Scottish nationalist leader denies opponents will face ‘day of reckoning’...
SCOTLAND (NEWS1130) – Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has sought to calm fears that there would be repercussions against opponents of independence if the Yes campaign wins the upcoming...
View ArticleRob Ford not keeping Toronto’s mayor’s seat but could still make headlines:...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Rob Ford has won a seat as a Toronto city councillor and his brother Doug Ford has lost in the mayoral race to John Tory. Whether it was for his crack and alcohol use or more...
View ArticleBC has the most re-elected mayors in Canada: analyst
METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – While Surrey and Vancouver’s mayoral races may be too tight to call, many other cities are almost guaranteed to see the sitting mayor returned to city hall. In fact, BC may...
View ArticleAre the Harper Conservatives considering a spring election?
OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – With the price of oil collapsing, the budget postponed, and more terror threats against Canada this week, should we be getting ready for a federal election this spring? The latest...
View ArticleJohn Baird quits foreign affairs post, leaving federal politics
OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – John Baird made it official this morning, telling a hushed House of Commons that he is stepping down as Stephen Harper’s foreign affairs minister and leaving federal politics....
View ArticleLoss of John Baird likely won’t impact Conservatives’ chances of re-election:...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – What will the loss of one of the federal Conservatives’ top ministers do to the party’s chances of winning the next election? UBC Political Scientist, David Moscrop says it won’t...
View ArticleLiberal leader hits back at PM’s assertion he dislikes Canadian military
OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – Stephen Harper dishonours soldiers who’ve died to preserve Canada’s democracy when he asserts that Justin Trudeau distrusts and dislikes the military, the Liberal leader charged...
View ArticleMLAs back to work; throne speech coming this afternoon
VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – Liquefied natural gas and maybe some financial help for families will be on the agenda in the legislature today as MLAs return to work in Victoria to kick off the spring session....
View ArticleIs the idea of ‘western alienation’ dead?
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s a term that dominated political discussions in the early 1980s but one you don’t hear too often anymore: Western alienation. But even though it can still rile up some people...
View ArticleTom Mulcair sows confusion over NDP’s promised corporate tax hike
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Tom Mulcair is having a little trouble with numbers even as he attempts to reassure the business community that New Democrats would be prudent guardians of the public purse. The...
View ArticleQuiet day in federal election campaign ahead of first debate
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) – It promises to be a quiet day in the federal election campaign as the main party leaders hunker down to prepare for their first debate tomorrow night in Toronto. Prime Minister...
View ArticleTrudeau’s west coast support grows post-debate: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – People in this province feel Justin Trudeau won the debate — but still isn’t ready to be Prime Minister according to new polling numbers for the West Coast after Thursday’s...
View ArticleMulcair to speak in Downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – NDP leader Tom Mulcair will campaign in Vancouver today as comments on the oilsands from one of the party’s prominent candidates are stirring up a political hornet’s nest....
View ArticleTrudeau promises to put money in pockets of the middle class
REGINA (NEWS 1130) – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his party will grow the economy not from the top down like the governing Conservatives, but from the “heart outwards.” Speaking at a farmers...
View ArticleParty support unchanged two months ahead of vote
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Exactly two months from today, you will be voting to help decide Canada’s next federal government. So have you made up your mind yet? Have any of the candidates stood out to you...
View ArticleBC ahead of the national average when it comes to women running for office
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We are on the leading edge when it comes to politics. There are more women in the province running for a seat in the federal election compared to elsewhere around Canada. About...
View ArticleTwo national party leaders are campaigning in BC today
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says Canada is not pulling its weight when it comes to dealing with what he calls the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. He’s...
View ArticleCan politics and polite conversation coexist? Maybe it’s time to shake things up
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We were always taught two things to avoid in polite conversation are religion and politics. But is it time to rethink that in the interest of practicing one of the cornerstones...
View ArticlePolitical experts working overtime ahead of the federal election
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Candidates vying for your vote aren’t the only ones who have been working overtime. Political Science Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley Hamish Telford says it’s...
View ArticleIs a civil Parliament possible?
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The pomp and ceremony is done, the Trudeau Liberals have been in power for a month, and now it’s time for the down and dirty politics to begin. Or is it? The prime minister has...
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