Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students an...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026

The little we know about Canadian troops stationed in the Middle East
OTTAWA - The military has provided a breakdown of the number of Canadian troops in the Middle East as experts question the government's claim it has played no role in the American attack on Iran. Here...
Dylan Robertson and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026

Dairy group to seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese'
MONTREAL - A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation - similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne - for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a...
Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026

OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is de...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

Carney says Canadian military participation in Middle East war can't be ruled out
CANBERRA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada can't rule out military participation in the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with Australian ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

Carney says Canada, Australia hold 'rare convening power' in Parliament speech
CANBERRA - Canada and Australia have a "rare" ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be trusted, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech to Austral...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

NASA says meteor that lit up Vancouver sky was travelling 100 times speed of sound
VANCOUVER - A meteor that NASA says soared across the night sky above Metro Vancouver at about 100 times the speed of sound set off a fireball, a sonic boom and an explosive response online. Social me...
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

Judge orders refunds after Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were later struck down by the United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 ru...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

Anand says government pursuing options for Canadians to exit Middle East war zone
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada is pursuing multiple options to help more than 2,000 Canadians who have requested assistance to leave the Middle East, as some Canadians in th...
The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026

Solomon tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that Tumbler Ridge deserves apology
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he met with the CEO of OpenAI and told him the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deserve an apology for the tech firm's role in events leading u...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 04, 2026










