Federal Politics

Nanaimo's first licensed cannabis store open for business

NANAIMO - The first legal cannabis store on the mid island is open for business, capping a marathon application process.19+ Cannabis opens its doors Tuesday, Dec 3 at its Victoria Cres. location, mark...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 02, 2019 The shelves are stocked at 19+ Cannabis in downtown Nanaimo. The store is the first legally licensed cannabis retail store on the mid island (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Notorious cargo ship torn down in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An infamous cargo ship once filled with asylum seekers has been dismantled on Nanaimo's waterfront and trucked away.Tearing apart the Sri Lankan based MV Sun Sea from the former Nanaimo Ship...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 01, 2019 Crews use a crane to hoist the motor of the MV Sun Sea to land. The vessel, which included hazardous materials, was dismantled by numerous crews over a 45 day period at the former Nanaimo Shipyard property on Stewart Ave. (Submitted photo)

Scheer heads to Conservative heartland after a bruising week of challenges

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer heads into the Conservative heartland of Alberta today where he'll make a pitch to some of the party's most fervent supporters about why he ought to keep his job as federal...

Nov 29, 2019

Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...

Nov 25, 2019

Conservative Leader Scheer dismisses two top staff in wake of election loss

Federal Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer dismissed two of his top aides on Saturday as he and his party grapple with the fallout of what many see as a disappointing performance in last month's ...

Nov 25, 2019

Liberals open to changing federal laws at heart of western anger: Carr

OTTAWA - The federal government's new western outreach ambassador says there might be room to look at changing legislation at the heart of anger towards the Liberal government in Canada's West. M...

Nov 21, 2019

Trudeau seeks to keep eyes on Prairies with new role for Winnipeg's Jim Carr

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau carved out a new role in his government Wednesday designed to ensure voices on the Prairies are heard in Ottawa. Former cabinet minister Jim Carr, who represents...

Nov 20, 2019

Who's who in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: some new, some old and others in new places

OTTAWA - The returning, changing and new members of Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Chrystia Freeland becomes deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs Anita Anand becomes minister of ...

Nov 20, 2019

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report

VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...

Nov 19, 2019

One year later most oil-and-gas bailout money has moved, federal government says

OTTAWA - Canada's $1.6-billion bailout package for Alberta's battered oil industry is well underway but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what. Almost $1 billion of ...

Nov 15, 2019