Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

ICBC services hobbled in Surrey, B.C., as government workers' strike action continues
SURREY - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says strike action by the BC General Employees' Union has hobbled driver licensing services in Surrey, B.C. The public auto insurer says all appo...
Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Quebec auto board scandal: Former top civil servant denies being told of cost overrun
MONTRAL - Quebec's former top public servant has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget. Yves Ouellet, for...
Frédéric Lacroix-Couture, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Carney says there's hope for trade deals with U.S. but 'don't expect white smoke'
TORONTO - Canada is making progress on "small" tariff deals with the U.S. for key sectors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday after revealing he'd had a recent phone call with U.S. President Do...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Integrity commissioner's office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
OTTAWA - The office of the public sector integrity commissioner says it's being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. The offic...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

B.C. village ties Canadian heat record for September, as mercury climbs to 40 C
LYTTON - A spate of extremely hot weather in parts of British Columbia has seen one Interior community tie the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada in the month of September. Env...
Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week, after a strike notice issued by the B.C. General Employees' Union expired on Tuesday. Here are five t...
Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

First Nations leaders meet in Winnipeg to discuss major infrastructure projects
WINNIPEG - The countrywide push for major projects won't happen without First Nations at the table, the Assembly of First Nations warned government and industry Wednesday, as its annual summer gatheri...
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Quebec wants court to declare branch of Swedish battery developer Northvolt insolvent
MONTREAL - The Quebec government wants a judge to declare insolvent the North American branch of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt, as the province attempts to recoup some of its losses on a fail...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025

Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
CALGARY - Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is ...
Canadian Press Sep 03, 2025
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