Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Municipalities want share of cannabis tax but government says no
Saskatchewan's municipalities are asking for a share of taxes from cannabis sales, however, the government is saying no, in part suggesting a federal minister has misled towns and cities into thinking...
May 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB chief officially becomes Liberal candidate in upcoming election
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is the official Liberal candidate for the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River riding in the upcoming general election.The announcement was mad...
May 01, 2019 LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson will run for the Liberals in the next election. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Senate committee to hear from new Alberta premier on oil tanker ban bill
EDMONTON - A Senate committee is set to hear today from Albertans - including their new premier - on the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast. The committee on trans...
Apr 30, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises detailed climate plan by end of June
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will present his party's climate change plan by the beginning of summer. Speaking to supporters in Victoriaville, Que., on Saturday, Sch...
Apr 29, 2019
Pelican Lake First Nation to launch crime prevention initiative in band schools
A new program at Pelican Lake First Nation schools will include three new employees who will be hired to work with students and young adults on crime prevention.That's according to Band Administrator ...
Apr 25, 2019 Pelican Lake First Nation will have a new crime prevention program in place this fall. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
La Ronge seeking legal advice for possible groundwater contamination lawsuit
La Ronge Council will be seeking a thorough legal opinion about whether the town should take the federal government to court over groundwater contamination at the local airport. The decision was made ...
Apr 25, 2019 Staff and travellers at the La Ronge Airport have been told not to drink water at the facility for almost two years. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Île-à-la-Crosse secures funding for Healing on the Land project
Leadership with the Northern Village of le--la-Crosse is looking forward to launching a crime prevention initiative aimed at re-connected young people with their traditional Mtis roots. The funding fo...
Apr 24, 2019 Youth in Île-à-la-Crosse will soon have a new cultural program to access. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Federal government announces $54 million for local-area projects
The federal government is putting $54 million into various projects around the region, including crime prevention in the north, forest fire prevention and flood mitigation. The money was announced Tue...
Apr 23, 2019 Federal Minister Ralph Goodale was in Prince Albert Tuesday to announced $54 million in funding for six new initiatives across the region. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Top 1% paid slightly more in taxes after Liberal changes, figures show
OTTAWA - New federal data suggest Canada's highest earners paid a slightly greater share of the country's overall income taxes following Liberal changes designe...
Apr 18, 2019
Federal government extends Trans Mountain deadline to June 18
OTTAWA -The federal government says it is delaying its decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project until June 18 in order to wrap up consultations with Indigenous groups.The deadline is ...
Apr 18, 2019