Federal Politics

Alberta issues become wedge issues in 2019 federal election campaign

EDMONTON - In the riding of Edmonton Millwoods, Amarjeet Sohi goes door-to-door explaining how his Liberal party is re-energizing Alberta's bedrock oil industry. Meanwhile, rival Conservative candidat...

Oct 02, 2019

Local candidates weigh in as Liberals release official platform

Local federal candidates are making their thoughts known about some of the promises in the Liberal Party's official election platform. One key issue is one that would affect anyone needing to borrow m...

Lisa Brady Sep 30, 2019 Local candidates are weighing in on the issue of post-secondary education loans as the Liberals recently released their platform (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Workers needed for Oct. election

About 300,000 poll worker jobs will need to be filled across the country, according to a spokesperson for Elections Canada.Regional Media Advisor Marie France Kenny said in the Prince Albert riding, t...

Lisa Brady Sep 30, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending

OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...

Sep 27, 2019

Scheer promises Conservative government would launch inquiry into SNC-Lavalin

MONTREAL - Andrew Scheer is promising a Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair. Scheer made the pledge during a visit to J...

Sep 26, 2019

Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts

OTTAWA - Twitter is giving Canada's federal election the all-clear so far.Despite vigorous activity on the site, including "politically polarizing" conversations on an international scale, the company...

Sep 24, 2019

Provincial group responds to Liberal gun pledge

Members of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) are making their thoughts known about a recent Liberal Party of Canada campaign promise.The Liberals have promised if they are re-elected to ban c...

Sep 23, 2019 The Liberals have pledged to ban weapons like the AR-15 if they are re-elected (file photo/Canadian Press)

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos

Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface.Several federal elec...

Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Trudeau finds friendly Liberal crowd at Saskatoon town hall, apologizes again for ‘brownface’ photos

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau made his first stop in Saskatchewan on the federal campaign trail on Thursday evening, hosting a town hall in Saskatoon amid a cloud of controversy.The event, held ...

Sep 20, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Sheila Copps lends support to local Liberal candidate

Former Liberal Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps stopped by candidate Estelle Hjertaas' campaign office in Prince Albert on Friday.She was here to lend support to her fellow-Liberal, although plans t...

Lisa Brady Sep 20, 2019 Estelle Hjertaas and Sheila Copps met in Hjertaas' campaign office in Prince Albert on Friday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)