Tag Archives: Federal Politics

Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING - The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Mini...
Jan 16, 2026

Federal NDP leadership candidate makes stop in northern Saskatchewan
Heather McPherson was in Prince Albert recently as part of her campaign to take the spot left vacant by Jagmeet Singh as leader of the federal NDP. During her recent travels, she said she found a lot ...
Jan 08, 2026

Jobs, economy top voters’ priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll
OTTAWA - A year-end poll from Nanos suggests Canadians will want to see action from the Liberal government on major economic files in the new year.Just over one in five respondents to the poll publish...
Jan 01, 2026
‘The year that the shoe dropped’: How the Canada-U.S. relationship changed in 2025
The people anxiously sipping hot chocolate in the Canadian Embassy in Washington on a cold night in January almost a year ago couldn't have predicted the roller-coaster of trade provocations and bilat...
Dec 27, 2025
‘The year that the shoe dropped’: How the Canada-U.S. relationship changed in 2025
The people anxiously sipping hot chocolate in the Canadian Embassy in Washington on a cold night in January almost a year ago couldn't have predicted the roller-coaster of trade provocations and bilat...
Dec 27, 2025

Top 10 stories of 2025 from battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW
If 2025 felt heavier than most, many people can point to why.Wildfires forced evacuations and choked the air. Economic uncertainty crept in through headlines from Washington and Ottawa. Crises unfolde...
Dec 27, 2025

MP Falk says 2025 was a 'long year' in Ottawa as she keeps the same focus heading into 2026
After what she describes as a long year marked by political upheaval, Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says her focus remains unchanged heading into 2026 - affordability, crime, ...
Dec 26, 2025

Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year
MONTREAL - Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative agreements.The agreements cover both the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers ba...
Dec 22, 2025

Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system
OTTAWA - Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis.The suggest...
Dec 22, 2025

$713.8M settlement ends James Smith Cree Nation land claim fight, but division talks remain
A decades long battle with the federal government for a settlement over a series of complex land claims is finally over for James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) #370, but conflict remains as the three First...
Dec 19, 2025