Federal Politics

National Observer, MBC hiring La Ronge-based reporters with federal funds

The federal government is providing funding for two new reporters to be based out of La Ronge. Canada's National Observer and Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) were both successful applicants i...

Jan 10, 2020 The two federal grants have a combined total of $100,000. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Intelligence says Iranian missile downed airliner, perhaps by mistake: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says intelligence from multiple sources indicates that an Iranian missile downed the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday....

Jan 09, 2020 Rescue workers inspect the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Alberta senator wants prime minister and cabinet to meet in the province

OTTAWA - A senator from Alberta is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province. Doug Black says he has written a letter to Trudeau urging him to bring his cab...

Jan 08, 2020

Media reacts to federal subsidies for newspapers

A newly administered federal program aims to buoy the struggling newspaper industry. But not everyone is happy about how it's being rolled out, and even some who support the measure have reservations ...

Jan 07, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto. Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for t...

Jan 03, 2020

Alberta justice minister says province will 'fight back' against carbon tax

CALGARY - Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline in the province is set to jump. Starting Wednesday, a litre of gas is expecte...

Jan 02, 2020

Feds, Alberta set to clash over cash for new rent supplement

OTTAWA - Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal fund...

Dec 26, 2019

Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...

Dec 22, 2019

After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump

WASHINGTON - One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canad...

Dec 19, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Jody Wilson-Raybould is CP's newsmaker of the year

OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woman at the centre...

Dec 18, 2019