Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

EV leaders call on Ottawa to ease regulations on European-made vehicles
THE CANADIAN PRESS - Leaders in Canada's electric vehicle sector want Ottawa to open the door to more European cars to spur competition for EVs in Canada. Former Quebec environment minister Daniel Bre...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Man facing extradition after family of migrants froze to death at Canada-US border
Another man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a migrant family on the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson, Man., in 2022. The federal justice department says Fenil Patel was arrested Sept...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Ottawa extends taxpayers' ombudsman's term for another 2 years
OTTAWA - The federal government is keeping the taxpayers' ombudsman in his role for another two years as Ottawa tries to get tax services in Canada back up to speed. Finance Minister Franois Philippe ...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Quebec mom found not criminally responsible for abandoning child to stay detained
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - A 34-year-old woman found not criminally responsible after abandoning her toddler in a rural field will remain detained at a Montreal psychiatric hospital. Judge Bertrand St...
Miriam Lafontaine, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Canadian obstetricians say Tylenol is still safe to take in pregnancy after position review
TORONTO - A group representing Canada's obstetricians and gynecologists says it has reviewed evidence on Tylenol use during pregnancy and maintains that the painkiller is safe. The Society of Obstetri...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

AFN chiefs warn federal budget cuts will hurt First Nations
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs are warning Ottawa that any cuts to federal funding for their communities will only make it harder for them to move Ottawa's major projects agenda forward. Assembly of Fi...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Federal 'clerical error' puts N.S. mom and daughter's legal status at risk
HALIFAX - Since the school year began, Diana Caldern has spent most weekday afternoons driving her 14-year-old daughter to the Halifax junior high school she should be attending, timing their visits w...
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Freeland resigns from cabinet as she takes on new role as special envoy to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland is quitting Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet and taking on a new role as Canada's special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Freeland announced her resignation as ...
Kyle Duggan and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

NDP seeking to scrap labour code section that lets Ottawa shut down strikes
OTTAWA - NDP MP and labour critic Alexandre Boulerice said Tuesday his party plans to table a private member's bill this fall to scrap a section of the Canada Labour Code that lets the government shut...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Bank of Canada rate cut expected even as inflation ticks up to 1.9% in August
OTTAWA - Most economists believe the Bank of Canada has a green light to cut interest rates on Wednesday after a last-minute inflation report showed price pressures were relatively tame in August. Ann...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025












