Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government's last budge...
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Conservatives seek to remove barriers to alcohol shipments across provincial borders
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are pushing to allow Canada Post to ship alcohol between provinces, saying the Liberals have failed to live up to their pledge to remove interprovincial trade barrie...
Catherine Morrison and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Winds caused fatal Yukon helicopter crash during landing training: report
EDMONTON - An investigation by federal authorities has found that a helicopter crash that killed one person just outside of Whitehorse was caused by a change in wind conditions during a landing practi...
Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Major ice storm in forecast for southern Quebec, heavy snow further north
MONTREAL - A major ice storm is forecast to hit southern Quebec on Wednesday with between 20 and 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours in areas stretching from the Outaouais region through to ...
Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren't playing around
Pokmon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C., collectibles store on Friday - but they weren't there to play. In pre-dawn scenes captured on the store's security video, th...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items wi...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

'Despicable, senseless' B.C. killings due to 'botched robbery,' defence lawyer says
ABBOTSFORD - A defence lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple says the crime was "despicable" and "senseless," but DNA and other circumstantial evidence aren't en...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation
VANCOUVER - Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation after he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs, comments the councillor said were made for political gain The lawsui...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Minister says more than 7,000 Canadians have fled Middle East
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says more than 7,000 Canadians have left the Middle East since the latest conflict began. Anand told reporters Tuesday that includes more than 4,300 Canad...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Recall bid against Alberta premier, two caucus members don't get required signatures
EDMONTON - A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed. Smith is the second premier in Alberta's history to face a recall petition, with the o...
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026










