Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

New Brunswick first province to sign federal "one project, one review" agreement
HALIFAX - New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. Premier Susan Holt made th...
Emily Baron Cadloff, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

'Buy Canadian' policy takes effect, changing rules for federal procurement
OTTAWA - The federal government's 'Buy Canadian' policy took effect Tuesday and Ottawa says it will fundamentally change the way it purchases goods and services. Announced earlier in the fall, the str...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Feds announce plan to reduce methane emissions from oil sector, landfills
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing new regulations to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and landfills. A federal document says the new rules for oil and gas operators, which...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Liberal MP says she was shoved by Israeli officials at West Bank border crossing
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says she was shoved several times by Israeli border officials as her delegation was denied entry to the West Bank Tuesday. Ontario MP Iqra Khalid said she was pushed after trying...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

New Brunswick agrees to joint federal and provincial environmental reviews
HALIFAX - New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. Premier Susan Holt made th...
Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Government rejects call to measure productivity across public service
OTTAWA - The federal government is rejecting a call from a working group to measure productivity across Canada's public sector, arguing that doing so would not "readily align" with its priorities. A w...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
ABBOTSFORD - The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July. RCMP...
Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Penny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted six months of day parole. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claim...
Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Wet weather continues as heavy rain, wind warnings issued in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued significant rainfall warnings for low-lying parts of southwestern British Columbia, just one day after heavy rain triggered more flood warnings and on top of ...
Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025










