Federal Politics

P.A. Liberal candidate gets Green backing

The environmental battle for votes is heating up in the federal election campaign in Prince Albert with the Liberal candidate announcing the endorsement of the man who previously ran for the Green Par...

Lisa Brady Sep 16, 2019 Liberal candidate for the Prince Albert riding Estelle Hjertaas has received the endorsement of Byron Tenkink who ran for the Green Party in 2015. (submitted photo/Estelle Hjertaas campaign)

Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest

OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have scattered across the country as the election campaign starts to ramp up in earnest. Sunday was the legal deadline for Justin Trudeau to ask the Governor General to ...

Sep 15, 2019

Trump front and centre as talk of trade, jobs emerges on campaign trail

OTTAWA - A familiar U.S. face finally showed up front and centre Saturday on the federal campaign trail: Donald Trump. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised to go toe-to-toe with the m...

Sep 14, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign

OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...

Sep 12, 2019

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign

OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...

Sep 12, 2019

Vote-splitting, turnout key to 2019 election: Political science expert

Election season is here, and the time for door-knocking, lawn signs and regular doses of polling data begins.Voters across Canada will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to choose which party forms governme...

Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CJME News staff)

Saskatchewan voters prepare for federal election

With the writ now dropped, attention turns to Saskatchewan's 14 ridings.Currently, the province is represented by 10 Conservatives, two NDP members, one Liberal and one independent.It is anticipated t...

Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Federal NDP set to nominate candidate

The country is not far off from the calling of the next federal election.Candidates from the Liberals, People's Party of Canada and Green Party have been nominated to stand for their respective party ...

Lisa Brady Sep 11, 2019 Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's party has still not nominated a candidate for Prince Albert. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Federal candidates talk seniors' issues

Prince Albert federal candidates came together Thursday to discuss seniors' issues, although that didn't stop topics like the carbon tax and balancing the budget from coming to the fore. It was the fi...

Lisa Brady Sep 11, 2019 Candidates listen to a question from the audience during the forum. From left, Estelle Hjertaas (LIB), Kelly Day (PPC), Randy Hoback (CPC) (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Federal election campaign begins today with leaders in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off his bid for re-election today, heading to Rideau Hall this morning to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament. With that will begin a 40-day ca...

Sep 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)