Federal Politics

Kenney's premiership poses challenges, opportunity for Trudeau, Scheer

OTTAWA - Attention is now turning to how Jason Kenney's win in Alberta could impact the fall federal election. Political observers say Kenney, an outspoken and articulate former Stephen Harper cabinet...

Apr 17, 2019

Report makes cross-party recommendations to get more women into politics

A cross-party committee in Ottawa has put forward a report that includes a number of recommendations on how to turn the page on the ongoing underrepresentation of women in politics.Titled "Elect her: ...

Apr 16, 2019 (Adwo/Dreamstime.com)

Court orders lobbying czar to take new look at Aga Khan's vacation gift to PM

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has ordered the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a&nb...

Apr 16, 2019

Liberals move ahead on Indigenous agenda after SNC affair, caucus ousters

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals say they are still hearing support from Indigenous people and leaders, despite concerns raised publicly about Trudeau's expulsion of two ex-ministers who had been ce...

Apr 13, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)

Hasn't campaigned with federal leader: NDP's Notley says her focus on Alberta

CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she hasn't campaigned with the federal party leader because her focus is on what's best for the province - including pipelines. During a campaign stop i...

Apr 12, 2019

Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Conserv...

Apr 10, 2019

Northern Sask. community demands answers over power bills costing thousands of dollars

Residents living in the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend have been forced to dig deeper into their pockets, after receiving some unusually high power bills.Starla Morin was living in the co...

Mar 21, 2019 A Southend resident holds up a power bill indicating how expensive things can become. (Submitted photo/ Starla Morin)

Bill to make Orange Shirt Day a federal holiday passes third reading

A new statutory holiday could be announced soon as Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP MP Georgina Jolibois's private member bill passed a third and final reading.That means the bill is now headed ...

Mar 21, 2019 NDP MP Georgina Jolibois' bill to create new holiday passes final reading. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

STARS to use federal budget cash to replace fleet

STARS air ambulance got some good news in the 2019 federal budget.Ottawa committed $65 million to the air ambulance service in Tuesday's budget.Mike Lamacchia, STARS vice-president of operations in Al...

Mar 20, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to quit before election

OTTAWA - Michael Wernick - the country's top bureaucrat - is leaving his job, telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an open letter that recent events show him there is no path for a "relationship o...

Mar 18, 2019 Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick at a defence department event in October 2018. (Michael Wernick/Twitter)