Federal Politics

Randy Hoback hosting community barbecues in the northeast

Prince Albert Conservative MP Randy Hoback is visiting several northeast communities in the coming weeks.Hoback's barbecue circuit got underway earlier this week in Nipawin where he told northeastNOW ...

Aug 13, 2021

Will climate change spark interest as an election issue?

Precipice, tipping point, code red for humanity: just some of the descriptions being made following the stark and dire United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report since it w...

Aug 12, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau expected to trigger fall election this weekend

whOTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is intending to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday and ask her to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election.The expectation is that the election would take...

Aug 12, 2021

Belanger resigning as NDP MLA to seek federal Liberal nomination

Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger has set his sights on federal politics and will be resigning from his current provincial seat on Sunday.He made the announcement Tuesday during an online media conferenc...

Aug 10, 2021

'This is a significant reconciliation moment': Saskatoon Tribal Council signs $70.8 million funding agreement with federal government

The seven bands that belong to the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) have moved one step closer to becoming completely autonomous over their own child and family services.A formal agreement signed Thursd...

Aug 06, 2021

PAGC supports call to bring back restrictions to prevent further outbreaks

The Grand Chief of Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is showing his support for northern leaders, dealing with COVID outbreaks.In recent weeks, cases have surged in a number of communities due to in ...

Jul 30, 2021

Air quality alert issued for RM of Hudson Bay including Shoal Lake and Red Earth Reserves

Smoke from forest fires north of Hudson Bay is continuing to create reduced visibilities and poor air quality for communities in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Hudson Bay and so a new special air qual...

Jul 27, 2021

Saskatchewan MP's demand cooperation from federal government in letter

Conservative Members of Parliament in Saskatchewan came together Tuesday in calling for the Government of Canada to respect provincial governance.Rosemarie Falk, MP for the Battlefords-Lloydminster, G...

Jul 21, 2021

Anyone for a summer election? Hoback prepared with climate change a major issue

Is it just silly season or is a federal election really going to happen this summer?Some political pundits suggest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to secure a majority government before the sum...

Jul 09, 2021

First Nations leaders enthusiastic about appointment of new Governor General

Saskatchewan Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty is calling the appointment of Canada's first Indigenous Governor General historic."I am also very pleased to hear and see an Indigenous person, especially an Indigen...

Jul 06, 2021