Federal Politics

Correctional Service Canada warns of possible disruptions at Sask Pen. due to strike

A nationwide strike, impacting over 150,000 federal employees, remains ongoing.Representatives from the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) remain at the bargaining table with the employer. Wages...

Apr 20, 2023

Federal workers now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected

OTTAWA - More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline.Federal dep...

Apr 19, 2023

With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before its Tuesday night deadline.The Publ...

Apr 18, 2023

Roughly 2,000 workers in northern Sask. could be affected by PSAC strike

Around 2,000 federal workers in northern Saskatchewan could be on the picket line as early as Wednesday.The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) issued a strike mandate last week and on Monday sai...

Apr 17, 2023

Hockey Canada regains national funding from Ottawa

BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday - and Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official - before the C...

Apr 16, 2023

COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

Nunavut's health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met. "C...

Apr 16, 2023

‘A better path forward’: What’s next for First Nations as the debate on the NRTA continues

The debates over the Natural Resources Transfer Agreements (NRTA) won't go away anytime soon, according to a First Nations lawyer.Last week saw the federal and provincial governments battle over comme...

Apr 16, 2023

Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing

OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have launched talks aimed at sharing defence and security information as the two countries work to counter increasing threats from Russia and China. The agreement to de...

Apr 15, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes stop in Saskatchewan to promote Liberal budget

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not meet with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe during a stop in the province today to sell the Liberal government's new budget.Trudeau visited a Regina grocery store an...

Apr 13, 2023

What is the NRTA, and can the government change or scrap it?

Natural resources and jurisdiction have once again become a topic of debate and discussion in Saskatchewan. It all stemmed from a conversation that took place during a meeting of the Assembly of First...

Apr 13, 2023