Federal Politics

Province appeals Bill C-69

EDMONTON- The Kenney government has asked the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa's new way of handling environmental assessments for major projects such as pipelines is constitutional.A...

Sep 11, 2019

Federal election campaign begins today with leaders in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off his bid for re-election today, heading to Rideau Hall this morning to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament. With that will begin a 40-day ca...

Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Grits, Tories start election campaign in dead heat, NDP, Greens tied: Poll

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Andrew Scheer's Conservatives were running neck-and-neck during warm-up laps for the start of the 40-day federal election campaign, a new poll suggests...

Sep 11, 2019

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...

Sep 10, 2019

AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote

OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...

Sep 09, 2019

Federal, provincial ministers share differing opinions on Bill C-69

Canada's natural resources minister said in Red Deer on Friday he is "absolutely confident" that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will move ahead. Amarjeet Sohi told attendees at a Canadian Propa...

Sep 07, 2019 Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Federal court allows six of 12 Trans Mountain appeals

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says six of 12 proposed legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed.The federal government approved the plan to triple the capacity of a...

Sep 04, 2019 Pipeline pipes are seen at a Trans Mountain facility near Hope, B.C., on August 22, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

Feds invest $2.2M in EQUS smart grid project

The federal government recently announced it is investing $2.2 million investment in a smart grid energy project led by Innisfail-based EQUS.In a release, the government says this project will create ...

Sep 04, 2019

Federal Court of Appeal to rule on letting pipeline challenges proceed

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice approved a plan ...

Sep 04, 2019

Federal election materials being shipped across country to prepare for campaign

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says Elections Canada will be ready for the fall federal campaign, whenever it is called. The election date is set for Oct. 21, but the campaign could be...

Aug 29, 2019