Federal Politics

NewsAlert: 'I shouldn't have done it,' Trudeau says of brownface photo

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for wearing brown facial makeup to an "Arabian Nights" party in 2001, saying he should have known better, and he's asking for the forgiveness of C...

Sep 18, 2019

Yearbook photo shows Trudeau wearing ‘brownface’ costume in 2001

OTTAWA - A yearbook photo of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing "brownface" makeup at a costume party in 2001 has landed on the federal election campaign.Time magazine has posted the photo, which i...

Sep 18, 2019 (Time Magazine)

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...

Sep 18, 2019

One week down, four-and-a-half to go in federal election campaign

OTTAWA - The federal election campaign marks a milestone today: one week down, and four-and-a-half to go. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today, having made marquee p...

Sep 18, 2019

Energy, crime are top election issues for city councillors

Pipelines and crime are top of mind federal election issues for members of Red Deer city council. "First and foremost is with respect to securing energy to market access. Making sure that the energy i...

Sep 17, 2019

Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest

OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have scattered across the country as the election campaign starts to ramp up in earnest. Sunday was the legal deadline for Justin Trudeau to ask the Governor General to ...

Sep 15, 2019

Trump front and centre as talk of trade, jobs emerges on campaign trail

OTTAWA - A familiar U.S. face finally showed up front and centre Saturday on the federal campaign trail: Donald Trump. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised to go toe-to-toe with the m...

Sep 14, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign

OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...

Sep 12, 2019

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign

OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...

Sep 12, 2019

Local candidates for the Oct. 21 federal election

With the federal election campaign now officially underway, not every party has nominated candidates to run in central Alberta ridings. Incumbent Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins in Red Deer-Lacombe an...

Sep 11, 2019 (The Canadian Press)