Federal Politics

Conservative MP and travel agency react to new international travel restrictions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada's latest COVID-19 related international travel restrictions on Friday, Jan. 29.Beginning Jan. 31 and until the end of April, all flights to sunny destina...

Jan 29, 2021

Trade and no more surprise tweets: local reaction to changes in White House

There has been restrained reaction from local political and business figures to the start of the new presidency in the United States. Hopes and expectations of a better and more stable cross-border re...

Jan 21, 2021

Trudeau vows to keep up the fight to sway U.S. on merits of Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden's administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says K...

Jan 19, 2021

Kenney says Alberta has strong legal argument if Keystone project killed in U.S.

CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has a strong legal basis for seeking damages if the Keystone XL pipeline expansion is killed.Documents seen by The Canadian Press show Joe Biden plans to sc...

Jan 18, 2021

'It is just a token appointment': MP responds to appointment of prairies representative

The Trudeau government's latest cabinet shuffle will see the creation of a new cabinet post - special representative to the prairies but the member of parliament (MP) for Prince Albert thinks it's too...

Jan 14, 2021

Federal inmates to receive COVID vaccine Friday under pilot program, union says

The union representing federal correctional officers is expressing disappointment, upon hearing news hundreds of doses of COVID vaccine are be delivered later this week to federal inmates across the c...

Jan 06, 2021

A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home

A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hun...

Jan 04, 2021

News Alert: Navy commander McDonald named new chief of defence staff

OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald is being tapped as the next head of the Canadian Armed Forces.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision today, ending months...

Dec 23, 2020

Federal court rules in favor of elected PBCN Urban Councillor

Clarisse Lecoq is the rightful urban councillor for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) according to a decision this week from the Federal Court of Appeal.Lecoq was elected last August and received 40...

Dec 16, 2020

Premiers' demands for long-term health funding increase takes back seat to pandemic

OTTAWA - A first ministers meeting today that was supposed to be devoted to long-term, federal health care funding seems destined to be hijacked by a more urgent priority: surviving the COVID-19 pande...

Dec 10, 2020