Federal Politics

Mayors react to federal election call, speak out about top priorities

Tri-community mayors have made it clear what priorities should be for local candidates this federal election. "The biggest thing for us that's going to start coming down the pipework here is the infra...

Aug 18, 2021

Will climate change spark interest as an election issue?

Precipice, tipping point, code red for humanity: just some of the descriptions being made following the stark and dire United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report since it w...

Aug 12, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau expected to trigger fall election this weekend

whOTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is intending to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday and ask her to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election.The expectation is that the election would take...

Aug 12, 2021

Belanger resigning as NDP MLA to seek federal Liberal nomination

Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger has set his sights on federal politics and will be resigning from his current provincial seat on Sunday.He made the announcement Tuesday during an online media conferenc...

Aug 10, 2021

'This is a significant reconciliation moment': Saskatoon Tribal Council signs $70.8 million funding agreement with federal government

The seven bands that belong to the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) have moved one step closer to becoming completely autonomous over their own child and family services.A formal agreement signed Thursd...

Aug 06, 2021

Saskatchewan MP's demand cooperation from federal government in letter

Conservative Members of Parliament in Saskatchewan came together Tuesday in calling for the Government of Canada to respect provincial governance.Rosemarie Falk, MP for the Battlefords-Lloydminster, G...

Jul 21, 2021

Hoback's home security tax credit proposal fails

Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says he's 'astonished' the governing Liberals along with the NDP didn't support his proposed home security system tax credit of up to $5,000 a year.Hoback ...

Jun 09, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...

Jun 09, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...

Jun 09, 2021

Sask. First Nation Elder says increased funding and resources needed to help families recover from residential school experience

An Elder from Sturgeon Lake First Nation west of Prince Albert says he was not surprised when he heard the tragic and horrific news that the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school ...

Jun 01, 2021