Federal Politics

Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...

May 01, 2020

Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles

OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to ban a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 Montreal Massacre. During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said gun...

Apr 30, 2020

Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure is an estimate based on the&n...

Apr 30, 2020

FSIN encouraging vigilance, as province rolls out plan to re-open

The Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) admits he has concerns about moving too fast.Bobby Cameron spoke with paNOW about the provincial government's plan to re-open Saskatc...

Apr 24, 2020 FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

MP Gary Vidal calls on Feds for clear wage subsidy wording to include limited-liability Indigenous businesses

Gary Vidal, MP for Desneth Missinippi-Churchill River, is asking the federal minister responsible to include limited partnership businesses in the Canada's Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program for li...

Apr 21, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Federal oilpatch bailout focus on cleanup of abandoned wells, reduced emissions

Observers say the federal government's multibillion-dollar oilpatch bailout package announced Friday should come with strings attached. "(Money) should be tied to regulatory change in Albert...

Apr 17, 2020

Farm group calls on Ottawa to help save food sector

The federal government is being called upon to create an emergency fund, to help assist farmers and agriculture-related businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Federation of Agriculture Pre...

Apr 16, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Vidal calls for more support for First Nations-owned businesses

Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is calling on the federal government to do more for businesses owned by First Nations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter written to Minister of Fi...

Apr 16, 2020 Gary Vidal believes First Nations-owned businesses are being negatively impacted by a federal subsidy program. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Premiers don't want Emergencies Act used during COVID-19 pandemic

REGINA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying they do not want the Emergencies Act invoked over COVID-19. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's office said the lette...

Apr 15, 2020

MPs should return to House of Commons to scrutinize COVID-19 measures: Scheer

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has repeated his call to see MPs return to the House of Commons to question and scrutinize the Liberal government's COVID-19 measures. ...

Apr 15, 2020