Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Tax cuts not the only way to help Canadians as gas prices rise: economists
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to return some of the revenue from higher gasoline prices to give Canadians a break at the pumps - but some economists say cutting gas taxes is...
Apr 08, 2026
Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving fr...
Apr 08, 2026
Indigenous women's groups call for funding to limit risks to safety, prosperity
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to safeguard Indigenous women and girls and warning the federal government's major projects push could place them at higher risk. H...
Apr 08, 2026
B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful...
Apr 08, 2026
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she's joining Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, pushing the government closer to a majority ahead of three byelections next w...
Apr 08, 2026
Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney called a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran a "positive development" on Wednesday, and indicated Canada is still willing to help support the reo...
Apr 08, 2026
Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her...
Apr 08, 2026
In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats Iran, the United States and...
Apr 08, 2026
Carney to speak with Canadian Jeremy Hansen after Artemis II's historic moon mission
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to speak today with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen after the Artemis II's historic mission to the moon. A media advisory from the Canadian Space Agen...
Apr 08, 2026
Indigenous women's groups urge funding to limit risks to safety, prosperity
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to safeguard Indigenous women and girls - and are warning the federal government's major projects push could place them at higher r...
Apr 08, 2026
