Canada News

Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey also suggests support has diminished significantly since the fall for the idea of a province using the notwithstanding clause to ban discussions […]

Opioid-related deaths doubled in Canada between 2019 and the end of 2021, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta experiencing a dramatic jump, mostly among men in their 20s and 30s, says a new study that calls for targeted harm-reduction policies. Researchers from the University of Toronto analyzed accidental opioid-related deaths between Jan. 1, 2019 and Dec. […]

Canada’s premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa’s latest budget, but the prime minister said Friday he will go around them if need be. In a letter responding to the Liberal government’s latest budget, the premiers said governments need to “return to a […]

A total of $45 million in investment from federal, provincial, and local governments will support the increased supply of safe and reliable drinking water, effective wastewater treatment, and cleaner soil for communities across Saskatchewan. The northwest province will see the decommissioning of non-engineered landfill sites for 18 municipalities and the redirection of waste to two […]

A pair of federal ministers were in Regina to announce a series of announcements of child care. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand announced that the federal government will expand the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program to reduce the costs associated with entering early childhood […]

While in Regina, the Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson criticized Premier Scott Moe and Conservative Leader Pierrer Pollieve’s remarks about carbon pricing. Wilkinson’s comments come after the federal Conservatives say they won’t be taking advice from “so-called experts” on climate policy after more than 200 economists signed an open letter challenging […]

The James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), along with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), continues to advocate for inclusion in discussions regarding Correctional Services Canada (CSC) and the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) decision-making processes, following their exclusion from the preparation of a recent report and recommendations. […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years. The alcohol excise tax had been set to rise on April 1 by 4.7 per cent, tied to inflation, but Freeland announced today that the […]

Canada’s mental health and addictions minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government’s decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the country’s overdose crisis. Ya’ara Saks attributes growing pushback to most harm reduction strategies — including federal funding for what are referred to as safer supply programs and the […]

The Government of Saskatchewan’s decision to remove the federal carbon tax from home heating reduced the province’s inflation rate by 1.9 per cent, down from 2.7 per cent in December. That is according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by Statistics Canada, which identifies the removal of the federal carbon tax on natural […]