Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Carney delays electric vehicle sales mandate by one year, launches review
OTTAWA - The federal electric vehicle sales mandate will not be implemented in 2026 as planned, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday, pushing back by at least a year a policy that would have set min...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Two Quebecers identified as victims of fatal Lisbon streetcar crash
Two Quebecers are among the victims of Wednesday's streetcar crash in Lisbon. The Quebec government confirmed today the deaths of two public servants, Andr Bergeron and Blandine Daux. Culture Minister...
Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Quebec judge declares Northvolt insolvent as province recovers $200 million
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has declared insolvent the North American branch of battery maker Northvolt as the provincial government looks to recover $260 million owed to it by the compan...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Lawsuit alleges 2006 sexual assault by acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
VANCOUVER - The estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is being sued in British Columbia by a fellow painter who says Morrisseau sexually assaulted him in 2006. A lawyer for the estat...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban policy
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has postponed the release of its revised school library book ban policy. The government initially promised the new ministerial order this afternoon, but the p...
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

First Nations call on Ottawa to crack down on drug traffickers in their communities
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs today called on Ottawa to crack down on the people selling drugs that are claiming lives in their communities. Chief Angela Levasseur of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation says ...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Carney pledges $370M in incentives for canola sector
Ottawa has announced $370 million in new support for Canadian canola producers facing massive tariffs from China. The federal government said Friday that a new biofuel production incentive is meant to...
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Canada providing $3 million in humanitarian aid to Afghans after deadly earthquake
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to support thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. A news release issued by Global...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Man who killed sister in Manitoba mass stabbing was out on bail: court records
WINNIPEG - The man police say killed his sister and attacked several others with a knife on Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba was out on bail. Court records show Tyrone Simard, 26, was charged wit...
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025

Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients
TORONTO - Two Canadian patients with spinal cord injuries have received Neuralink brain implants that have allowed them to control a computer with their thoughts. They are part of the first clinical t...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Sep 05, 2025












