Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Pro-Palestinian activist Yves Engler barred from running for NDP leadership
OTTAWA - Self-described "agitator" Yves Engler has been denied entry to the NDP leadership race, after the party's vetting committee said it has credible evidence of harassment. In a statement issued ...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

In the news: U.S. security strategy doesn't meddle in Canadian politics: Hoekstra
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying conce...
Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they hav...
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

In the news: U.S. poised to meddle in Canadian politics? Pipeline popularity up?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying conce...
Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool
VANCOUVER - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, s...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

Hoekstra downplays fears of Trump administration meddling in Canada's politics
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns America's new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting political movements in Canada. The national se...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll
OTTAWA - Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was co...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

Bank of Canada set to announce last interest rate decision of 2025
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to announce today its last interest rate decision of the year. In its most recent decision in October, the central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quar...
Canadian Press Dec 10, 2025

Air Transat averts pilot strike with tentative deal
MONTREAL - Air Transat passengers breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday evening after the company reached a tentative deal with its pilot union, narrowly avoiding a strike on the cusp of the holiday trave...
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Dec 09, 2025

Transat deal offers relief for vacationers worried strike would disrupt travel plans
MONTREAL AND TORONTO - A tentative deal reached hours ahead of a strike deadline by the Air Transat pilots union prevented the chaos of a holiday-adjacent work stoppage but came too late for some pass...
Christopher Reynolds and Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press Dec 09, 2025
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