Federal Politics

Cargo ship once filled with asylum seekers to be dismantled in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A notorious Sri Lankan cargo ship once packed with nearly 500 asylum seekers is now docked in Nanaimo where it will be destroyed.A Canadian Border Services Agency statement to NanaimoNewsNOW...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 10, 2019 The dismantling of the MV Sun Sea is slated to begin later in September. The boat was previously docked at the same Newcastle Channel location between 2010 and 2012. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...

Sep 10, 2019

AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote

OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...

Sep 09, 2019

Hundreds of area Indigenous youth to receive compensation for federal gov't failures

NANAIMO - A major windfall is incoming to Indigenous youth and their families throughout the mid-Island area. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal announced Friday, Sept. 6 Indigenous youth removed from...

Maria Doty Sep 06, 2019 The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled on Friday the federal government must pay $40,000 to each child placed in on-reserve care since the beginning of 2006. (The Canadian Press)

Federal Court of Appeal to rule on letting pipeline challenges proceed

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice approved a plan ...

Sep 04, 2019

Federal election materials being shipped across country to prepare for campaign

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says Elections Canada will be ready for the fall federal campaign, whenever it is called. The election date is set for Oct. 21, but the campaign could be...

Aug 29, 2019

Liberals, Tories unveil campaign slogans and contrasting pitches to voters

OTTAWA - Canadians will be asked this fall to choose between moving forward with the Liberals or getting ahead with the Conservatives. But while they both seem to be urging vo...

Aug 26, 2019

Scheer, Harper among politicians at memorial for Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai

CALGARY - Some prominent Conservative politicians are paying their respects at a memorial for former Calgary member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai. Obhrai, who was 69, died earlier this month&n...

Aug 26, 2019

Maxime Bernier blames billboard woes on 'totalitarian leftist mob'

OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier is blaming a "totalitarian leftist mob" for the decision to take down billboards promoting his controversial stance on immigration.The leader of the People's Party of Canada is...

Aug 26, 2019

Federal Liberals launch "Choose Forward" as election campaign slogan

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have decided on a slogan they hope will resonate with voters and best represent their political brand as they roll out their campaign for the October election. A rel...

Aug 26, 2019