Federal Politics

Indigenous group says Trans Mountain bid could be ready next week

CALGARY - An Indigenous-led group says it will soon be ready to make a bid for majority ownership of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline currently owned by the federal government.The group, call...

Jul 03, 2019

Trudeau piñata in Red Deer sparks online debate

Some say it's "Un-Canadian" while others say it's just harmless fun. Either way, a piata at a Red Deer bar over the long weekend has become a trending topic on social media. The large piata showing Pr...

Jul 02, 2019 (Reddit)

Ottawa's carbon-pricing law constitutional, Ontario's top court rules

TORONTO - The federal government's carbon pricing scheme is constitutionally sound and has the critical purpose of fighting climate change, Ontario's top court ruled in a split decision on Friday.The ...

Jun 28, 2019

B.C. to argue for injunction on Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law in Calgary court

CALGARY - British Columbia's request for an injunction against Alberta's so-called turn-off-the-taps law is to be heard in a Calgary courtroom today. The legislation allows Alberta...

Jun 28, 2019

Hope, joy and miracles powering Red Deer woman's battle with breast cancer

Brandie Uebell is open about the fact that she could pass away any day, leaving behind a husband and three children.A Red Deer resident, Uebell was diagnosed with stage four triple negative breast can...

Jun 27, 2019 Brandie Uebell, 42, has stage four triple negative breast cancer, but she isn't letting that diagnosis stop her from making the most of every day. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Kenney hosts western premiers in Edmonton

EDMONTON- Premier Jason Kenney is hosting his first western premiers conference since his United Conservatives won the provincial election in April.It will also be the first time Kenney has spoken fac...

Jun 27, 2019

Report: China bans all Canadian meat imports

OTTAWA - A report in a Quebec newspaper says China has suspended all Canadian meat exports in a dramatic escalation of its diplomatic dispute with Canada over the December arrest of Huawei executive M...

Jun 25, 2019

Plastics forks at Trudeau lunch a sign of hypocrisy: Conservatives

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite over plastic cutlery that was available at a lunch meeting he held with youth activists in his Montreal riding....

Jun 25, 2019

Liberals promise $13M for missing, murdered Indigenous women commemorations

OTTAWA - Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef says the federal government will fund more than 100 projects to "honour the lives and legacies" of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Fund...

Jun 24, 2019

Flags raised in City Hall Park Plaza

Six flags were raised at City Hall Park Plaza Thursday morning, including the federal, provincial, municipal, Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Mtis nation flags."The raising of flags is about acknowledging our ...

Jun 20, 2019