Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Economy stalled in November, may have contracted in Q4 amid manufacturing decline
OTTAWA - A beleaguered manufacturing sector was weighing on the economy heading into the end of 2025, Statistics Canada said Friday. Real GDP growth was flat in November, rebounding somewhat from a de...
Jan 30, 2026
Canadian man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 100-plus girls in the United States
A 40-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty in the United States for sexually exploiting more than 100 children on social media. The U.S. Justice Department says the Canadian man pleaded guilty ...
Jan 30, 2026
Anand: 'not appropriate' to compare with past ministers on human rights, global law
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her government's approach to human rights and international law shouldn't be compared to that of her predecessors because of increased turbulence and...
Jan 30, 2026
Extreme cold disrupts Hydro-Québec exports to Massachusetts during spike in power use
MONTRAL - Extreme cold forced Hydro-Qubec to temporarily suspend its energy exports to Massachusetts just one week after inaugurating its new line. Hydro-Qubec and the Massachusetts Executive Office o...
Jan 30, 2026
Experts question U.S. president's threat to decertify new Canadian planes
MONTREAL - Experts are casting doubt on U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to ban new Canadian-made aircraft from American skies in a proposed move that would deal a blow to plane makers, airlines ...
Jan 30, 2026
Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system
Child-care advocates called Friday on the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa. Most provinces and territories...
Jan 30, 2026
Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
OTTAWA - The federal government scored a win at the Federal Court of Appeal on Friday, which upheld Ottawa's 2021 decision to list "plastic manufactured items" as toxic, allowing it to continue with i...
Jan 30, 2026
Insurance policy doesn't entitle couple to additional rebuilding costs: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with an insurance company in a dispute over coverage for a family whose home on the Ottawa River was declared a total loss due to flooding. Trillium Mutu...
Jan 30, 2026
Federal deficit $26.4B for April-to-November period: fiscal monitor
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a deficit of $26.4 billion for the first eight months of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared with a d...
Jan 30, 2026
Carney calls Trump's U.S. Fed chair pick, Warsh, a 'fantastic choice'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering his seal of approval on U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve. Trump said earlier Friday he would nominate former Federal ...
Jan 30, 2026
