Nova Scotia’s 2019-20 budget on track for $30M surplus: finance minister
By Jeremy Keefe Digital Broadcast Journalist
If all goes to plan it will mark the fourth consecutive year that the province is in the black. Continue reading
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stops in Barrie ahead of 2019 federal election
The visit came after Singh’s announcement Wednesday morning that an NDP government would extend full public dental coverage to households making less than $70,000 a year. Continue reading
NDP acting fiscally responsible by not offering dental care to all at once: taxpayers federation
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
The plan is expected to cost $860 million annually once it stabilizes, with a $1.9 billion price tag for the second year of the program Continue reading
Jagmeet Singh’s ‘baby fever’ and the NDP photo op requested by a Conservative
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
An unexpected photo op with the federal NDP leader at the International Plowing Match was requested by a Conservative provincial politician. Continue reading
Green Party gaining support in the Maritimes: poll
By Jeremy Keefe Digital Broadcast Journalist
The Provincial Green Parties in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are seeing major gains in support over the past year according to new research polls. Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Jagmeet Singh’s crucial Quebec launch lacks exposure to voters
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in the fight of his party’s life in Quebec, yet he only attended four events as he launched a province-specific platform. Continue reading
Ontario government sending trade mission to Japan, South Korea in October
Premier Doug Ford says the goal is to open new markets for Ontario farmers. Continue reading
How the Tories’ ‘universal tax cut’ compares to the Liberals’ ‘middle-class tax cut’
A closer look at how the Conservatives’ “universal tax cut” compares to the Liberals “middle-class tax cut.” Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Will Trudeaumania hold or reverse itself in B.C. this election?
By Keith Baldrey Legislative Bureau Chief
B.C. voters made a seismic shift to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in 2015. Keith Baldrey asks whether there will be another shift in this election. Continue reading
Federal parties work overtime to unseat Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver Granville
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
What could have been a safe re-election run for the Liberals has become the must-watch race in B.C., if not the entire country. Continue reading