Federal Politics

Nutrition North Program to undergo external review, access to food security, supplement needs highlighted

The provincial opposition is celebrating the federal government's decision to review a grocery subsidy program in the wake of food security concerns in northern Saskatchewan. Federal Northern Affairs ...

Feb 27, 2025

A number of Saskatchewan travellers boycott U.S. amid tariff threats

With tariff threats continuing to linger, some Saskatchewan travellers are vacationing in Canada, instead of the United States.Nikki Standinghorn, a North Battleford resident, has already cancelled a ...

Feb 26, 2025

Trudeau will attend security summit in Ukraine on 3rd anniversary of war: Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to be in Kyiv on Monday along with a dozen other world leaders as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country.Ukrainian President Volodymy...

Feb 23, 2025

90,000 sign petition for Musk’s Canadian citizenship to be revoked

Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly threate...

Feb 23, 2025

Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race

Former MP Ruby Dhalla was disqualified from the Liberal leadership race Friday after the party's vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.Dhalla rejected the decision - which comes five day...

Feb 22, 2025

In it to win it: 5 candidates set to clear final hurdle to run for Liberal leadership

OTTAWA - It's deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader - and the field appears to be set.The final $125,000 instalment of a tot...

Feb 17, 2025

Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a ‘crisis’ at border

An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing "the trend of negative rhetoric" about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely a...

Feb 16, 2025

Are U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to make Canada his 51st state credible?

Just how credible are U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada the 51 state of the United States?According to Martin Gaal, political studies lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, it ...

Feb 16, 2025

U.S. tourism groups growing worried about Saskatchewan visitor losses

A tourism group based out of Great Falls, Montana, is growing more concerned as Canadian tourists cancel their summer vacation plans to the United States in the face of U.S tariffs."We're already losi...

Feb 15, 2025

Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list, but there are warning signs

As U.S. President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while...

Feb 15, 2025