Tag Archives: Federal Politics

Federal election officially set for Sept. 20
NANAIMO - Canada is officially on the path to a fall, pandemic-themed election. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made the requisite visit to newly-installed Governor General Mary Simon on Sunday, Aug. 15...
Aug 15, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau expected to trigger fall election this weekend
whOTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is intending to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday and ask her to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election.The expectation is that the election would take...
Aug 12, 2021

VIDEO: Massive march honours missing children from former Penelakut residential school
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous children at Canada's residential schools. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential Sch...
Aug 02, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021

Feds to lift 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will no longer need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arriving home. A federal source familiar with...
Jun 09, 2021

House of Commons adopts Bloc motion against holding COVID-19 pandemic election
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has adopted a Bloc Qubcois motion that says it would be irresponsible to hold a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 327 MPs from all parties voting ...
May 25, 2021

New Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP candidate to be chosen
NANAIMO - The new face of the NDP in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding is set to be chosen.A four-way race for the NDP nomination will be held virtually on Thursday, May 20. The NDP party in the riding was...
May 20, 2021

Investigation into Fortin referred to Quebec prosecutor
OTTAWA - Canada's military police say they have referred their investigation into the general who oversaw Canada's vaccination campaign to Quebec's prosecution service, which has responsibility for la...
May 19, 2021

Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...
May 17, 2021

Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...
May 17, 2021