Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Soraya Martinez Ferrada to be sworn in today as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Montreal's new mayor will formally assume the city's top role today during a swearing-in ceremony. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who arrived in Canada as a child refugee from Chile in 1980, take...
Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

Nickel mine, hydroelectric project to be added to major projects list
OTTAWA - The Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario and a hydroelectric project in Nunavut are expected to be added to Canada's major projects list. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C., Th...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Canada-U.S. trade negotiations not addressed in Anand's G7 meeting with Rubio
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in the Niagara region this week to discuss global crises - but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she did not broach...
Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Eight-year-old girl falls to her death at Vancouver highrise, police say
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise. A statement from Vancouver police says the girl fell from a balcony on Tuesday in the city'...
Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Navy commander insists Canada should buy unmodified submarines
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee said he has made it clear he wants "no changes" to the design of the submarines Canada intends to buy, due to the highly complex nature of the war machines. "I have...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Poilievre says he won't be changing his leadership style after caucus departures
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a blunt response on Wednesday when asked if the recent turmoil in his caucus has caused him to reflect on his leadership style. "No," he told a press...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

B.C. animal sanctuary tells of threats, 'unjustified hate' since reporting avian flu
SUMMERLAND - A British Columbia animal sanctuary whose birds have been sickened by an avian flu outbreak says it has been receiving threats and "unjustified hate" since going public with its situation...
Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Top defence official says investor interest in Ottawa's defence plans is growing
OTTAWA - Financial markets have picked up on the signals Ottawa is sending about rebuilding the military, a senior government official said Wednesday. Stefanie Beck, deputy minister of National Defenc...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025
Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025

Fact File: 'Spam' videos use actors to spread false Canadian political news
The prospect of an Alberta sovereignty referendum triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. But in a development that one expert calls "troubling," content farms ...
Colleen Hale-Hodgson, The Canadian Press Nov 12, 2025












