Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including military ones. The new streams ...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

'It was a betrayal': Woman tells sex assault trial Frank Stronach tried to rape her
TORONTO - One moment, the woman was standing in Frank Stronach's midtown apartment after a friendly dinner at his high-end restaurant. The next, the man she had grown to trust had pushed her over the ...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 in their family home near Montreal told a jury on Wednesday he doesn't have any memories from the day they died. Kamaljit Arora was...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and East Coast wallop
Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold and snow swept across the Prairies, and heavy snow blanketed the East Coast. ...
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

New report says youth should help guide Ottawa's campaign against online harms
OTTAWA - Advocates say the federal government should listen to young people as it takes on the problem of online harms. The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights says in a new report today, ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus - and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of betraying voters in his Edm...
Kyle Duggan and David Baxter, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals
OTTAWA - Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on social media this morning. More comi...
The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

In the news: P.M. fundraises in B.C., Polievre speaks for the Tories, Ramadan arrives
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney returning to B.C. week after mass shooting Prime Minister Mark Carney is returning to B.C. today, less...
Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister has started to sell her "tough" budget, but at least one business leader says Brenda Bailey should have made deeper cuts because of the "scary" deficit n...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026

Prime Minister Carney returning to B.C. one week after mass shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is returning to B.C. today less than a week after he attended a vigil honouring the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. While in B.C., the prime minis...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 18, 2026










