Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan
OTTAWA - Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn't be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Government sending early retirement info to about 70,000 public servants
OTTAWA - The federal government is in the process of sending letters with information on its planned early retirement program to almost 70,000 employees as it works to reduce the size of the public se...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027
QUBEC - The Quebec government is planning to eliminate the equivalent of 5,000 full-time positions in the civil service by March 2027. Treasury Board President France-laine Duranceau also says that by...
Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

BC Hydro taking family to court over blocked work on major transmission line
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., is wrongfully blocking access to properties that would allow its crews to clear the way for the North Coast Transmission Line, a $6-...
Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Coalition calls on Liberals to drop hate crime bill, says it criminalizes protest
OTTAWA - A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Libe...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Gull-Masty commits to Indian Act reform, pushes back on Senate's changes to status
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told hundreds of chiefs in Ottawa Wednesday she is committed to reforming First Nations status under the Indian Act - but she doesn't agree with ...
Alessia Passafiume and David Baxter, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed class-action settlement with the genetic testing company for approximately $4.49 million. Canada's privacy wa...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Winter storm moves into Atlantic Canada, bringing wet snow and power outages
HALIFAX - A nor'easter descended on Atlantic Canada Wednesday, bringing heavy snow, rain and strong winds to the region. The storm's howling winds were blamed for knocking out power to thousands of ho...
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Fact File: Videos used to claim Muslims are protesting Christmas are missing context
Several videos shared to social media over the past few weeks have claimed to show Muslim immigrants protesting Christmas displays in different European cities. Videos from Germany and Italy show peop...
Colleen Hale-Hodgson, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Ministers McGuinty, Anand announce more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commi...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025










