By Roger Currie The end of May has turned out to be a most interesting time in Canadian politics, especially in the west. Stephen Harper spent most of his youth in Toronto. In parliament, he has represented a Calgary riding, and he chose Vancouver to bring down the...
By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press CALGARY - Stephen Harper's tenure as Canada's sixth-longest serving prime minister came to an abrupt end Monday night as his party was reduced to opposition status and he prepared to step down as its chief. Harper didn't tell...
By Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press WINNIPEG - The head of the CBC is hitting back at Conservative Leader Stephen Harper over comments the national broadcaster is floundering because of low ratings rather than a lack of funding. CEO Hubert Lacroix says the CBC has...
By Roger Currie WINNIPEG -- Our marathon election campaign is finally past the halfway point, and the momentum appears to be going away from Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. Always keep in mind that one week is an eternity when it comes to politics, but if those...
Federal Conservative leader Stephen Harper is in Winnipeg today, but his location and details surrounding the event are being closely guarded. Party faithful have been invited to a rally at 4 p.m. and have been carefully screened. Attendees were sent a link to the...
By Roger Currie Before the leaders debate, the first week of Canada's marathon election campaign was pretty boring stuff. It's perhaps not surprising that the Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall, chose to bring up the issue of equalization. It's a program that dates...
By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press LAVAL, Que. - One day after Stephen Harper crashed a Liberal stronghold in Montreal, Justin Trudeau returned the favour Monday, rallying supporters in the heart of Conservative country and taking aim at the government's economic...
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press WINNIPEG - Canada appears set to break a two-decades-long tradition of setting matching greenhouse gas reduction targets with the United States. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that new targets will be released next...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has put the wheels in motion to begin the process of selecting a new Lieutenant Governor for Manitoba. A five-member advisory committee on vice-regal appointments has been put in place to begin the search for appropriate candidates to...
By Tyler Sutherland Winnipeg-based Oxygen Technical Services Ltd. is the first recipient of the federal government's Canada Job Grant. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in the city on Friday to make the announcement. He was joined at the Manitoba Institute for Trades...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in Winnipeg on Wednesday to join the visiting royal family on their first full day in the city. Harper, with wife Laureen, will be at Red River College's Stevenson Campus with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Both...
WINNIPEG -- The ribbon was cut Friday on CentrePort Canada Way, opening the new four-lane expressway to traffic for the first time. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Winnipeg for the occasion, which will serve the 20,000 acre tri-modal inland port --CentrePort...
