Federal Politics

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe

Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...

Nov 24, 2022

Trudeau puts cash behind Indo-Pacific pledges during visit to Southeast Asia summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a slew of funding announcements in Cambodia on Saturday aimed at deepening economic and academic ties with Southeast Asia, after decades of sporadic engagement w...

Nov 12, 2022

'We are in a pandemic in our communities': First Nations leaders call for aid

First Nations leaders in Northern Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm, and asking the federal and provincial levels of government for immediate assistance to address concerns related to drugs, gangs a...

Nov 04, 2022

Freeland's mini-budget forecasts first surplus on the horizon, but warns of recession

A federal budgetary surplus is on the distant horizon for the first time since the Liberals came to power, but the rest of the fall fiscal update clouds that picture with the risk of recession and pro...

Nov 03, 2022

Fall mini-budget aims to help Canada compete with U.S. clean energy investments

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to table her mid-year budget update in the House of Commons today focused heavily on driving investment to Canada's clean energy industries in response to new Ame...

Nov 03, 2022

Feds take first step toward creating stand-alone insurance program for dental care

The Liberal government is moving toward providing dental-care insurance directly to qualifying Canadians, rather than working with provinces and territories to bolster existing coverage.That will invo...

Oct 28, 2022

Book on Delmas residential school fire to be released next month

A new book, called "Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School" is set to be launched at a special reception in North Battleford.Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and edu...

Oct 24, 2022

Competition watchdog launches study into grocery sector amid rising food prices

Canada's competition watchdog is launching a study to examine whether the highly concentrated grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs. "With inflation on the rise, Canadian consumers have ...

Oct 24, 2022

Canada won't make 'veiled threat' over Irish border, U.K. envoy Goodale says

Canada's envoy to the United Kingdom says Ottawa will not make "a veiled threat" and suspend trade talks over concerns Britain may be breaching the agreement that stopped decades of conflict in Irelan...

Oct 23, 2022

'We can do better': Public Safety Minister talks First Nations policing during visit to Sask.

The path towards more Indigenous police services in Saskatchewan took another step forward Monday.In a special ceremony in Prince Albert, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) signed a Letter of Inte...

Oct 17, 2022