Federal Politics

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...

Sep 20, 2019

Tough week for P.A.'s Green Party supporters

It has been a week to forget for Green Party followers in the Prince Albert riding. First came a move that some might perceive as a defection, and then came the withdrawal from the race of the local c...

Lisa Brady Sep 20, 2019 Elizabeth May's Green Party may be seeking another candidate for Prince Albert.(File photo/The Canadian Press)

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...

Sep 19, 2019

NewsAlert: 'I shouldn't have done it,' Trudeau says of brownface photo

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for wearing brown facial makeup to an "Arabian Nights" party in 2001, saying he should have known better, and he's asking for the forgiveness of C...

Sep 18, 2019

Federal party leaders make promises requiring provincial collaboration

OTTAWA - The Liberals and New Democrats are both making promises that would need some collaboration with the provinces to become reality, at a time when powerful premiers have made it clear they see a...

Sep 18, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

Canada at a crossroads entering federal election: Premier Moe

Heading into the federal election, Premier Scott Moe is asking what kind of Canada its citizens want.While speaking at a Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Moe said Canada is...

Sep 18, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaking at the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept 17, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...

Sep 18, 2019

Pushing the vote: why is turnout in Prince Albert so low?

There are over 56,000 registered voters in the Prince Albert riding, and nearly 30 per cent decided not to vote in the last federal election.The total number of ballots cast in 2015 was just over 39,6...

Sep 18, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

One week down, four-and-a-half to go in federal election campaign

OTTAWA - The federal election campaign marks a milestone today: one week down, and four-and-a-half to go. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today, having made marquee p...

Sep 18, 2019

Local PPC candidate welcomes leader's invite to debates

The Prince Albert candidate for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) has responded to the news that party leader Maxime Bernier will be allowed into next month's leadership debates.One of the debates wi...

Lisa Brady Sep 17, 2019 Prince Albert candidate Kelly Day poses with People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier during his visit to the city Aug.1. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)