Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Wilson-Raybould says she was pushed, got veiled threats on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she came under "consistent and sustained" pressure - including veiled threats - from the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office an...
Feb 27, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)
Though slow, sellers say long-term Sask. cannabis sales model preferred
One cannabis store owner in Saskatchewan believes low supply in the months following legalization could be one reason the province's cannabis sales are much lower than in other Canadian jurisdictions....
Feb 27, 2019 Legal cannabis sales are lagging behind in Saskatchewan when compared to other parts of the country. (file photo/CKOM News Staff) : Tyler Marr
Northern Sask. airport funding a "long time coming": FSIN Chief
A funding announcement for Fond Du Lac aiport is appreciated but long overdue, according to the Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.Bobby Cameron was responding to Thursday's press...
Feb 14, 2019
'More than words': $16 million announced for wellness, healing and recovery centre
The wide-reaching impact the construction of a wellness, healing and recovery centre in the tri-communities will have in northern Saskatchewan was apparent at a special announcement today.Surrounded b...
Feb 14, 2019
Those against carbon tax lay out arguments in Regina court
The case over the carbon tax had been months, even years, in the making, and on Wednesday morning it got underway in a Regina courtroom.Day one was all about opposition to the carbon tax and support f...
Feb 13, 2019
Land claim settlement moving forward for local first nation
Members of a central Saskatchewan First Nation could be in store for a large pay out, pending the outcome of a land claims settlement.Chakastaypaysin is one of three First Nations in the area to have ...
Feb 13, 2019
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...
Feb 07, 2019
If Jolibois bill passes, Orange Shirt Day could be national statutory holiday
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP MP Georgina Jolibois supports a recent change to her private member's bill to make Sept. 30 instead of June 21 a statutory holiday. "June 21 will still be a day ...
Feb 07, 2019
Awareness campaign receives big boost from federal government
The federal government is investing $10 million over two years for a new commemoration fund, which will assist groups organizing events related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.The P...
Feb 04, 2019
Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weedkiller glyphosate, American lawyers say
OTTAWA - American lawyers who successfully sued the makers of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup on behalf of a man dying of cancer say Canada is "dead wrong" to allow it to be wid...
Jan 30, 2019
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