Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019
Meet the candidate: Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada
Pipelines and equalization are among the hot button issues with central Alberta voters, according to Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View.The former Reform Part...
Oct 15, 2019 Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View. (Photo supplied)
Elections Canada reporting increased turnout at advance polls
OTTAWA, ON. - Elections Canada is reporting an increase in advance poll turnout for the federal election nationwide compared to 2015.According to preliminary data released Tuesday, Elections Canada sa...
Oct 15, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Meet the candidate: Logan Garbanewski, New Democratic Party
Logan Garbanewski is only 21. And while he fully admits he has an enormous mountain to climb in Red Deer-Mountain View on election day, he's still confident he can make a difference."I'm just out here...
Oct 12, 2019 (Supplied)
Meet the candidate: Blaine Calkins, Conservative Party of Canada
Blaine Calkins says he's as motivated to be a Member of Parliament today as he was when he first ran in 2006."The same things that motivated be back then are motivating me now," he says. "Responsible ...
Oct 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Meet the candidate: Tiffany Rose, Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal candidate for Red Deer-Lacombe says she hopes to be a Member of the Parliament for the people, whether they live in an urban or rural setting.Tiffany Rose, who is 42, says as someone who c...
Oct 12, 2019
Meet the candidate: Gerald Soroka, Conservative Party of Canada
The new Conservative candidate in the riding of Yellowhead will have to fill the boots left by Jim Eglinski, who is retiring after serving two terms as a member of parliament.Gerald Soroka, a lifelong...
Oct 11, 2019
WATCH: Election candidates take the stage for forum at RDC
Equalization payments, pipelines, and who can be trusted most to lead Canada were among the topics discussed during a federal election candidates forum Thursday evening at the RDC Arts Centre. Candida...
Oct 11, 2019
Final debate behind them, federal leaders begin sprints to Oct. 21 voting day
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is leaving Ottawa for the West Coast today, though he's saying goodbye with an exceptionally early morning rally at a downtown food court before he departs. With...
Oct 11, 2019
Party leaders dish baloney in French-language debate
OTTAWA - The six federal party leaders used the last televised debate of the campaign Thursday to make their pitches to voters. Along the way, they each made assertions with varying degrees of accurac...
Oct 11, 2019