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New rules are coming into effect on Jan. 1 in Ontario that will require companies with 25 or more employees to provide compensation details in advertisements for job postings.

While a majority were able to vote without big issues, the report suggests changes driven by new provincial legislation contributed to delays and confusion at some voting stations.

The question came as Parliament returns after winter break, with Carney noting there are several pieces of government legislation he is focusing on getting passed.

Democratic-backed legislation is being considered in states including California, New York, Virginia, Maryland and Connecticut, while Illinois has already passed a law.

In a letter published this week, the more than 30 lawyers say they're concerned recent Alberta legislation and public attacks on the justice system are undermining democracy.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston previously ran for leadership on updating freedom of information rules, but he appears to have changed his stance.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place.

Alberta and Ontario objected to clean water legislation introduced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau that failed to pass before Parliament was prorogued last year.

'We're just writing to the premier appealing to them to roll back this legislation, allow local governments to do what they were elected to do,' Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said.

Kenney served as Alberta's premier from 2019 before stepping down in 2022. He also served as a cabinet minister in former prime minster Stephen Harper’s government.

Education Minister Paul Calandra has mused about the future of trustees, as he announced the takeover of several major school boards by Queen's Park, citing mismanagement.

Quebec is introducing legislation aimed at cracking down on what the justice minister calls "parasite" ticket resellers who hurt artists.

The province has also agreed to postpone the application of contentious legislation designed to impose a new remuneration system on doctors. 

Carney's promise to revive the legislation came in an address to the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa just days after he signed a pipeline agreement with Alberta.

The Alberta government is about to take the next logical step in artificial intelligence — using it to draft a proposed law.

Attorney General Doug Downey says he believes that measure and others announced today would improve bail compliance.

Premier Danielle Smith says courts shouldn’t be “gatekeepers” to an independence referendum, defending legislation stopping a court case after a judge called it undemocratic.

The province said the Buy Ontario Act would apply to all public-sector organizations, including municipalities, ministries, agencies, contractors and subcontractors. 

Alberta's chief electoral officer confirmed Friday that he has approved petition applications to recall four more members of the province's legislative assembly.

Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting is set to wrap up with Premier Scott Moe's government set to table a bill that aims to help those battling drug addictions.