Federal Politics

Feds sign education agreement with Sunchild First Nation

Around 330 First Nations students in central Alberta will benefit following the signing of a Regional Education Agreement this past week in Edmonton.The signing involved Minister of Indigenous Service...

Jul 21, 2019 An agreement signed in Edmonton last week will benefit 330 students on Sunchild First Nation near Rocky Mountain House. (Government of Canada)

Conservatives far ahead of other parties in picking candidates for fall election

OTTAWA - Hoping to take power away from the Liberals in this fall's election, the Conservatives are well ahead of the governing party in nominating candidates hoping to win seats in the House of Commo...

Jul 15, 2019

PPC’s Thompson brings “anti-trans agenda” stance to Red Deer-Lacombe election race

Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, People's Party of Canada candidate for Red Deer-Lacombe for this fall's federal election, acknowledges that she's controversial.Thompson, the first woman to run for the part...

Jul 15, 2019 Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson (centre/black hat) shared her views on things at a PPC rally in Red Deer on Thursday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

PPC leader Maxime Bernier slams Trudeau, Scheer during Red Deer rally

The leader of Canada's newest federal political party is ramping up his campaign ahead of this October's election. Maxime Bernier, who founded the People's Party of Canada last fall after leaving the ...

Josh Hall Jul 11, 2019 PPC Leader Maxime Bernier and several candidates, including Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson, who will run in Red Deer-Lacombe, rallied supporters in Red Deer on Thursday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Kenney pledges to drop domestic free trade exceptions

Jason Kenney is taking steps to try to improve trade between provinces.Alberta's Premier announced Wednesday that the province will be dropping a number of exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreem...

Jul 11, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Ottawa announces $8.3 million in support for beef industry amid China standoff

CALGARY - The federal agriculture minister has announced $8.3 million to help support Canada's beef industry.The bulk of the funds announced in Calgary today will go toward Canada Beef, a marketing or...

Jul 11, 2019

MPs not running again will get paid around $1.6 million in severance

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament who have decided not to run for re-election this fall will cash in a cumulative $1.6 million in severance payments, and millions more will likely be paid out after ...

Jul 09, 2019

PPC leader Maxime Bernier coming to Red Deer this Thursday

People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier is coming to Red Deer. Bernier will be at the Radisson Hotel for a 2:30 p.m. and later a Town Hall and Meet and Greet at the hotel from 7-10 p.m.The Queb...

Jul 08, 2019 (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)

Conservationists submit legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federal Court of Appea...

Jul 08, 2019

Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard

socialOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his Conservatives win...

Jul 08, 2019