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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A provincial byelection has been called for the constituency of Tuxedo in Winnipeg. The seat was previously held by former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson, who resigned from politics earlier this month. Current Premier Wab Kinew announced Monday that a new election will …
Read More »Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programs
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2024 10:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked the federal government to put a pin in approving new sites that supply safe opioids. Ford has written a letter to Prime …
Read More »Premier Kinew stops to help stranded driver change tire: ‘What any decent Manitoban would do’ – Winnipeg
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, wearing a suit and tie, stopped to help change a woman’s tire on the side of a dirt road Saturday and a photo of his effort is garnering significant traction online. The image, taken by Tasha Spillett and uploaded by her aunt, is now making its …
Read More »Governing ‘not easy work,’ says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election – New Brunswick
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government’s achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made to the policy on gender identity in school, as he prepares for an election this year. The Progressive Conservative premier told …
Read More »Manitoba premier says previous government’s school plan was not funded – Winnipeg
The new NDP government in Manitoba is reconsidering a plan to build nine new schools started by the previous Progressive Conservative government. Premier Wab Kinew accused the Tories on Wednesday of not setting aside money for the schools, and of adopting a private-public funding model — called a P3 system …
Read More »Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew joins call for broader carbon tax relief in Halifax meetings – Winnipeg
Premiers across Canada have been meeting in Halifax for the past two days, petitioning Ottawa for a carbon price pause on home heating oil to be extended to other forms of energy such as natural gas. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was among those adding his voice to the call, saying, …
Read More »Premier Kinew tells Métis righting a historical wrong is an ‘important priority’ – Winnipeg
Fresh off an Oct. 4 election victory, Premier Wab Kinew told the Manitoba Métis Federation something many had been waiting to hear for generations. “There are many specific priorities of the Métis people and Métis Nation and one of them is Ste. Madeleine,” Kinew told those gathered for the MMF’s annual …
Read More »New Manitoba premier, health minister to talk health care Tuesday – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s new premier and health minister will be making a health-care announcement from the Manitoba Legislative Building Tuesday morning. Wab Kinew and Uzoma Asagwara are set to deliver a message to frontline workers at 10 a.m. Reforming Manitoba’s health system was a …
Read More »In first address as Manitoba premier, Kinew vows to work with Indigenous leadership – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s new premier and cabinet know there’s a lot resting on their shoulders. “It is about the people of Manitoba,” Premier Wab Kinew told cabinet ministers and media Thursday. “They have invested a lot of confidence in us; they have set very high expectations for us, and rightfully so. The …
Read More »Quebec premier inaugurates sprawling Romaine hydro project – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 12, 2023 12:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Premier François Legault is inaugurating the Romaine hydroelectric complex on the province’s North Shore. Legault is accompanied at Thursday’s event by Jean Charest, who was Quebec premier when construction began in 2009, …
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