New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs
New Brunswick Liberals ask PC leader Blaine Higgs to apologize for 'joke' about dead supporter
Hannah Fulton Johnston, executive director of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, condemned Higgs’s anecdote in a statement issued on Friday in which she called the joke distasteful. “The New Brunswick Liberal Association is calling on Blaine Higgs to apologize for this comment,” it reads.
Premier Blaine Higgs calls N.B. election as approval ratings tank
New Brunswickers will go to the polls on Oct. 21 after Premier Blaine Higgs called a provincial election amid slumping approval numbers, saying his government ‘can’t turn back now’ on protecting New Brunswick’s economic stability.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs kicks off provincial election campaign
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called an election for Oct. 21, signalling the beginning of a 33-day campaign expected to focus on pocketbook issues and the government's provocative approach to gender identity policies.
Opinion
NP View: New Brunswick's Blaine Higgs is conservatism's brightest light
National political watchers are all eyes on the British Columbia election. But let’s not forget the campaign getting underway in New Brunswick, where the Progressive Conservative party is attempting a third consecutive election win.
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs calls election for Oct. 21
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called a provincial election for Oct. 21. The Progressive Conservative premier made the announcement this morning after visiting Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy at her official residence in Fredericton.
New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs
A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Born: March 1, 1954. Early years: The son of a customs officer, he grew up in Forest City, N.B., near the Canada-U.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs expected to call provincial election today
A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started today in New Brunswick. Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has said he plans to visit Lt.-Gov.
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs calls election for Oct. 21
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called a provincial election for Oct. 21. The Progressive Conservative premier made the announcement this morning after visiting Lt.-
Blaine Higgs asked to apologize for ‘joke’ about dead N.B. Liberal supporter
Blaine Higgs disrespected the New Brunswick's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party ...
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New Brunswick provincial parties kick off campaigns ahead of Oct. 21 election
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs will try to retain power by riding the growing chill toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while selling his own economic record despite a polarizing ...
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'We can't turn back now,' Higgs says, as he calls election
Outside Government House on Thursday, PC Leader Blaine Higgs portrayed the campaign as a choice between his sound fiscal management, including six straight years of budget surpluses, and a ...
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New Brunswick election called for Oct. 21 as Higgs looks to stay in power
New Brunswickers are headed to the polls. Premier Blaine Higgs made the announcement this morning after visiting Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy at her official residence in Fredericton. Under the ...
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New Brunswick Tory leader kicks off provincial election campaign claiming rivals plotting to share power
As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs started his election campaign Thursday, he claimed his main rivals were already planning a power-sharing deal similar to the now-defunct one between the ...
Liberals, Greens make large health-care promises, PCs talk HST
New Brunswick's two opposition parties are staying busy with major health-care promises on Day 2 of the campaign, while the ...
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N.B. election set for October 21
New Brunswickers will be going to the polls on October 21. Higgs is running for a third term as New Brunswick’s Premier.