Federal Politics

Conservative MP says budget needs job creation, while former Liberal candidate pleased with document

Battlefords-Lloydminster Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk and the riding's former Liberal candidate Larry Ingram have varying views on the new federal budget just released, but they both agree it has be...

Apr 20, 2021

Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth

OTTAWA - The federal government will this afternoon unveil its spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course in a post-pandemic Canada. The Liberals' first...

Apr 19, 2021

Conservatives plan to introduce $20-per-tonne carbon price in climate plan

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a $20-per-tonne carbon price for consumers in his party's $5-billion plan to tackle climate change.The move represents a major policy shift for th...

Apr 15, 2021

Liberal MP caught stark naked during House of Commons video conference

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP was caught wearing his birthday suit in the virtual House of Commons. William Amos, who has represented the Quebec riding of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fe...

Apr 14, 2021

Saskatchewan First Nations to receive direct allocation of vaccines from next month

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is applauding a move that will see 14 per cent of COVID-19 vaccines in Saskatchewan go direct to First Nations.The FSIN said the direct allocation...

Mar 26, 2021

Construction begins next month for $11 million sports complex at Big River First Nation

The wheels are in motion for a major development in northwest Saskatchewan, costing $35 million. Big River First Nation plans to build both a new high school and a new arena. The band's CEO Derek Klei...

Mar 26, 2021

In split decision, Supreme Court says the federal carbon price is constitutional

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional.The split decision upholds a pivotal part of the Liberal climate-change plan, accounting for at least one-...

Mar 25, 2021

Liberals to unveil federal budget on April 19, Freeland says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal Liberals will table a budget on April 19. It will be the first federal budget in more than two years, after the government opted not to int...

Mar 23, 2021

'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty

Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...

Mar 12, 2021

First nations women in jail over represented and lack proper supports, says FSIN

Concerns related to the over representation of First Nations women in the correctional system, and a lack of supports, are being raised on International Women's Day by the organization that represents...

Mar 08, 2021