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Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald has pledged his government's commitment to work with industry to develop the province's natural gas reserves, both onshore and offshore.

Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald took another shot at the federal Liberal carbon tax yesterday, claiming it would cost the province upwards of $600 million annually.

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has cancelled all of his foreign trips to Asean neighbours next week due to the domestic political turmoil.

MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has said that the country's beleaguered Barisan Nasional government could fall by December, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Aboriginal groups are warning there will be confrontations if the Ontario government doesn't change its approach to reforming the province's Mining Act.

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham has written an open letter to all five federal party leaders, asking them to endorse his province's plan to become more self-sufficient. In the letter, the premier said ...

Manitoba Tories are turning down a $200,000 a year allowance. The Tories have long opposed the $1.25 per vote allowance - which they term a "vote tax" - contained in Bill 37, the NDP government's omnibus ...

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrialized nations were due to meet in Washington on Friday in search of a solution to the growing financial firestorm.

Lahore, Oct 7: Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif today said that the federal government should evolve a national policy to combat terrorism after taking all political parties into confidence.

Leaders of mounting anti-government protests surrendered to police Friday, but there were few signs that the move will end political turmoil in Thailand days after deadly street clashes.

Get a grip... Greg Bird at the court yesterday holding his brother Bayden and accompanies by his sister and baby brother Riley.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's recent electoral momentum has run smack into concerns about potential costs of his polluter-pays carbon tax plan.

German Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer won nomination Wednesday to become premier of the southern state of Bavaria, making his election a practical certainty.

Canada needs a majority government to ensure stability and guide the country through the uncertain economic times ahead, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said Wednesday.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty heads to Mexico on Thursday to officially launch Toronto's bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, and he says it's crucial that the province comes away with a win.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption has released its final report into corruption at Wollongong Council and is recommending that 11 people be charged with criminal offences.

REGINASaskatchewan's premier is backing a plan for Canada's provincial leaders to meet to discuss the current economic climate.

MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Wednesday he will step down next March and hand power to his deputy, ending months of uncertainty since disastrous general elections.

A coalition of wildlife and environmental groups is calling on the Alberta government to do more to ensure there is growth in the population of the province's grizzly bears.

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is upset with parts of the federal Conservative platform that talk about trade in carbon credits and encourages the development of nuclear energy.