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Media Advisory: Canada to host Meeting of the Speakers of the Lower Houses of the G7
Halifax, Nova Scotia – September 4, 2018 The 16th Meeting of the Speakers of the Lower Houses of the G7 will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from September 6 to 8, 2018. The Honourable Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, will host this year’s gathering. Discussions will focus on the […]
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Nova Scotia legislature fall sitting opens Thursday with throne speech – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 5, 2018 By Keith Doucette THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia’s premier says he’s confident his government’s cap and trade plan will get the green light from Ottawa, adding there will be no further legislation around the scheme during the upcoming fall sitting of the provincial legislature. Provinces that wish to […]
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Nova Scotia legislature fall sitting opens Thursday with throne speech – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 5, 2018 By Keith Doucette THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia’s premier says he’s confident his government’s cap and trade plan will get the green light from Ottawa, adding there will be no further legislation around the scheme during the upcoming fall sitting of the provincial legislature. Provinces that wish to […]
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Governor General to Invest 39 Recipients into the Order of Canada
September 4, 2018 OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will invest 8 Officers and 31 Members into the Order of Canada on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall. The investitures will be streamed live online at www.gg.ca/live. About the Order of Canada The Order of Canada […]
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NB Election – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 4, 2018 FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Liberals are promising to enhance their free tuition program if re-elected in this month’s provincial election. Leader Brian Gallant says they would raise the income threshold for free tuition to $70,000 from $60,000, and thereafter index it to inflation. It would mean that […]
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Nunatsiavut Government: Premier’s lack of action on Muskrat Falls commitments a step back for reconciliation, says President Lampe
August 31, 2018 Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe is questioning why the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to ignore the recommendations of the Independent Expert Advisory Committee (IEAC) on ways to mitigate human health concerns related to methylmercury throughout the Muskrat Falls reservoir as well as in the Lake Melville ecosystem. “The Premier and the […]
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P.E.I. could take ‘leading role’ on Indigenous rights framework, says chief – CBC
Carolyn Bennett a ‘very sincere, hard-working minister,’ says Chief Brian Francis Aug 29, 2018 As he prepares to meet with the federal minister responsible for developing a new legal framework to recognize Indigenous rights, the chief of the Abegweit First Nation says P.E.I. could be a leader in developing that framework. “We have two First […]
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BR NB Election Liberals – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 28, 2018 FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Liberal Leader Brian Gallant says, if his government is re-elected, it will create five non-urgent care centres to reduce emergency room wait times and improve primary care. Gallant says wait times in healthcare are a major challenge that will be aggravated by the […]
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News from the New Brunswick campaign trail – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 27, 2018 FREDERICTON _ (NB-Election-Progressive-Conservatives) New Brunswick’s Tory leader has officially joined forces with his counterparts in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, promising that his government won’t bring in a carbon tax on consumers if elected on Sept. 24. Blaine Higgs says he believes a Tory government would meet its obligations to the […]
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NB Election – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 27, 2018 MONCTON, N.B. – New Brunswick’s Tory leader has officially joined forces with his counterparts in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, promising that his government won’t bring in a carbon tax on consumers if elected on Sept. 24. Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs said today that he believes a […]
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