Federal Politics

Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes

OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...

Jan 31, 2020

Alberta's climate plan part of cabinet decision on new oilsands mine: Wilkinson

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says cabinet's decision on a massive new oilsands mine in Alberta will take into consideration what the province is doing to help Canada meet...

Jan 28, 2020

Leaders pay tribute, MPs call for justice for Canadians who died on Flight PS752

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has paid tribute in the House of Commons to those who died on the Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet shot down outside Tehran earlier this month, as MP...

Jan 27, 2020

Kenney wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. Jason Kenney says there is no reason to del...

Jan 27, 2020

Conservative leadership campaign trail adds one more: MP Erin O'Toole

OTTAWA - Ontario MP Erin O'Toole is expected to lay out his vision for the federal Conservative party and why he's the one to run it in an online video being released today that officially kicks off h...

Jan 27, 2020

Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership citing desire to spend time with daughter

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race. Poilievre says he is overwhelmed by the support he received as he built a campaign to replace Andrew Scheer. But...

Jan 23, 2020

Supreme Court dismisses B.C.'s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia's move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. B.C. was appealing to the...

Jan 16, 2020

Peter MacKay confirms his intention to seek Conservative party leadership

OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay says he's in the running for leadership of the federal Conservatives.He posted the message to his social media accounts Wednesday, his first ...

Jan 15, 2020

Conservative leadership race to officially begin Monday as rules set

OTTAWA - The race for leadership of the federal Conservatives begins officially on Monday. The party released the rules for the contest late Saturday, and candidates have just over two months to pull ...

Jan 12, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...

Jan 11, 2020