Federal Politics

Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...

May 13, 2021

Lethbridge woman calls 2021 Census questions “too intrusive and too personal”

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2021 Canadian Census has not received a warm response from some Albertans.A Lethbridge woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told Lethbridge News Now that she believes some of the...

May 10, 2021

Kenney under fire during Commons emergency debate on Alberta's COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Alberta's legislature may have been silenced but its partisan warfare relocated Wednesday to the House of Commons as MPs held an emergency debate on the province's soaring number of COVID-19 ...

May 05, 2021

Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...

May 03, 2021

Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election

The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A party spokesperson says the Liberal government...

Apr 30, 2021

Three confidence votes to determine fate of minority Liberal government

OTTAWA - A pair of proposed changes to the federal budget put forward by opposition parties will determine whether the minority Liberal government will fall, which could trigger an election. The gover...

Apr 21, 2021

Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth

OTTAWA - The federal government will this afternoon unveil its spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course in a post-pandemic Canada. The Liberals' first...

Apr 19, 2021

Liberal MP caught stark naked during House of Commons video conference

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP was caught wearing his birthday suit in the virtual House of Commons. William Amos, who has represented the Quebec riding of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fe...

Apr 14, 2021

In split decision, Supreme Court says the federal carbon price is constitutional

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional.The split decision upholds a pivotal part of the Liberal climate-change plan, accounting for at least one-...

Mar 25, 2021

Liberals to unveil federal budget on April 19, Freeland says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal Liberals will table a budget on April 19. It will be the first federal budget in more than two years, after the government opted not to int...

Mar 23, 2021