Tuesday, February 10, 2026
ADVT 
National

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger cancels cabinet meeting as trouble brews

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Oct, 2014 10:59 AM

    WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger cancelled a cabinet meeting Tuesday as he faces growing questions about his political future.

    Selinger has not made any public appearances or agreed to media interviews since Monday, when some long-time New Democrats said he should consider resigning.

    Becky Barrett, a former cabinet colleague, has said that Selinger has to consider whether to quit in the wake of ongoing low poll numbers.

    Municipal Government Minister Stan Struthers says Selinger needs to reflect on public discontent over last year's sales tax increase.

    Finance Minister Jennifer Howard says politicians always need to pay attention to concerns raised by senior party officials, such as Barrett.

    Selinger has, until now, been adamant about running in the next election, slated for April 2016.

    His press secretary says there are no immediate plans for Selinger to have a news conference, but some type of media availability may be announced later.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    All Eyes On Canada's Supreme Court This Week As It Hears Assisted Suicide Appeal

    All Eyes On Canada's Supreme Court This Week As It Hears Assisted Suicide Appeal
    OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada hears an appeal this week delving into an issue that's increasingly resonating with Canadians as the country's population ages — the right to assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

    All Eyes On Canada's Supreme Court This Week As It Hears Assisted Suicide Appeal

    Busy fire season in national parks, Parks Canada annual report says

    Busy fire season in national parks, Parks Canada annual report says
    The number of wildfires in Canada's national parks was close to average last summer, but the size of some of those fires made it an unusually hot season.

    Busy fire season in national parks, Parks Canada annual report says

    Canadian-made Ebola vaccine to start clinical trials in healthy humans

    Canadian-made Ebola vaccine to start clinical trials in healthy humans
    TORONTO - Human testing of an experimental Canadian-made Ebola vaccine began Monday, with federal officials saying the drug could be shipped to West Africa within months if it proves successful. 

    Canadian-made Ebola vaccine to start clinical trials in healthy humans

    Study Finds Birth Control Pill Has Negative Effects On Lake Ecosystems

    Study Finds Birth Control Pill Has Negative Effects On Lake Ecosystems
    HALIFAX - The lead researcher of a new study is calling for improvements to some of Canada's waste water treatment facilities after finding that introducing the birth control pill in waterways created a chain reaction in a lake ecosystem that nearly wiped out a freshwater fish.

    Study Finds Birth Control Pill Has Negative Effects On Lake Ecosystems

    Space-squeezed Border Agency Pondered Putting Immigrants In Federal Prisons

    Space-squeezed Border Agency Pondered Putting Immigrants In Federal Prisons
    OTTAWA - Canada's border agency pursued the idea of putting immigrant detainees in federal prison despite concerns about locking up newcomers with violent offenders.

    Space-squeezed Border Agency Pondered Putting Immigrants In Federal Prisons

    Finger-pointing on as inquiry into deadly Algo Centre shopping mall collapse concludes

    Finger-pointing on as inquiry into deadly Algo Centre shopping mall collapse concludes
    When Commissioner Paul Belanger reports this week on the deadly collapse of a mall in northern Ontario, he and his team will have spent months sorting through numerous claims, counterclaims and finger-pointing as to who was to blame for the tragedy.

    Finger-pointing on as inquiry into deadly Algo Centre shopping mall collapse concludes