Federal Election

FSIN encouraging First Nations to head to the polls

The representative body of Saskatchewan's First Nations communities is encouraging First Nations people to get out and vote in Monday's federal election.Every eligible First Nations voter is asked to ...

Sep 20, 2021

Hoback backs Conservative party promise for gig workers

While there is a certain flexibility that comes with gig work but that flexibility carries a trade-off. The Conservative party has promised to eliminate one of the drawbacks, however, if they are elec...

Aug 27, 2021

BREAKING: Canadian Press projects Liberal government

OTTAWA - The Canadian Press is projecting that the Liberal party will win the most seats in the 2019 federal election, giving them the best chance to form the next government.Whether Liberal Leader Ju...

Oct 21, 2019

Listen live: Election Night Special on radio

Many are predicting a Liberal minority government this evening, however local Conservative candidates are likely to take hold in the province. Gordon Kirkby and Don Cody sat in the P.A. newsroom to of...

Oct 21, 2019 Live Election Special radio show on Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Millions of Canadians take advantage of advance polls

Elections Canada said Tuesday that preliminary estimates show 4.7 million people cast a ballot at advance polls for this year's election.That's an increase of 29 per cent over 2015's advance poll voti...

Oct 17, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

One federal candidate confirms attendance for Christopher Lake forum

Only one candidate from the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River electoral district has confirmed they will be in attendance for a forum tonight in Christopher Lake. The event is being held by the Princ...

Oct 15, 2019 Green candidate Sarah Kraynick has confirmed her attendance for the Christoper Lake event. (submitted photo/Sarah Kraynick)

Leaders descend on national capital in anticipation of Monday's televised debate

TORONTO - Most of the federal party leaders are hitting the books today, cramming for Monday's critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an ...

Oct 06, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Singh fields questions in Saskatoon West town hall

Downtown Saskatoon was flooded with enthusiastic New Democratic Party (NDP) supporters on Friday morning.Party leader Jagmeet Singh took questions at the Saskatoon Francophone Federation's Le Relais C...

Oct 05, 2019 Jagmeet Singh with NDP Supporters at Le Relais rental hall on October 4, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Feds fight ruling on compensation for failures in First Nations child services

OTTAWA - The federal government is appealing a ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering Ottawa to pay $2 billion in compensation to First Nations children and their families who were sepa...

Oct 04, 2019 The Trudeau government is challenging the court's ruling on compensation for First Nations child services. (Canadian Press)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to host town hall in Saskatoon

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to visit Le Relais - Federation Des Francophones De Saskatoon on Friday for a town hall style event.Singh is scheduled to share his party's vision for a mo...

Oct 03, 2019 Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed reporters after a speech to the FSIN in Saskatoon on Oct. 26, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)