Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care
VANCOUVER - Brock Eurchuk said he felt "completely cut adrift" by British Columbia's health care system when trying to deal with health troubles of their 16-year-old son, Elliot. The teenager died fro...
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on soci...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation
SURREY - A 41-year-old man has been arrested in a yearlong child exploitation investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. Police say Kevin Belcourt was arrested on Thursday and is now facing multiple char...
Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dog...
Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says
BURNABY - The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C.,...
Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall camp...
Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings
Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks. The federal agency is recalling some FreeStyle Libre 3 ...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Supreme Court hearings on Quebec secularism law to begin March 23
MONTREAL - Hearings for one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court of Canada cases in years are scheduled to begin March 23. The country's top court has set aside five days for arguments on Queb...
Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Ottawa should recommit to debt-to-GDP anchor, IMF report says
OTTAWA - A new report by the International Monetary Fund pushes the federal government to recommit to an old fiscal anchor. The report, released Friday as part of the IMF's regular review of the Canad...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025

Liberals MPs warned that NDP bill on military exports could 'dismantle' defence trade
OTTAWA - A leaked briefing document prepared for the federal Liberal caucus claims that a bill put forward by NDP MP Jenny Kwan would "decimate" Canada's defence industry and "dismantle" defence secto...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Dec 05, 2025










