NDP

• Saskatoon elects first openly gay MLA, Nathaniel Teed

  'There's quite a need for queer representation in the education field and so I thought it was really important to continue to have representative voices in our legislature.'

  Canada

  Sep 27
  
• NDP calls for probe into grocery store profits amid high food inflation

  The federal NDP is calling for a probe into rising grocery store profits, alleging that corporate greed could be driving food inflation.

  Consumer

  Sep 27
  
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• Voters in Saskatoon Meewasin stay with NDP in byelection to fill former leader’s seat

  Teed, a co-owner of a furniture and design store in Saskatoon, had around 56 per cent of the votes compared with Groff's 37 per cent.

  Politics

  Sep 27
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• Voting begins in Saskatoon Meewasin byelection

  Polls are open in Saskatoon Meewasin until 8 p.m. Monday. Preliminary results will be announced later Monday, with the official results announced on Oct. 8.

  Politics

  Sep 26
• B.C. Premier John Horgan to leave office with relatively high approval rating, poll finds

  A new Angus Reid Institute poll suggests that when John Horgan retires as B.C. Premier in the coming month, he'll be leaving office with a relatively high approval rating.

  Politics

  Sep 22
• Marit Stiles becomes first candidate to enter Ontario NDP leadership race

  Stiles, a former school trustee, has been a legislator since 2018 and says she's focused on taking down the current Progressive Conservative government.

  Politics

  Sep 22
• Toronto MPP expected to announce Ontario NDP leadership bid

  Sources confirmed to Global News the MPP is expected to announce a bid to succeed Andrea Horwath as leader of the Ontario NDP and Official Opposition.

  Politics

  Sep 22
• Former MP, MLA Bill Blaikie, who represented Elmwood for decades, in palliative care

  Bill Blaikie, who represented Elmwood-Transcona (and earlier ridings in the same area) as a member of Parliament from 1979 to 2008, has been fighting kidney cancer in recent years.

  Politics

  Sep 21
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• NDP draws lines on federal dental-care plan: Won’t bend any further, Singh warns

  NDP leader Jagmeet Singh acknowledged in an interview that the timeline was ambitious, which is why the NDP was amenable to an interim measure.

  Health

  Sep 17
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• NDP Leader Carla Beck says Saskatchewan should focus on health-care worker retention

  Saskatchewan is looking at bringing in physician assistants to help carry the weight of the health sector, but NDP Leader Carla Beck said the government is missing the big issue.

  Health

  Sep 16