Federal Politics

People living in Saskatchewan will get smaller carbon tax rebates in 2020

As the Saskatchewan government vows to continue fighting the carbon tax, the federal government has decreased carbon tax rebates to the province and two others who have not adopted carbon pricing mode...

Dec 17, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Canada argues in court: National measures needed to address climate crisis

EDMONTON - Lawyers for the federal government are defending Canada's carbon tax by saying the climate crisis requires national measures. The law that brought in the federal levy is being cha...

Dec 17, 2019

Finance ministers push Morneau for stabilization, health-care money

OTTAWA - The country's finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa today, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda. All provinces say a federal program that cu...

Dec 17, 2019

Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces

OTTAWA - The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirem...

Dec 16, 2019

Liberals' fiscal update shows billions more in deficits this year and next

OTTAWA - Canada's federal budget deficit will be billions of dollars deeper than it was supposed to be this year and next, according to the Finance Department. The figures released this morning show t...

Dec 16, 2019

Alberta, Ottawa head to province's Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute

EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would f...

Dec 16, 2019

Scheer's resignation tips party into internal war over school tuition payments

OTTAWA - Signs began to emerge Friday that the coming race to replace outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be an acid test for whether social conservatives have a place in the Conserva...

Dec 15, 2019

Saskatchewan residents to see power bills rise; SaskPower warns about phone scam

Saskatchewan residents will be paying more for power in the new year.The carbon tax is set to increase Jan. 1 from $20 a tonne to $30. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry explained what the increase wi...

Dec 13, 2019 The Crown-owned power company says bills are set to climb and warning residents about a phone scam. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Brad Wall not interested in Conservative party leadership

REGINA - Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he's not interested in running for the Conservative party leadership. His is one of the names being tossed around in Conservative circles ...

Dec 13, 2019

Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded

OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...

Dec 12, 2019