Federal Politics

Manitoba premier hints at possible carbon tax deal with federal government

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is hinting at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax. Pallister says federal and provincial senior officials have been in cons...

Feb 25, 2020

Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government

OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...

Feb 23, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: The Conservatives have put a motion of no-confidence in the government on the House of...

Feb 19, 2020

Hereditary chiefs say they'll meet with ministers if RCMP get out

VANCOUVER - A small, mobile RCMP detachment in a remote area of British Columbia has become a bargaining chip in proposed talks that many hope could put an end to blockades that have disrupted rail an...

Feb 19, 2020

Trudeau confers with cabinet ministers as rail blockades continue

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in talks over the weekend with federal cabinet ministers as protesters opposed to a pipeline project in British Columbia continued to halt train service acro...

Feb 18, 2020

Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis becomes official candidate for Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis is running for leadership of the federal Conservative party. Her campaign says she was officially accepted into the race this week, after submitting the requi...

Feb 12, 2020

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline

CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...

Feb 10, 2020

Alberta uninterested in federal 'handout' if Teck mine rejected: Nixon

CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says the province is not interested in any federal handout if Ottawa rejects the proposed Frontier oilsands mine. A Reuters report, citing unidentified sources...

Feb 07, 2020

Provincial tensions with federal government easing, Kenney, Moe suggest

WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe say they see signs that tensions in their relationship with Ottawa are beginning to ease. The two premiers are part of a delegati...

Feb 07, 2020

Opponents to ramp up protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say they will do whatever it takes to stop the project after suffering a devastating legal blow at the Federal Court of Appeal. Tsleil-Wa...

Feb 05, 2020