Federal Politics

Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is finalizing deals with three provinces on reducing emissions of a potent greenhouse gas. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says proposals by Sas...

Nov 05, 2020

Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the "blue wall" that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramaticall...

Nov 04, 2020

Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85

OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...

Oct 28, 2020

Buffalo Party's strong showing in Saskatchewan vote a warning to Moe: experts

SASKATOON - Right-wing, pro-independence candidates had a stronger showing in Saskatchewan's election than the Opposition NDP in some rural ridings and experts say that means Premier Scott Moe's Saska...

Oct 27, 2020

Most Canadians don't want federal election until at least 2022, new poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians don't want a federal election during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - or even next year. The results suggest 47 per cent of respondents want the n...

Oct 27, 2020

MP Calkins called out for using middle finger during question period

Blaine Calkins, the Conservative member of parliament for Red Deer-Lacombe, was called out on a point of order in the House of Commons on Friday.The alleged act? That Calkins delivered a middle finger...

Oct 24, 2020

A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...

Oct 22, 2020

A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...

Oct 22, 2020

Liberal minority survives confidence vote in the Commons with NDP and Green backing

OTTAWA - The Liberal minority government survives another day after a majority of MPs voted against a Conservative motion to create a special anticorruption committee.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had...

Oct 21, 2020

Ottawa, Ontario investing over $500M to mass produce electric vehicles

OAKVILLE, Ont. - The federal and Ontario governments are each chipping in more than $250 million to mass produce electric vehicles - and the batteries that power them - at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in Oa...

Oct 08, 2020