Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

With Carney's budget tabled, the countdown to a make-or-break confidence vote begins
OTTAWA - While Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne vowed there would be no surprises in the federal budget he tabled Tuesday, the biggest surprise of the day may have come from the Official Op...
Sarah Ritchie and David Baxter, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Some key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney: AI and ...
Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with m...
Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Electoral reform not priority, despite vote: Yukon's premier-designate
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in fa...
Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

B.C. travel agents hope for return of 'glory times' as Chinese group tours to resume
VANCOUVER - Travel agents in British Columbia are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presence ...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barb...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025












