Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Carney rolls out plans to build up domestic defence sector, add 125,000 jobs
OTTAWA - Canada has failed both to adequately fund its military and to build up the domestic defence industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as he rolled out an ambitious new plan to grow th...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Ottawa kept people on Canada's no-fly list without 'necessary grounds': spy watchdog
OTTAWA - A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada's no-fly list without proper justification - a possible violation of the law that underpins ...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
British Columbia's police watchdog is taking steps to determine if it will launch an investigation into the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Indepen...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police arrested three people on Tuesday in connection with what they described as a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation that officers had dismantled las...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says
OTTAWA - Many Canadians face barriers to accessing health care in their own language and the federal government should prioritize fast-tracking immigration and credential recognition for bilingual and...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days of drugs, drinking
WINNIPEG - A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there. A jury trial has started ...
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Israeli military says more than 1,500 Canadians were serving in its ranks last year
OTTAWA - The Israeli military says more than 1,500 people with Canadian citizenship - soldiers holding dual or multiple citizenships - were serving in its ranks as of a year ago, according to document...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown condo
TORONTO - At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a "fatherly mentor" but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an e...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Quebec auto board sorry for online platform boondoggle, aims to regain public trust
MONTREAL - Quebec's Treasury Board president said Tuesday the government will consider all legal and disciplinary recourse against those responsible in the automobile insurance board's botched rollout...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest two
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've made a pair of arrests in what they are calling a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation. The force's economic crimes division says two ...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026










