Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Manitoba budget expands tax exemption on food items, aims to cut deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government laid out a provincial budget Tuesday that promises savings for snack lovers, many homeowners and young people who ride buses. As of July 1, the province plans to rem...
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Unclear when Ottawa will complete fighter jet review: Saab CEO
OTTAWA - More than a year after the Liberal government launched a review of plans to buy a fleet of F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, even the competition doesn't know when exactly Ottawa will r...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Avalanche that killed three in B.C. is being investigated as 'workplace incident'
British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Board has launched an investigation into a fatal avalanche this weekend just north of Terrace that killed three heli-skiers. The investigation by the board, al...
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

U.S. safety board says warning system didn't sound alarm before LaGuardia crash
NEW YORK - A fire truck had been cleared to cross a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport only 20 seconds before it collided with an Air Canada jet, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Canadian sport system 'broken, unsustainable,' sport commission finds
Canadian sport needs an overhaul. That was the conclusion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's final report released Tuesday. "The work must begin now," said Lise Maisonneuve, a former chief ...
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Manitoba premier promises to end provincial tax on food from grocery store
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says today's budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store. Kinew, in a post on social media, says everything from rotisserie chicken to salads would b...
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Lawyers for Quebec government tell Supreme Court that Bill 21 is legitimate
OTTAWA - The Quebec government is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold a controversial secularism law, arguing that the Constitution allows the province to override the Canadian Charter of Rig...
Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Manitoba Premiers promises to end provincial tax on food from grocery store
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says today's budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store. Kinew, in a post on social media, says everything from rotisserie chicken to salads would b...
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Federal union denounces CRA decision to end tax drop boxes, calls for reversal
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning the Canada Revenue Agency's decision to get rid of drop boxes as a method to file taxes will reduce access to services for hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The a...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026

Canadian sport system 'broken, unsustainable,' federal commission finds
Canadian sport needs an overhaul. That was the conclusion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's final report released Tuesday. "The work must begin now," said Lise Maisonneuve, a former chief ...
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2026
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