Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Federal Court of appeal to rule on Ottawa's single-use plastics ban today
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of appeal is expected issue a ruling that could end Ottawa's ban of some single-use plastics today. In 2023, a Federal Court judge said Ottawa had overstepped in designating...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Economy stalled in November and may have contracted in Q4: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy stalled in November and early estimates suggest a decline in real gross domestic product for the final quarter of 2025. Real GDP growth was flat in November...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

U.S. faceoff with Cuba could put Canada 'in a vise grip': former ambassador
OTTAWA - As Canada warns travellers of food and electricity shortages in Cuba, experts say any move by the U.S. to overthrow the island's communist leadership would put Canada in a bind much worse tha...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

In the news today: Poilievre to speak in Calgary, Trump threatens tariffs, Oilers win
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Conservatives converge on downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre Conservative Leader Pier...
Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a seni...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Conservatives converge on downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre
CALGARY - Conservatives have kicked off their national convention in Calgary focused on hope for the future and presenting a vision of a party that is united in the face of Liberal attempts to divide....
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition
EDMONTON - A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province qui...
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

U.S. face-off with Cuba could put Canada 'in a vise grip': former ambassador
OTTAWA - As Canada warns travellers of food and electricity shortages in Cuba, experts say any move by the U.S. to overthrow the island's communist leadership would put Canada in a bind much worse tha...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Trump threatens tariffs, decertification on Canadian-made aircraft
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Bombardier in a threat to decertify and tariff Canadian-made aircraft Thursday, marking the latest escalation of trade tensions between the neighbouring countri...
Kelly Geraldine Malone and Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

TV hit Heated Rivalry reflects Canadian values as LGBTQ rights threatened: Carney
OTTAWA - The Canadian TV show about two professional hockey players who fall in love reflects Canadian values in a world where LGBTQ rights are under threat, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. "The worl...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026










