Federal Politics

Meadow Lake Chamber administrator responds to Throne Speech

Justin Trudeau ushered in a new era of minority Liberal rule Thursday.The Throne Speech, delivered by Governor General Julie Payette, offered few details of Trudeau's agenda for his second mandate. Be...

Dec 06, 2019 The new minority government has delivered its broad outlook.(ID 128023061 © Robert St Pierre | Dreamstime.com)

Action plan on missing, murdered Indigenous women coming by June: Bennett

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the federal government will release by June 2020 its plan to respond to the final report of the inquiry into missing an...

Dec 04, 2019

Alberta 'Fair Deal Panel' starts public town hall meetings in Edmonton

EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel looking at ways to make the province more independent is holding its first town hall meeting tonight in Edmonton. United Conservative Premier Jason Kenney announ...

Dec 03, 2019

Vidal named to Sheer's shadow cabinet

Gary Vidal, the newly elected MP for the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding has been named to Andrew Scheer's shadow cabinet. Vidal and has been given the file for Indigenous Services."The yout...

Dec 02, 2019 Gary Vidal has been named shadow cabinet member for Indigenous Services. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Scheer heads to Conservative heartland after a bruising week of challenges

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer heads into the Conservative heartland of Alberta today where he'll make a pitch to some of the party's most fervent supporters about why he ought to keep his job as federal...

Nov 29, 2019

Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...

Nov 25, 2019

Crime, drugs and vandalism among issues raised with new Conservative MP

Recently elected Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River Conservative MP Gary Vidal is currently in the tri-communities meeting with local leadership."One of our goals is to reach out to a number of commun...

Nov 25, 2019 Conservative MP Gary Vidal is in the La Ronge area meeting with local leadership. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Conservative Leader Scheer dismisses two top staff in wake of election loss

Federal Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer dismissed two of his top aides on Saturday as he and his party grapple with the fallout of what many see as a disappointing performance in last month's ...

Nov 25, 2019

Liberals open to changing federal laws at heart of western anger: Carr

OTTAWA - The federal government's new western outreach ambassador says there might be room to look at changing legislation at the heart of anger towards the Liberal government in Canada's West. M...

Nov 21, 2019

Trudeau seeks to keep eyes on Prairies with new role for Winnipeg's Jim Carr

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau carved out a new role in his government Wednesday designed to ensure voices on the Prairies are heard in Ottawa. Former cabinet minister Jim Carr, who represents...

Nov 20, 2019