Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Quebec strips Abbé Pierre of National Order of Quebec after sex-assault allegations
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has stripped French priest Abb Pierre of the National Order of Quebec over sexual abuse allegations. Premier Franois Legault made the decision following a unanimous re...
Sep 20, 2025
Champagne tries to sell Europe on Canadian energy, critical mineral exports
OTTAWA - Canada's finance minister says the country could be a "supplier of choice" for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities. Following a meeting in Denmark wit...
Sep 20, 2025
Carney to attend United Nations General Assembly at pivotal time for the institution
WASHINGTON - Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since becoming prime minister - just as war in the Middle East and U.S. President Donald Trump's push a...
Sep 20, 2025
Jewish groups, antisemitism envoy urge politicians not to use hate to score points
OTTAWA - After an outgoing federal envoy denounced some politicians for using antisemitism as a "partisan" prop, Jewish Canadian leaders are now calling on political parties to stop using it to score ...
Sep 20, 2025
Carney's pledge to trim public service through attrition is 'misleading': union
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to cut the public service through attrition is "misleading" and "reckless," says the head of a federal union. Carney was asked by reporters last week whet...
Sep 20, 2025
B.C. RCMP officer testifies of hope for 'balanced' view of actions versus words
A British Columbia RCMP officer facing possible dismissal over messages sent on a private group chat and on the force's data terminals says he hopes his use of inappropriate language is balanced again...
Sep 19, 2025
Coquitlam RCMP officer testifies of hope for 'balanced' view of actions versus words
RICHMOND - A British Columbia RCMP officer facing possible dismissal over a private group chat and messages sent over the force's data terminals says he hopes his use of inappropriate language is bala...
Sep 19, 2025
Dental program improving, industry says, but misconceptions about 'free' care persist
OTTAWA - The rollout of the national dental care program is improving, industry representatives say - but political statements are still driving a misconception among patients that the program will co...
Sep 19, 2025
RCMP says helicopters buzzing B.C. ostrich farm are unrelated to cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say helicopters seen buzzing a British Columbia ostrich farm that faces the cull of its flock over an avian flu outbreak are unrelated to the "ongoing situa...
Sep 19, 2025
Man in 'cruel, savage' Quebec daycare attack merits high-risk offender status: Crown
LAVAL - The Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 committed an act so brutal that he must be considered a high-risk of...
Sep 19, 2025
