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• Conservative member quits Nova Scotia legislature in wake of spending scandal The Canadian Press - Tue Feb 9, 2:01 PM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - A member of the Nova Scotia legislature who became a central figure in a spending allowance scandal has resigned his seat.

• 'Buy American' deal too late: Easter CBC - Tue Feb 9, 11:00 AM

  P.E.I. MP Wayne Easter says the new trade deal between the Canadian and U.S. governments on an American economic stimulus package comes too late.

• Prime minister meets with business leaders, Alberta caucus in Calgary The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 8, 6:05 PM

  CALGARY - Energy and economic recovery topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday ahead of the federal budget.

• N.S. Tory who bought generator used public cash to buy, install TV for $3,000 The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 8, 3:29 PM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature who apologized last week for spending nearly $8,000 on a generator also charged taxpayers over $3,000 for the purchase and installation of a television.

• Prime ministers meets with business leaders, Alberta caucus in Calgary The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 8, 2:32 PM

  CALGARY - Carbon capture and the state of the economy topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday.

• Harper's office warns that ministers not to interfere with access to information The Canadian Press - Mon Feb 8, 2:31 PM

  OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says political aides should not interfere with the decisions public servants make when deciding what documents to release under access to information laws.

• Tory cabinet minister's office blocked full release of report The Canadian Press - Sun Feb 7, 3:41 PM

  OTTAWA - A federal cabinet minister's aide killed the release of a sensitive report requested under freedom-of-information in a case eerily similar to a notorious incident in the sponsorship scandal.

• N.S. Tories hopeful of rebound CBC - Sun Feb 7, 3:23 PM

  Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives spent their annual general meeting in Halifax on the weekend discussing how to win back power and who should lead them.

• Harper hosts a hockey hotstove in Saskatoon CBC - Sat Feb 6, 4:34 PM

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a serious hockey buff, played the role of interviewer Friday night as he quizzed NHL legends Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky at a Saskatoon charity event.

• Police issue warrant after Tory MP office fire CBC - Sat Feb 6, 12:08 AM

  Police have issued a warrant for a Mississauga, Ont., man after a major fire tore through a Conservative MP's constituency office on Wednesday.

• N.S. Tory apologizes and pays back cost of generator flagged by auditor general The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 9:31 PM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature apologized Friday for spending $7,995 in public money on a generator, one day after he defiantly defended the purchase as a valid expense.

• Tories remain confident about 2011 vote despite third place byelection finish The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 9:21 PM

  TORONTO - The Opposition needs to sharpen its message on how it plans to fix the perceived wrongs of the Liberal government if it hopes to fair better in the 2011 provincial election than it did in Thursday's byelection, a political expert said Friday.

• Manitoba Tories will forego salary hike if government workers do: McFadyen The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 9:14 PM

  WINNIPEG - Manitoba's opposition Progressive Conservatives are willing to forego a salary increase this year if government workers face similar measures, party leader Hugh McFadyen said Friday.

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  Tory national council takes control of Calgary riding CBC - Fri Feb 5, 7:18 PM

  The Conservative Party's national council has taken over the Calgary West riding, whose board members have been trying to oust the local Tory candidate for the next election.

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  Stephen Harper says he's 'pulling' for Jack Layton in his battle with cancer The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 5:44 PM

  SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he'll be "pulling" for NDP Leader Jack Layton in his battle with prostate cancer.

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  Prime Minister welcomes deal to exempt Canadian companies from Buy American plan The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 5:30 PM

  SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a deal that allows Canadian companies to be temporarily exempt from the Buy American elements of Washington's stimulus package is an important step forward.

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  N.S. Conservative bought MP3s on taxpayers' dime, says they were for schools The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 1:10 PM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia Conservative cabinet minister says he used public money to buy the three MP3 players that the province's auditor general highlighted in a spending report.

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  Tory MLA pays back cost of generator flagged by N.S. auditor general The Canadian Press - Fri Feb 5, 9:50 AM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - A Tory member of the Nova Scotia legislature has apologized and paid back $7,995 in public money he spent on a generator, an expense the auditor general flagged as inappropriate.

• Harper offside in speech to BC legislature while Parliament shut down: Ignatieff The Canadian Press - Thu Feb 4, 9:46 PM

  VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Opposition Liberals say Prime Minister Stephen Harper is offside in his plan to visit the sitting B.C. legislature at a time when he's shut down Parliament.