Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Fall mini-budget aims to help Canada compete with U.S. clean energy investments
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to table her mid-year budget update in the House of Commons today focused heavily on driving investment to Canada's clean energy industries in response to new Ame...
Nov 03, 2022
Feds take first step toward creating stand-alone insurance program for dental care
The Liberal government is moving toward providing dental-care insurance directly to qualifying Canadians, rather than working with provinces and territories to bolster existing coverage.That will invo...
Oct 28, 2022
Competition watchdog launches study into grocery sector amid rising food prices
Canada's competition watchdog is launching a study to examine whether the highly concentrated grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs. "With inflation on the rise, Canadian consumers have ...
Oct 24, 2022
Canada won't make 'veiled threat' over Irish border, U.K. envoy Goodale says
Canada's envoy to the United Kingdom says Ottawa will not make "a veiled threat" and suspend trade talks over concerns Britain may be breaching the agreement that stopped decades of conflict in Irelan...
Oct 23, 2022
MP Block named to Poilievre's Conservative Shadow Cabinet
The member of parliament (MP) for Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek has been named to the Conservative Party of Canada's (CPC) latest shadow cabinet.Kelly Block was chosen by Pierre Poilievre, who was voted i...
Oct 18, 2022
'We can do better': Public Safety Minister talks First Nations policing during visit to Sask.
The path towards more Indigenous police services in Saskatchewan took another step forward Monday.In a special ceremony in Prince Albert, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) signed a Letter of Inte...
Oct 17, 2022
Poilievre appoints MP Randy Hoback to Conservative Shadow Cabinet
Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is one of the dozens that will serve in the Shadow Cabinet under new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.Poilievre announced the list of Parliamentary critics Wednesday,...
Oct 12, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022
Tim Hortons pulls sponsorship, Hockey Quebec withholds funds from Hockey Canada
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott. Hockey Quebec c...
Oct 05, 2022