Federal Politics

News Alert: Navy commander McDonald named new chief of defence staff

OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald is being tapped as the next head of the Canadian Armed Forces.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision today, ending months...

Dec 23, 2020

Premiers' demands for long-term health funding increase takes back seat to pandemic

OTTAWA - A first ministers meeting today that was supposed to be devoted to long-term, federal health care funding seems destined to be hijacked by a more urgent priority: surviving the COVID-19 pande...

Dec 10, 2020

MP Gary Vidal unsure of Liberal COVID relief proposal

MP Gary Vidal believes the federal government's approach to handling COVID-19 will do more harm than good to the future of Canada's economy. On Monday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced "th...

Dec 04, 2020

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Feds spending plan heads to confidence vote as provinces seek more health-care cash

OTTAWA - Canada's most populous province says the federal Liberal government missed an opportunity in its new spending plan to signal more help for health-care systems, setting up a potential showdown...

Dec 01, 2020

Highlights of the federal government's fiscal update

OTTAWA - Key elements from the federal government's fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon: The pandemic response from Ottawa. The total cost of the federal re...

Nov 30, 2020

Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

Nov 16, 2020

Louis Riel exoneration debate continues

Next week will herald the 135th anniversary of the death of Louis Riel, and there are renewed calls from Mtis groups in Quebec and British Columbia for the federal government to exonerate the man who ...

Nov 13, 2020

112 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 48 people in hospital

For the third day this week, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is in the triple digits.There are 112 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 11, according to the ...

Nov 11, 2020

‘We are losing the battle against this virus’: Saskatchewan doctors hope for more action on COVID

A group of Saskatchewan doctors believes the province is currently losing the fight against COVID-19.280 physicians penned a letter to Premier Scott Moe, Dr. Saqib Shahab and Health Minister Paul Merr...

Nov 11, 2020