Federal Politics

Vote-splitting, turnout key to 2019 election: Political science expert

Election season is here, and the time for door-knocking, lawn signs and regular doses of polling data begins.Voters across Canada will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to choose which party forms governme...

Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CJME News staff)

Saskatchewan voters prepare for federal election

With the writ now dropped, attention turns to Saskatchewan's 14 ridings.Currently, the province is represented by 10 Conservatives, two NDP members, one Liberal and one independent.It is anticipated t...

Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Federal election campaign begins today with leaders in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off his bid for re-election today, heading to Rideau Hall this morning to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament. With that will begin a 40-day ca...

Sep 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Grits, Tories start election campaign in dead heat, NDP, Greens tied: Poll

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Andrew Scheer's Conservatives were running neck-and-neck during warm-up laps for the start of the 40-day federal election campaign, a new poll suggests...

Sep 11, 2019

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...

Sep 10, 2019

AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote

OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...

Sep 09, 2019

Indigenous businesses projected to contribute $100B to Canada's economy by 2024: Report

Indigenous businesses contribute over $30 billion dollars annually to Canada's economy, and that number is expected to more than triple over the next five years, according to a new report from the Can...

Sep 07, 2019 The Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford. (supplied/Gold Eagle Casino)

Green Party selects Kraynick as official candidate

Connectivity, rural innovation and transportation are the key issues Green Party of Canada official candidate Sarah Kraynick will be campaigning about ahead of the federal election next month."I'm up ...

Sep 06, 2019 Sarah Kraynick, of Christopher Lake, is the official Green Party of Canada candidate. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Cook-Searson launches campaign to represent Liberals in October election

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson received a standing ovation Thursday as she officially launched her campaign to represent the Liberals in the upcoming election. "I have the e...

Sep 06, 2019 Chief Tammy Cook-Searson launched her campaign for the Oct. 21 federal election. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Provincial, federal governments put disputes aside for $72 million in infrastructure projects

The provincial and federal governments combined to announce more than $72 million in funding for 12 different infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan.Prior to Wednesday's announcement, weeks filled wi...

Sep 05, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to a crowd gathered at Gordie Howe Sports Complex during a funding announcement on Sept. 4, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)