Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Hate crime bill could criminalize protests, civil liberties’ group says
OTTAWA - Civil liberties' groups are warning that the Liberal government's new hate crimes bill could undermine the right to protest. Vibert Jack, litigation director at the BC Civil Liberties Associa...
Sep 22, 2025
Advocates call for quotas, reform to boost number of women in Parliament
OTTAWA - Canada's international ranking on gender parity in politics has plummeted over the past 25 years, and advocates say Canada must do better. "What we want to see are concrete actions, not vague...
Sep 22, 2025
Carney to meet leaders at UN General Assembly after recognizing Palestinian state
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly later Monday after joining other nations in recognizing Palestinian statehood, despite pu...
Sep 22, 2025
Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule
Ontario is asking Ottawa for a series of specific measures to tighten bail and sentencing rules, as the federal government gets closer to tabling legislation to reform those aspects of the justice sys...
Sep 22, 2025
In the news today: Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at...
Sep 22, 2025
Carney to meet other leaders attending UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday after joining other nations in recognizing Palestinian statehood as the institu...
Sep 22, 2025
Montreal transit strike expected to begin today, disrupting service for two weeks
MONTREAL - A transit strike is set to kick off this morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks. The planned strike by the Montreal transit agency's maintenanc...
Sep 22, 2025
Public disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.'s local politicians meet
VICTORIA - The issues of street disorder, homelessness and mental health will be top of mind when municipal leaders in British Columbia gather in Victoria for their annual convention. The Union of Bri...
Sep 22, 2025
Montreal says new housing fund will help create 6,300 non-market units in 10 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal homeless shelter says it's nearly doubling the number of apartments it can offer the unhoused thanks to a boost in funding from the city, part of a $2-million envelope split amon...
Sep 22, 2025
Supreme Court considering $2-million dispute between Kanesatake and Quebec lawyer
MONTREAL - Canada's top court is currently weighing a $2-million dispute that has embroiled a Quebec lawyer and a Montreal-area Mohawk community for more than two decades. The Supreme Court's decision...
Sep 22, 2025
