Global News’s Sarah Ritchie sat down with Houston ahead of the 41st provincial election to talk health care, economy, vaccines and policing.

Economy

Health Care

Vaccines

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax

Global News

N.S. election: Tim Houston talks health care, vaccines, policing in 1-on-1 interview - Halifax

Behind the scenes, federal political parties are finalizing campaign plans in anticipation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling an election this month. But, with the latest national modelling warning that the country may be on the verge of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, Canadians and the opposition parties are expressing concerns about hitting the trail.

Justin Trudeau

US & Canada

Jagmeet Singh

Politics

North America

Liberal Party

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa

CTV News

Ready or not? Canadians apprehensive as parties brace for an election call

Constituency assistants for the NDP’s 57 MLAs could issue strike notice this week to back their demands for wage parity with federal counterparts and caucus employees.

theBreaker

Picket lines may be coming soon to B.C. NDP constituency offices - theBreaker

Premier Jason Kenney off-loaded responsibility on Alberta's top doctor for lifting all public health orders as local leaders and health-care experts from across the country continue to condemn the province's plans.

Jason Kenney

Coronavirus

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary

CBC News

The Toronto Star

Edmonton Journal

Premier off-loads responsibility to Alberta's top doctor as he defends COVID response

Jagmeet Singh said it was harder than he thought to stand in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Americas

Residential Schools

Canada

The Tyee

Federal NDP leader visits former residential school on heels of grave discovery

Jagmeet Singh said it was harder than he thought to stand in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. “I just wanted to get a better sense of what it was like,” the federal New Democrat Party leader told reporters gathered outside the building.

Yahoo News

Stratford actor Kevin Kruchkywich has been acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate for Perth-Wellington.

Perth-Wellington NDP select federal candidate

The race in Antigonish includes a high-profile Liberal candidate, a new but well-liked PC challenger, and a now-seasoned NDP candidate vying for the seat.

Antigonish

Health care, housing top of mind for Antigonish candidates

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