Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn't binding
OTTAWA - The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system. Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing...
Nov 24, 2025
Residents say grizzly encounters up in Bella Coola, B.C., scene of attack on students
Residents of Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast say they've been grappling with a spike in encounters with grizzly bears in the remote community where a bear attacked a group of students ...
Nov 24, 2025
U.S. directs its embassies in Western nations to scrutinize 'mass migration'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has directed its embassies in Canada and other Western nations to scrutinize the impacts of "mass migration" - the Trump administration's latest push to reshape ...
Nov 24, 2025
B.C. drug 'compassion club' reduced overdose risk: lawyer in constitutional challenge
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the founders of a Vancouver club that tested heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine to provide to drug users in the ongoing overdose crisis says the risk from the street supply i...
Nov 24, 2025
MPs swipe at Carney's claim that Canada has no feminist foreign policy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that Canada does not have a "feminist foreign policy" spilled into the political arena Monday, drawing both criticism and praise. "Prime Minister Carney is ...
Nov 24, 2025
Two brothers, 19 and 22, dead after being struck by a light-rail train near Montreal
MONTREAL - The deaths of two brothers struck by a light-rail train over the weekend has a community southwest of Montreal reeling. Simon and Samuel Brochu, both of St-Rmi, Que., died after being struc...
Nov 24, 2025
First Nation looks to develop 'wealth fund' for major projects investments
OTTAWA - A First Nation in Ontario is looking to create what it's calling a "sovereign wealth fund" to bypass government and move major projects forward faster with Indigenous participation. The First...
Nov 24, 2025
Migrants rights groups call on government to withdraw border security bill
OTTAWA - The federal government's border security bill is an open door to violating the rights of migrants and should be dropped, advocacy groups said on Monday on Parliament Hill. Representatives of ...
Nov 24, 2025
Ottawa announces $35 million for 30 oral health training programs across Canada
MONTREAL - The federal government has announced more than $35 million over three years to train dental students across the country. Health Minister Marjorie Michel made the announcement today in Montr...
Nov 24, 2025
Six more of Premier Smith's UCP legislature members face recall petitions
EDMONTON - Nine members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions - enough to potentially tip the balance of power in the legislature. Elections Alberta ...
Nov 24, 2025
