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Liberals, NDP to blame for Nova Scotia housing crisis, says Tory Leader Houston
HALIFAX - Previous Liberal and NDP governments are to blame for Nova Scotia's housing crisis, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston said Wednesday on the campaign trail, boasting that his party'...
Nov 20, 2024
N.S. NDP Leader Claudia Chender says she has integrity-or-bust approach to politics
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender doesn't make a habit of getting kicked out of the legislature - it's happened once in her seven-year political career. But last fall, when a Progressiv...
Nov 20, 2024
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office
FREDERICTON - A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office. In a throne speech Tuesday,...
Nov 19, 2024
Early voter turnout down compared to 2021 as Nova Scotia campaign enters last week
HALIFAX - With one week to go in the Nova Scotia election campaign, early voter turnout is down about 15 per cent compared to the 2021 election. Elections Nova Scotia says that as of Monday, a total o...
Nov 19, 2024
Feds overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO
OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country's housing shortage. In October the Liberal gov...
Nov 15, 2024
Nova Scotia Liberals highlight housing plan, NDP talks support for small business
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal and NDP leaders highlighted platform pledges related to housing and support for small businesses Friday, as Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston campaigned outsi...
Nov 15, 2024
$574 million in federal financing to help build Vancouver rental homes
VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing more than $574 million in financing to help build about 950 rental homes in Vancouver. The government says in a news release that a project on 42nd Aven...
Nov 14, 2024
New Brunswick's premier sends out minister mandate letters, outlines expectations
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has given marching orders to her new cabinet ministers to fulfil promises made during last month's election. The government released 18 mandate letters t...
Nov 14, 2024
Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts
OTTAWA - The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says....
Nov 14, 2024
Nova Scotia NDP releases election platform focused on affordability, housing, health
HALIFAX - Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform r...
Nov 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...