Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Carney taking a 'gamble' with large deficit in fall budget: Desjardins economist
OTTAWA - A Desjardins economist argues the surge in government spending in the Liberals' upcoming fall budget is a "gamble" that will lead either to unsustainable levels of public debt or a new era of...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

B.C. Conservative leader Rustad says he won't quit, despite executives' demand letter
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad says he will not resign after the party's president and other members of its management committee told him to quit over "chaos" in the offic...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time, says study
OTTAWA - A new report from a global alliance of public broadcasters says AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time. "AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Get bad advice from the Canada Revenue Agency? You're out of luck, taxpayer
OTTAWA - Canadians who file their personal income taxes incorrectly after getting bad advice from a Canada Revenue Agency call centre have no legal recourse, said a tax lawyer. After placing calls to ...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

RCMP lawyer says B.C. officer's 'downright ghastly' comments violated code of conduct
A lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority says a British Columbia officer made comments over police computer terminals and in a private group chat that contravened the force's code of conduct and were...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025
Corrective to Oct. 21 story on federal election in Terrebonne riding
An Oct. 21 story on the court challenge to the results of the April federal election in the riding of Terrebonne incorrectly reported that the lawyer for Elections Canada is David Baum. In fact, the l...
Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Black staff at Global Affairs Canada allege systemic racism
OTTAWA - Current and former Global Affairs Canada employees who are Black say the department doesn't take their complaints about racism seriously. "I was representing Canada but Canada did not represe...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

PM Carney to lay groundwork for coming federal budget in speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to give a speech late Wednesday on the tough choices his Liberal government faces in its first budget. Carney is set to address a group of university s...
The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

B.C. gang leader pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Bacon brothers
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia gang leader has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder three members of a rival gang more than 15 years ago. B.C. prosecutors confirm that Conor D'Monte, who escaped to ...
Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Conservative MPs deflect questions about Poilievre's comments on Trudeau, RCMP
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs deflected questions Wednesday about Pierre Poilievre's comments on the RCMP, after the Liberals, Greens and NDP called on the Conservative leader to apologize. "There's ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025












