Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby's NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provinci...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms
TORONTO - A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common food allergens early and consistently decreases the risk they'll be allergic to them. Senior author Dr. Derek Chu...
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stand on Alberta's health privatization
OTTAWA - A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill this week lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stand on Alberta's latest moves to expand private health ca...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Liberals reject Poilievre's call for tax relief on GM workers' severance pay
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conse...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

'Strategic choice': B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is supporting a private bid to host a new international bank to finance military projects by democratic nations, with Premier David Eby calling Vancouver the "...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
OTTAWA - The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers....
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Canadian Schellenberg 'definitely' won't face death again at China retrial: lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Schellenberg says their client "definitely" won't face the death penalty again after China's top court overturned the sentence and announced his r...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Information commissioner expected to renew push for reforms to access law
OTTAWA - Members of a House of Commons committee are expected to get an earful from information commissioner Caroline Maynard this afternoon when they launch their latest study of Canada's much-malign...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party has announced it will not be renewing an accord with the governing NDP when it expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provincial government with...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026

Conservatives call for tax relief for GM workers' severance packages
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pie...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 09, 2026










