Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

NDP wants Carney to kill U.S. fighter jet contract in favour of Swedish aircraft
OTTAWA - The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets - including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying. Citing Carney's call for middle...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Conservatives to celebrate Harper at 20th anniversary gala dinner
OTTAWA - Conservatives are set to gather in downtown Ottawa tonight for a gala dinner marking the 20th anniversary of former prime minister Stephen Harper's government. The event will take place at th...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Anand visits D.C. as Trump administration makes case for critical minerals trade zone
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for critical miner...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment 'unlawful,' report finds
VANCOUVER - Police and the City of Vancouver took "unlawful" actions when restricting media access as city workers broke up a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment in 2023, but they are unwilling to a...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Feds to fold envoys on Islamophobia, antisemitism into new national unity council
OTTAWA - Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says there will no longer be stand-alone federal envoys to combat Islamophobia and antisemitism. The government plans to fold the two positi...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

$5.1-million settlement for victims of Quebec ski gondola malfunctions
QUBEC - A law firm representing victims injured in a pair of gondola malfunctions at a Quebec ski hill say they've reached a $5.1-million settlement with the owners of the resort. Law firm Tremblay Bo...
Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Justice minister defends judicial appointment process after Alberta funding threat
OTTAWA - Judicial appointments must be made without political influence, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday after Alberta's premier suggested she could withhold funding without more input on ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her provi...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

More than 160 police launch raids targeting Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick
MONTRAL - More than 160 police officers have launched a series of raids in Quebec and New Brunswick allegedly targeting a Hells Angels cocaine distribution network. A news release by Quebec provincial...
Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

What's a 'thumper'? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise dispute
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, th...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026










