Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Fraser says request for limits on notwithstanding clause not just about Quebec
OTTAWA - The federal government's request to Canada's top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. In a m...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Fact File: Bay of Fundy 'tide-millers' little more than a tall tale
A Facebook post recounting the ahead-of-its-time ingenuity of so-called "tide-millers" in Nova Scotia in the 18th century caught the attention of readers in early September. The post, which included a...
Colleen Hale-Hodgson, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

U.S. ambassador to Canada disappointed by 'anti-American' rhetoric, 'elbows up'
HALIFAX - The U.S. ambassador to Canada took aim at those who use the term "trade war" to describe economic tension between the two countries at an event in Halifax Thursday, saying he was frustrated ...
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Training for docs coming as women wait years in pain for endometriosis diagnoses
TORONTO - Katie Luciani spent years being told that her weeklong debilitating pain every month was a "normal" part of getting her period. "My symptoms showed up when I was 11," said Luciani, who is no...
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Conservatives push for a 'three-strikes' law, tougher sanctions for domestic violence
OTTAWA - The Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder. The private members' bill was introduce...
Anja Karadeglija and Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Sheinbaum set to discuss trade, work visas during Carney's visit to Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said short-term work visas and expanding ocean trade routes between Canada and Mexico topped her agenda ahead of her meeting on Thursday with Prime Mi...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Quebec politician to close Facebook page, unable to filter hate-filled posts, spam
MONTREAL - A member of Quebec's legislature says she will take down her professional Facebook page, unable to filter the hateful comments and spam it regularly attracts. Christine Labrie of leftist pa...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Palestine activists criticize Ottawa's go-slow approach to recognition of statehood
OTTAWA - As Ottawa warns its symbolic recognition of Palestinian statehood next week won't immediately lead to a full embassy, pro-Palestinian activists say the Liberals should not be imposing conditi...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Eby says ‘unfairness needs to be addressed’ when it comes to federal ferry funding
OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says concerns over a federal loan being used to buy ferries from a Chinese company are "bizarre" given the amount of money Ottawa spends on ferries in Easte...
Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Vancouver police recover helmet worn by Greg Moore stolen from BC Sports Hall of Fame
VANCOUVER - The family of late IndyCar racer Greg Moore say they are "incredibly relieved" that his helmet has been recovered after being stolen from the BC Sports Hall of Fame earlier this month. Van...
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025












