New Brunswick election call expected today
A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick.
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Provinces push back against Ottawa's plan to resettle refugees across the country
Provincial leaders across Canada are taking turns criticizing the federal Liberal government's proposal to alleviate immigration pressure on Quebec and Ontario by resettling asylum seekers more equitably across the country.
A bill to ban oil and gas exploration in New Brunswick has been defeated
In May, Green Party Leader David Coon tabled the bill with “urgency,” he said, after Premier Blaine Higgs said he would pursue fracked gas development with or without First Nations' consent.
Green Party sees urban centre support as foundation of election strategy
Green officials said they’ve never seen polling numbers like the ones they’re seeing in certain core Toronto seats.
Tories and Liberals in virtual dead heat after polls close in New Brunswick election
New Brunswick’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives were locked in a neck−and−neck race as the ballots were counted Monday night, at the conclusion of an election campaign that saw third parties surge in popularity amid a wave of voter discontent.
David Suzuki calls McKenna a hypocrite who should quit
David Suzuki has doubled down on his criticisms of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, saying she’s being a hypocrite when she says she’s committed to the Paris accord and the Trudeau government is "going full bore."