Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
MONTREAL - Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far awa...
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Danielle Smith says diverse opinions welcome after MLA supports separatist petition
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says she welcomes diverse opinions in her caucus after a legislature member of her United Conservative Party opined a referendum on separation is good for the province. Da...
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader, as Alberta, Sask. leaders say his polices can 'hurt'
WINNIPEG - Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes, from almost 71,000 ballots cast. His victory signals a ...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader in first ballot victory
WINNIPEG - Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing bi...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

CPNewsAlert: Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader in first ballot victory
WINNIPEG - Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing bi...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she was denied entry to Canada
MONTRAL - A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote o...
Quentin Dufranne, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

'It's ridiculous': U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
COUTTS - Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana ...
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

The NDP's next leader to be announced as Winnipeg convention concludes
WINNIPEG - The next NDP leader will be announced this morning as the party concludes its Winnipeg convention. Union leader Rob Ashton, social worker Tanille Johnston, filmmaker Avi Lewis, Alberta MP H...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

'The crew is ready': Canadian to be voice link to Artemis II moon mission
WASHINGTON - Jenni Gibbons was always drawn to the stars. Now, the Calgary-born astronaut is set to take part in NASA's Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in mor...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

Pillar of Canadian broadcasting, Rose Kingdon of The Canadian Press, dead at 65
When Rose Kingdon started her broadcasting career more than 40 years ago, she recalled that it was "love at first on air light." And when she accepted a lifetime achievement award in 2023, she said sh...
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Mar 28, 2026












