Federal Politics

Hoback suspends face-to-face service on Coronavirus concerns

Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is temporarily closing his Prince Albert and Nipawin offices to face-to-face service in response to the novel Coronavirus. Matters will be handled by phone, email and vid...

Mar 12, 2020 P.A. MP Randy Hoback is self-monitoring his own health situation. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Trudeau promises $1 billion to help provinces cope with coronavirus cases

The federal government is rolling out a $1-billion funding package to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are ...

Mar 11, 2020 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand)

Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north

"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just wrapped a...

Mar 10, 2020

Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...

Mar 04, 2020

PM creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but now has spread around the world. The COVID-19 cabinet c...

Mar 04, 2020

Conservatives needs to start thinking about approach to Indigenous issues: MP

OTTAWA - National protests sparked by the opposition of some Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to a pipeline project in B.C. are also sparking debate in Conservative circles about the part...

Mar 02, 2020

Western separatist group applies for provincial party status

There are five political parties in Saskatchewan, but the sixth one could be added in time for the next provincial election.The Saskatchewan branch of the western separatist movement, Wexit, announced...

Mar 02, 2020 Members of Wexit Saskatchewan encourage supporters to sign a petition necessary to register as a provincial political party on Nov. 24, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Striving for more women in elected office

The quest for more women to be involved in all levels of politics was the focus of an event in Prince Albert Saturday.The Canadian Federation of University Women held a Prairies International Women's ...

Mar 01, 2020

Hoback introduces bill to help cover security costs

Prince Albert's member of Parliament is introducing a bill to help homeowners upgrade the security of their properties.Randy Hoback brought forward a private member's bill which, if passed, would prov...

Feb 28, 2020 Randy Hoback speaks during an election forum in Prince Albert. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Manitoba premier hints at possible carbon tax deal with federal government

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is hinting at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax. Pallister says federal and provincial senior officials have been in cons...

Feb 25, 2020