Federal Politics

Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats

OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...

Jan 21, 2022

‘It’s a great day’: FSIN reacts to federal compensation agreement for First Nations children

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling the government's Child Welfare agreement the beginning of a better quality of life for First Nations children.On Tuesday morning, the L...

Jan 04, 2022

Ottawa reveals details of child welfare agreement

The federal government has laid out the details of its $40-billion child-welfare settlement.On Tuesday, the government said it had reached an agreement in principle with the First Nations Child and Fa...

Jan 04, 2022

Year in Review: Highlights from the region (Pt. 1)

During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Following an exciting year in the ne...

Dec 30, 2021

Canada reintroducing PCR tests for travel abroad amid Omicron spike

The federal government is beefing up its travel restrictions as Omicron begins to take hold across the country.Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Friday that Canada is reintroducing th...

Dec 17, 2021

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate in November held steady at 4.7 per cent

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation held steady in November as the consumer price index rose 4.7 per cent compared with a year ago.The result matched the year-over-year increa...

Dec 15, 2021

Federal Conservatives back province on removing CP Rail’s tax exemptions

The federal Conservatives are trying to change part of the Constitution.MPs from Saskatchewan have put forward a motion to repeal Section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act.That's the section the CP Rail comp...

Dec 13, 2021

Canada’s public health needs renewal, says Dr. Theresa Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor is urging the federal government to transform its public health system so the country is better equipped to handle future and present health threats.Chief public health of...

Dec 13, 2021

No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release some of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives c...

Dec 06, 2021

Canada bans travellers from southern Africa due to new variant

With a new COVID-19 variant of concern on the rise, Canada is banning visitors who travelled through southern Africa.During a media conference Friday, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the ba...

Nov 26, 2021