Federal Politics

Brad Wall not interested in Conservative party leadership

REGINA - Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he's not interested in running for the Conservative party leadership. His is one of the names being tossed around in Conservative circles ...

Dec 13, 2019

Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded

OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...

Justin Goulet Dec 12, 2019

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his party ha...

Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his...

Dec 12, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer Resigns

OTTAWA, ON - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has made it official: he is stepping down as leader of the Federal Conservative Party. He made the announcement to his caucus this morning, and h...

Dec 12, 2019 Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer - Photo Courtesy Wikipedia

Action plan on missing, murdered Indigenous women coming by June: Bennett

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the federal government will release by June 2020 its plan to respond to the final report of the inquiry into missing an...

Dec 04, 2019

Alberta 'Fair Deal Panel' starts public town hall meetings in Edmonton

EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel looking at ways to make the province more independent is holding its first town hall meeting tonight in Edmonton. United Conservative Premier Jason Kenney announ...

Dec 03, 2019

Scheer cautions against internal fighting in speech in Conservative heartland

CALGARY - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month's election loss as elites and "talking heads" who know he'll never relent in his oppositio...

Nov 30, 2019 Andrew Scheer - The Canadian Press

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