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• New Democrat MP sees no reason to deport former KGB officer Lennikov The Canadian Press - Thu Jan 28, 4:20 PM

  OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP who has gone through thousands of pages of government documents says he sees no reason to deport a former KGB officer.

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  Katz accuses NDP of infiltrating City Hall CBC - Tue Jan 26, 6:42 PM

  Sam Katz used his annual State of the City address to not only promote his successes over his six years as mayor, but to also promise political parties will never gain a foothold in municipal politics in Winnipeg.

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  Gurnett named NDP chief of staff CBC - Tue Jan 26, 3:32 PM

  Alberta's New Democrats have appointed long-time political and social activist Jim Gurnett as chief of staff for their caucus, the party announced Tuesday.

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  Liberal and NDP MPs to show up for work at shuttered Parliament The Canadian Press - Mon Jan 25, 6:05 AM

  OTTAWA - Liberal and New Democrat MPs from across Canada will make a show of returning to work Monday even though the House of Commons has been shut down until March.

• Sask. NDP wraps up radio attack ads targeting government over deficit The Canadian Press - Fri Jan 22, 7:32 PM

  REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP have wrapped up a series of radio ads which attacked the provincial government's handling of the economy.

• Olympics a smokescreen for cancelled surgeries: B.C. NDP CBC - Thu Jan 21, 11:09 PM

  The B.C. New Democrats are accusing the provincial government of using the Olympics as an excuse to save money by cancelling about 2,400 elective surgeries.

• NDP health critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis mulling running for mayor of Winnipeg The Canadian Press - Thu Jan 21, 3:17 PM

  WINNIPEG - The federal NDP's health critic is considering triggering a Manitoba by-election by trading in her long-held Winnipeg seat to run for mayor of the city.

• NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis mulling running for mayor of Winnipeg The Canadian Press - Thu Jan 21, 12:10 PM

  WINNIPEG - A Manitoba NDP MP is thinking about resigning her seat to run for mayor of Winnipeg.

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  Layton to propose legal limits on PM's power to prorogue Parliament The Canadian Press - Wed Jan 20, 6:52 PM

  OTTAWA - The NDP says it will propose legislation to limit the power of the prime minister to suspend Parliament.

• Layton calls for limits on powers to prorogue CBC - Wed Jan 20, 5:28 PM

  NDP Leader Jack Layton said Wednesday the party will call for legislative changes that would require a majority vote of MPs for prorogation.

• Charges laid after RCMP probe questionable sale of Saskatchewan NDP memberships The Canadian Press - Tue Jan 19, 7:46 PM

  REGINA - Mounties have laid charges in a scandal involving the Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaign and the questionable sale of 1,100 party memberships.

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  Mounties lay forgery charges over Sask. NDP contest CBC - Tue Jan 19, 7:19 PM

  A man faces forgery charges after a police investigation into the conduct of the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race, which took place in June.

• Ex-NDP member who faked expenses in N.L. spending scandal gets 21 months in jail The Canadian Press - Fri Jan 15, 4:39 PM

  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The last former Newfoundland and Labrador politician to be sentenced in the legislature spending scandal was taken to jail in handcuffs Friday, closing a dark chapter in the province's political history.

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  Sask. premier defends ads slamming NDP leader CBC - Thu Jan 14, 12:18 PM

  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says television ads criticizing NDP leader Dwain Lingenfelter for calling Wall a "loser" are only what Lingenfelter should expect.

• NDP call for Fantino to step aside as OPP Commissioner until charges dealt with The Canadian Press - Wed Jan 13, 3:35 PM

  TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty is rejecting suggestions he was trying to play down the significance of the criminal allegations against Ontario's top police officer.

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  NDP won't join Liberal plan to protest Harper's suspension of Parliament The Canadian Press - Mon Jan 11, 10:09 PM

  OTTAWA - It looks like the Liberals will be all alone when they return to Parliament Hill for work later this month.

• NDP proposes opt-in pension plan for province, says gov't must move on crisis The Canadian Press - Mon Jan 11, 6:01 PM

  TORONTO - As it faces a pension crisis that has left six out of 10 people without a plan for retirement, Ontario should adopt a provincial plan that would allow everyone to save for their golden years, the New Democrats said Monday.

• NDP picks street nurse/activist to be Toronto Centre byelection candidate The Canadian Press - Sun Jan 10, 6:00 PM

  TORONTO - Housing activist Cathy Crowe has been named the New Democrat candidate to run in the Toronto Centre provincial byelection on Feb. 4.

• B.C. should investigate alleged fraudster: NDP CBC - Fri Jan 8, 11:16 PM

  The B.C. NDP is demanding the provincial government's merit commissioner investigate the hiring of a Saanich man charged with fraud for allegedly falsifying documents and exaggerating his credentials.