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  1. Wall defends Ontario fundraiserRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Star Phoenix

    ... head to Calgary for the Grey Cup. All of his expenses were paid for by the Sask. Party. While his predecessor Lorne Calvert often criticized Wall for his out-of-province fundraising, current Opposition leader Dwain Lingenfelter said he was not ...

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley

  2. Saskatoon job numbers strongRead the original story

    Nov 3, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... 56,000 new jobs created in British Columbia and the 70,000 new jobs created in Alberta, Wall said. NDP Leader Lorne Calvert said the important point to consider is the province's record of increasing jobs over an extended period of time. "This is 19 ...

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    Related Topix: Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK, North America, Canada, World News, Regina, SK, Joe Handley

  3. Leaders will face awkward adjustmentRead the original story

    Dec 8, 2007 | Canada.com

    Both Premier Brad Wall and Opposition leader Lorne Calvert might soon wish that that those new $1,700 chairs that have been ordered for the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly chamber were already in place.

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  4. Byelections in Regina Douglas Park and Saskatoon RiversdaleRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Regina Leader Post

    ... seat held almost exclusively by the NDP, is open due to the retirement from politics of former party leader Lorne Calvert. "We are going to campaign aggressively in both of those constituencies but there is the reality of history that we're up ...

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    Related Topix: Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Joe Handley, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  5. Wall hurts himself playing dirty poolRead the original story

    Oct 24, 2009 | Regina Leader Post

    ... -- as Wall alleged in question period -- offering advice on how the Saskatchewan Party could beat then-leader Lorne Calvert? Or do you believe Lingenfelter's version that the call to Wall either didn't happen or that Wall's version of events have ...

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  6. 20 Questions with David KarwackiRead the original story

    Oct 19, 2007 | The Province

    You've heard their sound bites and their campaign announcements. But do you know who Lorne Calvert would cast to play himself in a movie? What Brad Wall's secret talent is? What CD David Karwacki most regrets buying? Journalists from The StarPhoenix and the Leader-Post have assembled 20 questions you might be too shy to ask.

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    Related Topix: Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Pop/Rock, Cellphones, Ac/DC

  7. Tory equalization plans becoming more suspectRead the original story

    Jan 17, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... 100 per cent of non-renewable resources from the equalization formula with no strings attached. Even Premier Lorne Calvert's now-infamous face-to-face meeting with Harper in December -- the one in which the Saskatchewan leader allegedly stormed out ...

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, Joe Handley, Canada, Opinion

  8. Roughriders fans love Holmes, and he loves them backRead the original story

    Aug 24, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... session with CanWest News Service. CanWest: True or false - if you ran against Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert in an election, you'd win in a landslide. Holmes: (Laughs) I don't know. Who is that? CanWest: He's the premier, like the equivalent of ...

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    Related Topix: Canadian Football League, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Canadian Sports, Hamilton Tiger Cats

  9. City to host JunosRead the original story

    Dec 1, 2005 | Canada.com

    ... in Winnipeg to pitch Saskatoon's bid to the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Premier Lorne Calvert, Mayor Don Atchison, provincial cabinet ministers Eric Cline and Joan Beatty and Lt.-Gov. Lynda Haverstock hosted a reception ...

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    Related Topix: Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK, North America, Canada, World News

  10. Legislature Notebook: Wall has no illusions about moustache prowessRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | The StarPhoenix

    ... ." That may not be such a good sign for the prospects for an equivalency agreement with the Tories -- just ask Lorne Calvert. jwood@sp.canwest.com

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  11. Wall to 'sell out' Sask. interests at meeting, NDP allegesRead the original story

    Jan 8, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... cap on equalization payments. Speaking to reporters at the provincial legislature, NDP Opposition leader Lorne Calvert noted when the tables were turned and Wall was leader of the Saskatchewan Party Opposition, he had supported the NDP government's ...

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley, Canada, Stephen Harper, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, North America, Canada, World News

  12. The 'little people' will feel impact of a shrinking budget

    Saturday Nov 14 | Leader Post

    ... pro-business, right-wing administration by addressing the problems of the little people. Like his predecessor Lorne Calvert, Wall has also quietly demonstrated a remarkable generosity when it comes to doing things for ordinary people with little or ...

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  13. Memoir maybe not Cline's last wordRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2008 | Canada.com

    ... like a leadership race slogan. Might he be entertaining thoughts about entering the upcoming race to replace Lorne Calvert and run as NDP leader in 2011? To this, Cline offers a definitive "no". This should surprise no one. Right now, he's nicely ...

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  14. Second ballot needed in NDP leadership raceRead the original story

    Nov 7, 2009 | Canada.com

    ... had been the front-runner in the race since the start as the first candidate in the race to succeed Lorne Calvert but the results showed that the controversy over 1,100 improper memberships purchased by his campaign - " as well as concerns over his ...

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    Related Topix: Saskatchewan, Joe Handley, Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Moose Jaw, SK

  15. Students build igloo to protest lack of cheap housingRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2008 | Edmonton Journal

    ... right now." MLAs David Forbes, Cam Broten, Pat Atkinson, and Frank Quennell were also at the event. NDP Leader Lorne Calvert took a tour of the fort, and spoke to the crowd. "In my view, every post-secondary institution in the province is ...

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  16. Wall, Sask. Party support grows: pollRead the original story

    Nov 6, 2009 | Star Phoenix

    ... and 45.1 per cent were neutral. The performance of new NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter -- who in June replaced Lorne Calvert -- was rated as a draw by about 40 per cent of respondents. Nearly 16 per cent approved of the way Lingenfelter is handling ...

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  17. POLL: Strong support for Saskatchewan Party government two years after electionRead the original story

    Nov 6, 2009 | Leader Post

    ... and 45.1 per cent were neutral. The performance of new NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter -- who in June replaced Lorne Calvert -- was rated as neutral by about 40 per cent of respondents. Nearly 16 per cent approved of the way Lingenfelter is handling ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Joe Handley, Canada

  18. Calvert issues call to arms over equalization issueRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2006 | Canada.com

    It was perhaps the most honest admission we've heard from Premier Lorne Calvert -- or any Saskatchewan politician -- in some time.

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley, Canada, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, Toronto, ON, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Opinion

  19. Ritz stronghold under siegeRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2008 | Vancouver Sun

    ... the radar, but the NDP at least is trying hard to keep the controversy in the news. Provincial NDP Leader Lorne Calvert is trying to convince Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams to come to Saskatchewan and this riding in particular, McDaid said. If ...

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    Related Topix: Gerry Ritz, Public Relations, Saskatchewan, Lloydminster, SK, Canada, Agriculture, Science, Danny Williams

  20. Wall claims momentum with Sask. PartyRead the original story

    Oct 27, 2007 | Ottawa Citizen

    On a day when Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall said his party has the NDP on the ropes in the provincial election campaign, NDP Leader Lorne Calvert paid tribute to one of the most revered fighters in the party's history -- Tommy Douglas Speaking to supporters and reporters at a Friday campaign pep rally at the headquarters of Saskatoon Silver ...

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