Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government's failures
OTTAWA - The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities....
Nov 25, 2025
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban....
Nov 25, 2025
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA - Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level - which would place the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individ...
Nov 25, 2025
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week's attack on a group ...
Nov 24, 2025
B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for money laundering in "milestone" case
Securing a guilty plea in a British Columbia money laundering case that dates back to 2019 involved undercover officers and multiple search warrants, and organized crime investigators say they hope an...
Nov 24, 2025
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER - The co-founder of a Vancouver "compassion club" that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine so it could be tested and sold to save lives said he wanted to stop the dangerous street dru...
Nov 24, 2025
Nine of Alberta Premier Smith's UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON - Nine members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are now facing recall petitions - enough to potentially tip the balance of power in the legislature. Elections Albe...
Nov 24, 2025
Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON - Nine Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions from constituents. It's the first time the province's Recall Act ...
Nov 24, 2025
Norwegian defence company pitches Ottawa as Arctic partner in sub procurement
OTTAWA - As the international competition for Canada's lucrative submarine contract heats up, a Norwegian defence company is trying to sell Ottawa on its "alignment" with an Arctic near-neighbour. Kon...
Nov 24, 2025
Premier Eby tells Carney it's unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks
VICTORIA - For a project he says "doesn't actually exist," there was a lot British Columbia Premier David Eby had to say about a potential pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northern coast, in a phone ca...
Nov 24, 2025
