Federal Politics

Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn't condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East on Saturday as he blamed Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel for a staggering number of civilian deaths.But Trudeau...

Oct 05, 2024

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: P.A. event honours painful legacy of residential schools

Emile Highway, a decorated veteran and residential school survivor, can still remember the loneliness he felt as a young boy being in a strange place and the sole comfort that came with his older brot...

Sep 30, 2024

First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national ...

Sep 30, 2024

'It's a great day': Witchekan First Nation recognizes Orange Shirt Day

Just days away from the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a sea of orange flooded the streets in Spiritwood on Friday.Dozens of students and staff from Kisikohk First Nation School at Witchek...

Sep 27, 2024

'Axe the tax' and 'jail, not bail': Catching up with MP Rosemarie Falk

The fall sitting of Parliament started much the same way it ended for Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk and her fellow Conservatives: staying focused on the carbon tax and the economy. "I wil...

Sep 24, 2024

Sask. post-secondary institutions navigating effects of international student cap

While the full impact of a cap on international students in Canada remains to be seen, some of the post-secondary institutes in Saskatchewan expect it will be minimal here, considering how the provinc...

Sep 21, 2024

MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.When they last gathered in the capital the Liberals...

Sep 15, 2024

RCMP lifts veil on use of emerging technologies to fight crime

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it installed tools on digital devices to covertly collect electronic evidence in 32 cases over a five-year period. The criminal offences being investigated in these cases from 2...

Sep 10, 2024

Sask. canola farmers angered with proposed Chinese sanctions

Saskatchewan canola farmers aren't happy with the latest announcement by China to launch an anti-dumping investigation on Canadian canola.China's government announced the proposed sanctions on canola ...

Sep 04, 2024

Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows

OTTAWA - Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly out...

Sep 02, 2024