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A newly placed statue of the late Queen Elizabeth was unveiled Tuesday at the Ontario legislature, marking the end of a years-long delay for the commemorative sculpture. The bronze statue was designed and hand sculpted by artist Ruth Abernethy and depicts Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 on the throne in …
Read More »Memorial held for fallen police officers at Saskatchewan legislature – Regina
Over 870 names are engraved in the honour wall in Ottawa; names of officers who have lost their lives on duty in Canada. 65 of those officers have died while on duty in Saskatchewan. By Moosa Imran Global News Posted September 24, 2023 9:05 pm Updated September 24, 2023 9:10 …
Read More »Rally at Manitoba legislature supports youth transgender rights – Winnipeg
James Webster was the first person to come out in his high school. If it wasn’t for his guidance counsellor, he would have had no one to confide in. “I marched into his office and said, ‘I’m gay, what do I do?” he told a crowd of more than a …
Read More »Ontario legislature resumes; opposition parties say Greenbelt questions linger
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2023 6:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario provincial politicians are heading back to the legislature today after its summer break that saw a whirlwind few weeks of developments in the Greenbelt controversy. Premier Doug Ford …
Read More »Ontario legislature resumes after Greenbelt about-face, minister resignations
Ontario’s legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers’ resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal – and that was just in the past week. Politicians will return to the business of the legislature after its 15-week summer break that saw the release of two …
Read More »Manitoba legislature rally calls for landfill search amid national protests – Winnipeg
Hundreds came out on Monday to a rally at the Manitoba legislature in support of a search of Prairie Green Landfill for two murdered Indigenous women. The rally was part of a national day of action with parallel protests in major cities across the country. “If your granddaughter or your …
Read More »Winnipeg man who says home care failed his dying wife plans to speak at Manitoba Legislature – Winnipeg
An empty bedroom now sits at the end of the hall where Eric de Schepper’s wife spent her final days. “Being in this room here is, is actually quite comfortable. It feels like there is still some essence of Katherine here,” de Schepper said Monday. Katherine Ellis died of pancreatic …
Read More »Ontario legislature eyes full shutdown for major renovations; likely to cost over $1B
TORONTO — At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need …
Read More »Former Liberal N.S. member of legislature to plead guilty for impaired driving – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2023 10:07 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyer for a former Liberal member of the Nova Scotia legislature says his client intends to plead guilty to a charge of impaired driving. Don Murray appeared in Halifax …
Read More »Public to honour former Lt.-Gov. David Onley, lies in state at Ontario legislature
People can pay tribute to former Ontario lieutenant-governor David Onley this weekend as he lies in state for two days at the legislature before his funeral Monday. The Premier’s Office says Onley will lie in state at Queen’s Park from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 …
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