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MLA Adam Walker ousted from B.C. New Democratic Party, Premier David Eby says
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023.&nbsp;Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);">In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough internal investigation after a human resources complaint was issued against him.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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BC United loses MLA as Abbotsford South’s Bruce Banman bolts to Conservatives
The throne speech is read at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 6, 2023. MLA for Abbotsford South Bruce Banman has defected from Opposition BC United to the BC Conservatives, giving the right-leaning grouping official party status in the British Columbia legislature.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Elections NWT says legislature has delayed election over wildfires
A wildfire burns south of Enterprise, N.W.T., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.&nbsp;The mayor of an evacuated community in the Northwest Territories says her community is "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier, when high winds and hot temperatures propelled a wildfire closer and forced fire crews and other non-essential workers to retreat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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The only thing worse than a legal borrowing limit is no legal borrowing limit
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Erdogan wins presidential election in a Turkey remade in his vision
ANKARA, TURKEY - MAY 29: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to supporters at the presidential palace after winning reelection in a runoff on May 29, 2023 in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan was forced into a runoff when neither he nor his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP), received more than 50 percent of the vote in the May 14 election. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Eby close to calling by-elections in ridings once held by former premier, minister
Premier David Eby and BC NDP candidate Ravi Parmar answer questions from the media after their walk along Goldstream Ave. as they visit shops and talk to locals while out in Langford, B.C., on Thursday, May 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Quebec adopts motion calling for release of documents from 1995 referendum probe
A large Canadian flag is passed through a crowd in as thousands from all over Canada join Quebecers rallying for national unity three days before a referendum that could propel Quebec toward secession, in Montreal on&nbsp;October 27, 1995. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Ontario bill seeks to secure movable soccer nets, named for teen killed
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New Brunswick Liberal leader Holt wins by-election, gets legislature seat
New Brunswick Liberal Leader Susan Holt, centre, pictured with then-leader Brian Gallant and Amber Bishop at a campaign stop in Fredericton on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James West
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B.C. plans family law changes to decide who gets the pets when couples separate
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma attends a swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. The important role pets play in families who are separating is being addressed in proposed amendments to British Columbia's Family Law Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Long-delayed statue of Queen Elizabeth II to finally be unveiled - at taxpayer’s expense
Queen’s Park in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The Ontario legislature is set to resume sitting after a two-month winter break that began in December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Manitoba bill would allow more peace officers in municipalities for transit and more
Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen speaks to the media at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.The provincial government is adding 10 positions to its prosecutions service, with a special focus on violent and gun-related crime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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Quebec solidaire victorious in by-election, capturing Montreal Liberal stronghold
Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade announces her resignation as leader of the party and MNA in Montreal on Monday, November 7, 2022. A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health
Melanie Mark, B.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, speaks a press conference in Vancouver, on September 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Quebec major junior hockey to introduce ‘locker room code’ to prevent violent hazing
Quebec Junior Major Hockey League president Gilles Courteau testifies at a legislature committee studying initiations in junior teams, at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature
Outgoing B.C. premier John Horgan speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for B.C. Premier David Eby at the Musqueam Nation, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ontario legislature eyes full shutdown for major renovations, likely to cost over $1-billion
Signs reading “Do not drink tap water” are seen in the washrooms inside the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen’s Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Allison Jones
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B.C. minister says her cancer has returned, but she’s ‘confident’ in treatment
Finance Minister Selina Robinson is photographed during a press conference in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 21, 2022. British Columbia's minister of post-secondary education says she is undergoing chemotherapy after a scan revealed cancer had reemerged. Selina Robinson told the B.C. legislature that she got the news on Jan. 27. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Newfoundland and Labrador court rejects lawsuits filed by former cabinet ministers
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. The Newfoundland and Labrador government is opening an office in India in an effort to recruit more nurses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Danielle Smith now says sovereignty act is intended to get legislature approval to assert rights
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the speech from the throne in Edmonton, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it considers federal intrusion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Alberta looks at arming legislature security guards as part of justice amendments
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta Tyler Shandro speaks at a press conference after the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Quebec minister introduces bill making oath to King optional for legislators
Quebec Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie Jean-Francois Roberge tables a legislation that would allow elected members to only swear to the people of Quebec, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. The new legislation would not oblige elected members to swear to the King. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith changing sovereignty bill after ‘confusion’ over powers given to cabinet
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the speech from the throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Smith says her sovereignty bill, which grants her and her cabinet unfettered power to rewrite laws behind closed doors without legislature approval, was never intended to do that. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Danielle Smith’s former leadership rivals publicly support controversial sovereignty act
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes her way to a press conference after the speech from the throne in Edmonton, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government aims to shield the province from federal laws it deems harmful to its interests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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New laws to protect animals, raise minimum wage passed by Manitoba legislature
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks at a news conference prior to the throne speech at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Western Canada: Alberta’s sovereignty legislation goes further than expected
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith watches Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta Tyler Shandro speak at a press conference after the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Parti Quebecois still refusing oath of office to King as Quebec legislature resumes
Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks to guests after he was sworn in, during a ceremony at the legislature in Quebec City, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Security concerns partly blamed for cancellation of annual Manitoba traditions
Visitors climb the Grand Staircase at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Two long-standing events at the Manitoba legislature that allow members of the public nearly unfettered access to the historic building during the holiday season have been cancelled this year partly due to security concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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B.C. NDP housing legislation advances toward third reading after Tuesday votes
Houses are seen on a hillside in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says September's homes sales dropped by 46 per cent since last year and 10 per cent from August as the number of buyers in the market fell. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Parti Quebecois Leader St-Pierre Plamondon calls for his party’s ‘right to exist’
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks at a news conference at the legislature, in Quebec City, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. The three Parti Quebecois members elected to the province's legislature earlier this month took an oath of loyalty to the people of Quebec, but not to the monarch, as they were sworn in this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher
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Policy under review after ‘abortion is health care’ T-shirt banned at Saskatchewan legislature
Megan Johnston, seen in a handout photo, says Saskatchewan legislature security had asked to her remove her T-shirt that says "abortion is health care." She says security followed her to the washroom after they instructed her to turn her shirt inside out.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Megan Johnston, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Western Canada: Danielle Smith wins by-election, setting stage for sovereignty act
United Conservative Party Leader and Premier Danielle Smith celebrates her win in a byelection in Medicine Hat, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Manitoba government passes several bills into law before legislature break
Then Premier Kelvin Goertzen speaks to the media at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday Sept.1, 2021.The Manitoba government is putting up $3.6 million to improve safety in downtown Winnipeg and addressing homelessness and addiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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Québec solidaire to swear oath to King Charles, vows to make pledge optional
Quebec Solidaire Leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois walks to his caucus, Wednesday, October 19, 2022 during a ceremony where he swore allegiance to the people of Quebec but refused to swear allegiance to King Charles III, at the Quebec legislature. Members of Quebec Solidaire will not be able to sit at the legislature until a decision from the government is rendered. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the King optional
Quebec Justice Minister and government house leader Simon Jolin-Barrette is sworn in during a ceremony at the Quebec Legislature, in Quebec City, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec politicians must swear oath to King Charles to sit in legislature, Speaker says
National Assembly Speaker Francois Paradis speaks at the end of the 42nd legislature, Friday, June 10, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. Paradis, who will note running in the Oct. 3 general election, received a standing ovation from all the members of the National Assembly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot