Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Third line of Montreal's REM light-rail network to open May 18 with four new stations
MONTRAL - A new branch of Montreal's REM light-rail system is set to open May 18, expanding the network in the city's West Island region. The Anse--l'Orme line is the third to open and will have four ...
Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

Liberals plan to suspend federal fuel excise tax until Labour Day
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say suspending some taxes on fuel is a "responsible" way to tame prices at the pumps, while the Conservatives accuse the government of taking half-measures as the Iran wa...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

Air Canada ordered to pay pilots who were denied religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption
An arbitrator has ordered Air Canada to grant back pay to seven pilots denied religious exemptions from the airline's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in a violation of the Canadian Human Rights ...
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

Carney pledges collaboration, substantive debate in majority Parliament
OTTAWA - The morning after the Liberals secured a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative. "There's a differen...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

Liberals plan to suspend federal fuel excise taxes until Labour Day
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging, Prime Minster Mark Carney announced on Tuesday. Car...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Liberals suspend federal fuel excise taxes until Labour Day
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will suspend the excise fuel tax on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day as the Iran war sends energy costs surging. Carney says the tax break will star...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

In the news today: Liberal byelection sweep, Meet Canada's new MPs, jail revamp
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberals return to Parliament with majority after three byelection wins Liberal MPs will now have more clout ...
Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

Liberals return to Parliament with majority after three byelection wins
OTTAWA - The Liberals are set to return to the House of Commons with significantly more power after a set of byelection wins granted them a majority on Monday night. The governing party swept all thre...
The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

18,000 lives later, B.C. marks 10 years since declaring overdose emergency
Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A ...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026

BC United executives eye Conservative race, as donations still flow for dormant party
VANCOUVER - It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant - at least in the public eye. No...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026










