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2 months ago

Former PQ staffer Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s new premier

Quebec has a new premier. Christine Fréchette, the former Coalition Avenir Québec economy minister, replaces François Legault – becoming the 33rd premier in the province and the second woman to hold the post. “I am so happy and proud that you put your trust in me,” she said at the CAQ convention. “Today we’re moving […]

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2 months ago

Federal Liberals hoping to clinch majority in three by-elections today.

Canadians in three ridings are heading to the polls today. How they vote could determine if Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals secure a majority government by the end of the night. Up for grabs are two Ontario Liberal strongholds where former senior cabinet ministers Chrystia Freeland and Bill Blair resigned: University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest, respectively. […]

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2 months ago

Labrador City mayor calls for local stationing of province’s fifth water bomber

With wildfire season just months away, the province has confirmed repairs on its fifth water bomber will be complete by May 1st. Mayor of Labrador City, Jordan Brown, is renewing his calls for the province to station one of these critical pieces of machinery in Labrador.

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2 months ago

Canadian Taxpayers Federation looking for answers on reported missing polling data

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is demanding answers after records show the former Furey government spent $153,000 on taxpayer-funded polling, but government claims it cannot find the results. “Taxpayers were forced to shell out $153,000 for public opinion tracking and we deserve to know what happened to that money,” said Devin Drover, CTF Atlantic Director and […]

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