Local Election

'If you don’t vote, you don’t get an opinion': Battlefords voters have their say on election day

Voters in the Battlefords headed to their assigned polls today to choose Canada's 25th prime minister - and who will represent them as their local member of Parliament.Outside the Don Ross Centre Gym,...

Apr 28, 2025

It's election day: have you cast your vote?

Today's the day to make your voice heard. Canada's 45th general election runs today and on Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake, all eyes will be on candidates, Rose Marie Falk for the Conservatives, ...

Apr 28, 2025

Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger

Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger's campaign in the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding."It is really impor...

Apr 17, 2025

Advance voting opens this Easter weekend; Elections Canada reminds voters to check their cards

Voters in the federal riding of Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake can soon cast their ballots, with advance voting set to run throughout the Easter long weekend.Advance polling stations will be ope...

Apr 17, 2025

Tariffs on the campaign trail

Tariffs have been top of mind for people across the country for months now, so it only makes sense that it would be a top issue as people head to the federal election polls.In Saskatchewan, tariffs ar...

Apr 17, 2025

Candidates clash on carbon tax, trade and tariffs at Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake forum

With less than two weeks to go before the 2025 federal election, voters in the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding got a closer look at their choices during a candidates' forum hosted by the L...

Apr 17, 2025

'Common man' Darrell Patan running in Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake for Canadian Future Party

Darrell Patan says he's not a career politician, but rather a "common man" stepping up for the people of the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding as the newly named Canadian Future Party (CFP) ...

Apr 15, 2025

Final list of candidates confirmed; fewer party options for voters in northern Sask.

The deadline for candidate registration has passed and voters in north central Saskatchewan can now focus on their options for representation in the upcoming federal election. Candidates had until Mon...

Apr 10, 2025

Liberal and NDP leaders make campaign stops in Saskatchewan

Brief shouts of "51st State!" and "People are being slaughtered in Palestine!" disrupted Liberal leader Mark Carney's brief visit to Saskatoon Wednesday evening.The Liberal leader arrived at the Remai...

Apr 10, 2025

Mark Carney and Jagmeet Singh making campaign stops in Saskatoon Wednesday

It's been more than two weeks since the federal election campaign began, and none of the main party leaders have stopped in Saskatchewan yet.But that's going to change on Wednesday, as Liberal Leader ...

Apr 09, 2025