Government won't limit kids' insulin pumps: Ministry
The provincial government is not capping the number of insulin pumps it will provide to children with Type 1 diabetes at 200, said a health ministry spokeswoman.

Editorial: Leaky school deal and condo owners
The provincial government has apparently reached a deal that will see it compensated for leaky schools built at the same time as thousands of leaky condos. But how much, who paid, what will happen to the money -- that's all secret.

Courthouse releases rare mistakes, reviews find
REGINA -- The mistaken release of two men from two different Saskatchewan courthouses last month can be chalked up to human errors made in busy workplaces, say provincial government reviews into both incidents.

All revved up
The kids are fighting for their driving rights. And the provincial Tories are on their side. The huge wave of dissent over the McGuinty government's new driving legislation continues to grow and has prompted opposition leader John Tory to call for a review of the proposal.

Local municipalities take chunk of provincial surplus
Plans develop infrastructure around the district are being hashed out as some local municipalities are deciding what to do with provincial grant money.

Wife of wrongfully convicted man says government 'waiting for him to die'
The wife of a wrongfully convicted man is trying to get the New Brunswick government moving on her husband's demand for compensation.

Repairs Completed in Gambo
The Mayor of Gambo says only time will tell how the town's new arch-shaped culvert will fare against rains in the area. Lloyd Noseworthy says the provincial government sent crews into the town yesterday to install a new culvert that they hope can handle the run-off.

Family seeks justice for dying man
The wife of a dying man wrongfully convicted of a murder in Saint John 33 years ago is accusing the provincial government of waiting for him to pass on before settling the issue of compensation.

Activists hail park logging ban
The bubbly was popping and suds flowing Friday as local environmentalists celebrated the Doer government's sudden announcement it will ban logging operations in all but one of Manitoba's 80 parks by April 1. Environmental and wilderness groups have been demanding an end to logging in parks for years, and had thought their protests were falling on deaf ears. What they didn't know was provincial ...

Protesters fight for 'best water on Earth'
One of the purest, most abundant fresh water supplies on the planet will be contaminated unless the provincial government stops a proposed landfill from being built on the Alliston Aquifer in Tiny Township, protesters warned yesterday as they converged on the Ontario legislature.

Need medical advice? Call 811 any time
British Columbians can now dial 811 to get 24/7 health information and medical advice and help navigate B.C.'s health-care system, the provincial government announced Friday.

Protesters warn new dump in Tiny Township would pollute pristine water
TORONTO - One of the purest, most abundant fresh water supplies on the planet will be contaminated unless the provincial government stops a proposed [...]

Act now, mayors tell feds
The crisis threatening to bankrupt the Big 3 car companies could send the province into economic ruin, and governments need to act "immediately" to save whatever jobs they can, Ontario mayors say. This dire message comes from a group of 22 mayors, representing auto-dependent municipalities in southern Ontario, who met yesterday in Toronto to lobby the provincial and federal government to ...

8-1-1 to give non-emergency help to 500,000 by next year
If one of your kids has an ear ache at two in the morning, who are you going to call? To help answer that question, the provincial government has launched a new service, 8-1-1, to help out in non-emergency ...

Ontario mayors urge immediate action on auto sector
More than 20 Ontario mayors are calling for swift, bold and proactive action from Ottawa and the provincial government in a plea to save automotive jobs in their municipalities.

NDP appoints women judges to provincial court
TWO new judges have been appointed to the bench of the Manitoba provincial court, the attorney general announced Thursday. Wanda Garreck and Tracey Lord will immediately take up their new positions. "They personify the principles of integrity, fairness and impartiality and their experience and expertise will strengthen the foundation of our justice system," Justice Minister Dave Chomiak said.

China to fund just 20% of earthquake rebuilding
The Chinese government will fund just a fifth of the estimated Rmb3,000bn cost of reconstruction and development in earthquake-affected Sichuan, leaving businesses and state-owned banks to pay for the rest, provincial officials said on Friday.

Canadian car dealers plead for government help
The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association is urging the federal government to act quickly to help the auto industry or risk a crisis that will affect Canadians from "coast to coast."

Food safety on provincial docket
The Manitoba Government is planning to introduce a new law to ensure better food quality in the wake of the listeriosis outbreak. The Doer Government's 2008 throne speech included a new act aimed at food safety.

City to get $1.83-million grant in lieu
The City of Prince George will receive $1.83 million from the provincial government as a grant-in-lieu of property tax for government-owned properties within the city's boundaries, officials said in a press release Thursday.The grants are based on the assessed value of provincially owned office buildings and other properties in each municipality. In the past, one level of government did not tax ...