Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to further speed up its approval process for major projects, saying she wants to see applications green-lit within six months. Prime Mini...

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province's auto insurance board better prepare newcomers about the dangers of winter driving, following the death of a Mexican man last year. Coroner Na...

QUBEC - A Coalition Avenir Qubec member of the legislature arrested this week for alleged impaired driving is withdrawing from caucus for the duration of the legal proceedings against him. Franois Tre...

TORONTO - At least two provinces in Canada say flu activity likely peaked over the holidays, while national data shows the number of new cases remains high but stabilized by the start of the new year....

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is joining European leaders in condemning Russia's use of a powerful hypersonic missile on Ukraine as an escalation. Carney says Russia's second use of the Oreshnik...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said a surge in workers rejoining the labour force pushed the unemployment rate higher to end the year. The unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in December, StatCan said,...

OTTAWA - Canada stands to face the biggest fallout of political turmoil in the United States in 2026, a new report by the Eurasia Group warned on Friday. The risk management firm says the long-standin...

OTTAWA - Canada needs to be clear-eyed about the risk of economic coercion as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to rebuild ties with China after years of political and economic tensions, Michael Kovrig...

GATINEAU - A company that operated a chemical manufacturing plant in western Quebec has been fined $1.35 million for discharging a harmful substance into the Rivire du Livre in 2019. Superior General ...

OTTAWA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Prime Minister Mark Carney accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in April. In a social media post, Lula said he spoke with Carney Thursday ...