Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Liberals, Greens, NDP call on Poilievre to apologize over RCMP comments
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre returned to the House of Commons Monday afternoon to a chorus of calls from across the aisle for him to apologize over comments he made last week about th...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Ottawa hasn't defined 'national interest' under major projects law
OTTAWA - The federal government still has not issued specific criteria to define the "national interest" under its new major projects law, despite calls from MPs to do so. The Building Canada Act allo...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Montreal light-rail network set to open 14 new stations on Nov. 17
MONTREAL - Montreal's light-rail system has an opening date for its northwest expansion, with the Deux-Montagnes line set to open on Nov. 17. The new branch of the REM network includes 14 stations, th...
Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Court challenge begins to federal election result in Quebec riding won by single vote
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a former Bloc Qubcois MP who lost her riding by a single vote in the April federal election says a do-over is required. A three-day hearing began this morning in St-Jrme, Que...
Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

CBC launches court fight to keep Gem subscriber numbers confidential
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada has filed an application in Federal Court to fight an order directing it to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The information commissioner ordered CB...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurateur agree to extradition to Canada
EDINBURGH - Three men accused of being involved in the death of a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., have consented to be extradited from Scotland to face trial in Canada. The men, who are from the...
Neil Pooran, PA Media Scotland News Editor, The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Liberals say new anti-fraud measures coming with federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say they plan to direct banks to have new policies and procedures in place to detect and prevent fraud. The proposed legislative amendments would require that banks obtai...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025

Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
OTTAWA - Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience. Silver, who graduat...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Oct 19, 2025

People fill the streets for 'No Kings' rally in Washington
WASHINGTON - Eric Poole walked down Washington's iconic Pennsylvania Avenue wearing a bright red shirt with the words: "Dear Canada, we hate him too." He was among huge crowds of people who filled the...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2025

Eight-year-old shows his love for the Blue Jays with custom prosthetic eye
TORONTO - Eight-year-old Logan Dorna is cheering on the Blue Jays in their playoff run while sporting their logo on his prosthetic eye. Logan's left eye was removed at the Hospital for Sick Children i...
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2025












