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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t “understand” the NDP position on the federal carbon price, specifically on the fuel charge, after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said fighting climate change can’t be done while dividing people. “I feel for the NDP and for Jagmeet. This is a hard moment. There …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 9, 2024 9:37 pm Updated April 9, 2024 10:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government says Parks Canada is considering closing a popular lake to boating this year because of zebra mussels. Jamie …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2024 12:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The future of seven schools promised by the former Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba is uncertain. The Tories promised last year to build a total of nine schools by …

In its first budget since winning Manitoba’s provincial election last October, the NDP government faces plenty of speculation and expectations. Prior to Tuesday’s budget, the government has suggested that it may extend the province’s fuel-tax holiday — a temporary suspension of the 14-cents-a-litre tax, which was put in place Jan. …

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 NDP government tried to introduce a bill that would ban the use of replacement workers …

The Sask. Party remains the preferred political party on top issues among Saskatchewan voters, but it is seeing its lowest approval rating in four years. That’s according to an Angus Reid poll, which surveyed 504 Saskatchewan residents on how they felt about the leaders of the province’s political parties and …

The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas. In 2023, the previous PC government promised to recruit 300 health-care workers from the Philippines to help bolster staffing in the province’s struggling health-care system. During question …

Manitoba’s NDP government has launched advertisements touting income tax cuts that were put forward and passed by the former Progressive Conservative government. The ads, which appear on social media, feature smiling single people, couples and families with different dollar figures that represent their estimated annual savings A man called John …

The Manitoba government plans to restrict protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed, as well as at the homes of abortion providers. The NDP government introduced a bill Thursday that, if passed, would create “buffer zones” of 50 metres to 150 metres around related health facilities and staff …

A federal NDP member of Parliament is blasting the federal Liberal and Ontario Conservative governments following a Global News investigation that revealed allegations of targeting and mistreatment of Indigenous youth in the child-welfare system. “This is the dark secret of Canada. The exploitation of Indigenous children, taking them away from …