Federal Politics

Alberta 'Fair Deal Panel' starts public town hall meetings in Edmonton

EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel looking at ways to make the province more independent is holding its first town hall meeting tonight in Edmonton. United Conservative Premier Jason Kenney announ...

Dec 03, 2019

Premiers ask for more health funding, express hesitation on pharmacare

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Canada's provincial and territorial leaders agreed Monday to press the federal government for higher increases to health-care funding, but most expressed hesitation about a nationa...

Dec 02, 2019

Wexit Alberta rally in Red Deer Saturday

Hundreds are expected to attend a rally in Red Deer this weekend to learn more about Alberta's separation movement.Wexit Alberta is hosting its third rally in Red Deer since August of this year, insid...

Nov 29, 2019 Peter Downing (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Scheer heads to Conservative heartland after a bruising week of challenges

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer heads into the Conservative heartland of Alberta today where he'll make a pitch to some of the party's most fervent supporters about why he ought to keep his job as federal...

Nov 29, 2019

Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...

Nov 25, 2019

Conservative Leader Scheer dismisses two top staff in wake of election loss

Federal Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer dismissed two of his top aides on Saturday as he and his party grapple with the fallout of what many see as a disappointing performance in last month's ...

Nov 25, 2019

Liberals open to changing federal laws at heart of western anger: Carr

OTTAWA - The federal government's new western outreach ambassador says there might be room to look at changing legislation at the heart of anger towards the Liberal government in Canada's West. M...

Nov 21, 2019

Kenney urges ministers to take province's concerns seriously

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is urging federal cabinet ministers with portfolios of interest to Alberta to listen to the province's concerns and to take them seriously.He says in a statement that h...

Nov 20, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils new Liberal cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a larger cabinet that aims to advance Liberal campaign promises to tackle climate change and promote middle-class prosperity, while attempting to so...

Nov 20, 2019 Chrystia Freeland is Canada's new deputy prime minister and minister in charge of intergovernmental affairs (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Trudeau seeks to keep eyes on Prairies with new role for Winnipeg's Jim Carr

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau carved out a new role in his government Wednesday designed to ensure voices on the Prairies are heard in Ottawa. Former cabinet minister Jim Carr, who represents...

Nov 20, 2019