Blackmore will rely on Charter to fight government 'grandstanding'
The self-styled but defrocked ?Bishop of Bountiful,? Winston Blackmore, accused the B.C. government Thursday of ?spectacular grandstanding? by charging polygamists in the face of an upcoming provincial election.

Police credit provincial funding for increase in impaired charges
An increase in provincial funding earmarked for police RIDE programs led to a ?significant? increase in impaired charges last year, police say. City police [...]

Ifugao provincial board hit for junking seniors? project
By JUAN B. DAIT JR. LAGAWE, Ifugao ? The Ifugao Provincial Federation of Senior Citizens has denounced in a resolution the sangguniang panlalawigan (SP) for disapproving the proposed construction of a building for the senior citizens of this province.

Angola: Government Formalises Creation of Professional Training Centres
Luanda ? The Angolan Government has formalised the creation of Provincial Professional Training Centres, to train cadres of the 1st, 3rd and 4th levels, according to the required system.

Return to the floor
As Ontario's Liberal government tries to navigate its way through the economic crisis, it needs a strong opposition to hold it accountable. Since the last provincial election, in 2007, it has not had one. With today's expected announcement that Progressive Conservative MPP Laurie Scott will step aside so that PC Leader John Tory can run in a by-election, that may finally change. ...

Polygamist alleges persecution
Polygamous religious leader Winston Blackmore says he is the victim of religious persecution by a government with an eye on the next provincial election.''This is not about polygamy,'' he told reporters yesterday at the Mormon Hills elementary school outside Creston, B.C.

Opposition leader calls for public inquiry into nominee program
Opposition Leader Olive Crane is calling for a public inquiry into the Provincial Nominee Program after a senior government adviser went public Wednesday about his resignation from his post within the controversial PNP.

If you take the risk, you should pay for that risk
The lure of fresh powder the past few weeks on the South Coast has been very appealing to skiers. But that appeal has turned tragic, prompting the provincial government to look at a law to fine skiers and snowboarders who go out of bounds and into backcountry areas, putting themselves at risk.

'I am what I am, we are what we are'
Winston Blackmore, one of two men from a B.C. Mormon colony charged with polygamy, shot back Thursday that the charges against them are an attack on religious freedoms and accused the B.C. government of grandstanding as a provincial election looms later in the year.

U.S. contacts N.L. government over Abitibi expropriation
The U.S. State Department says it has been in contact with the Newfoundland government about the province?s plans to expropriate AbitibiBowater?s hydro and timber assets.

McGuinty needs to be accountable: Kormos
Times are tough. Jobs are being lost left, right and centre across the province. In order to stimulate the economy the provincial government is projecting a deficit in the billions of dollars to create jobs while maintaining service levels.

IBP sees guv as having power to impose parking fee: official
WHY has the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) distanced itself from the suit now pending between a group of lawyers and the Provincial Government over parking fees at the Capitol compound and a surveillance camera pointed at the IBP building?

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SAINT JOHN, NB - With the current recession many people are looking for help managing their finances and debt. The provincial government and Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada are teaming up and launching a series of workshops.

Gov?t will change payday loan plan (comment on this article)
WINNIPEG ? Manitoba?s provincial government moved yesterday to carry on with the planned regulation of payday loan rates, hopeful it will render a court challenge to be essentially moot.

'Maisan sa Barangay' launched
LINGAYEN -- The Abono party-list group, in partnership with the Provincial Government, launched Wednesday its "Maisan sa Barangay" project in Pangasinan.

B.C. to enforce logging road speeds with radar
Radar-equipped forest cops have started patrolling the province?s logging roads in a new push by the provincial government to end deaths and injuries in logging.

RP government conducts exercise to prevent, be ready against bird flu By Penaflor Sapnu
ANGELES CITY, Jan. 08 (PNA) -? Not a single instance of bird flu or avian influenza (AI)has ever been recorded or confirmed in the Philippines but the Philippine government does not want to take a gambit just to keep the dreaded fowl disease out of the country.

Guitar maker receives funding
The provincial government will fund a local guitar maker to the tune of $14,490. MPP David Orazietti announced the funding, under the Northern Ontario Heritage [...]

New funding available for city - Federal/provincial program makes grants available for infrastructure
Grande Prairie?s economy may receive a boost through a new infrastructure fund announced Tuesday. Grants have been made available by the provincial and federal [...]

Mozambique Floods Kill 15, Mostly Children, Noticias Reports
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- At least 15 people, most of them children, have been killed by flooding in the central Mozambican province of Manica, Noticias reported, citing Mauricio Viera, the provincial governor.