the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party was named on Thursday. MLA Wayne Ewasko was tapped for the party’s top spot and will remain so until the PCs hold a leadership convention in the fall.

The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother’s remains.

Manitoba’s former premier is also now Manitoba’s former Progressive Conservative leader. But who’s next to steer the ship after Heather Stefanson stepped down? Marney Blunt reports.