Federal Politics

Sask. copper mine one of five major projects announced by Carney

A Saskatchewan copper mine project is getting a final push from the federal government.While in Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced five projects on the federal government's fast-track list...

Sep 11, 2025

Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining

An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural gas production in B.C. are among five projects to be considered first for fast-track approval under the federal government's m...

Sep 11, 2025

Treaty annuity settlement, if reached, could be 'significant'

If the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is able to come to a settlement with the federal government regarding its Treaty 6 Annuities Claim, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the back pay potentially o...

Sep 09, 2025

Clean water settlement cheques start flowing into Montreal Lake Cree Nation

Members of Montreal Lake Cree Nation have begun receiving federal payments as part of the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Class Action Settlement Agreement. The settlement agreement was approved...

Sep 05, 2025

Carney pledges incentives for canola sector, delays EV mandate

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government is launching a new $370 million production incentive to help Canada's canola producers. The government says its new biofuel production incentive is meant...

Sep 05, 2025

Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says he is sending his parliamentary secretary to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants...

Sep 04, 2025

Carney says his ministers are looking for ways to cut spending at cabinet retreat

TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two wee...

Sep 04, 2025

Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among...

Sep 03, 2025

What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?

U.S. President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his...

Aug 30, 2025

MN-S declares state of emergency, seeks funding for land based healing facility

Noting the devastating effects of drugs and gangs, and a lack of long-term community-based cultural supports, Brennan Merasty says he saw an opportunity as an elected official to take action and help ...

Aug 22, 2025