Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist's lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer in charge of enforcing a court injunction in a British Columbia pipeline dispute where a photojournalist was arrested in 2021 testified Wednesday that he welcomes media co...
Feb 04, 2026
'Willing to slaughter': Calgary man gets 16-year terrorism sentence for joining ISIS
CALGARY - A Calgary man who joined the Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison. "Terrorism has been described as the most vile form of criminal c...
Feb 04, 2026
Will this be Vancouver's first snow-free winter in 43 years?
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is entering February without any snow having officially been recorded at its airport weather station, potentially putting the city on track for its first snow-free winter in 43 y...
Feb 04, 2026
Calgary man who joined ISIS sentenced to 16 years for terrorism offences
CALGARY - A Calgary man who joined the Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison. "Terrorism has been described as the most vile form of criminal c...
Feb 04, 2026
Doctor didn't think 'friendly and calm' B.C. man was suicidal before family died
A doctor testifying at an inquest into the death of a couple and their two children in Prince Rupert, B.C., in 2023 says the father told him he had no suicidal or homicidal intent, three days before t...
Feb 04, 2026
Ex-chief of staff denies Marwah Rizqy's claims of improper use of legislature funds
QUBEC - Former Quebec Liberal staffer Genevive Hinse is firing back against claims that she was fired for using legislature funds for partisan use last year. Hinse is suing Marwah Rizqy, the former Li...
Feb 04, 2026
Ottawa set to scrap EV mandate, launch $1.5 billion investment fund: sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a national automotive strategy Thursday which will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new vehicle emissions standards and...
Feb 04, 2026
Feds revive bill to build digitally connected health data systems for patients, providers
TORONTO - The federal government is reviving proposed legislation that would allow digital health information to be shared safely across electronic systems, giving both patients and providers access t...
Feb 04, 2026
Justice minister rejects Alberta call for more input in federal judicial appointments
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he won't act on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's call for more input on the selection of judges after she said she would withhold court funding if such change...
Feb 04, 2026
Labour groups call on Carney to adopt a 'true Team Canada approach' to trade war
OTTAWA - As Ottawa prepares for talks with President Donald Trump's White House to review the country's most important trade pact, one part of the economy is warning it feels left out of Team Canada: ...
Feb 04, 2026
