Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

No possession arrests without 'extenuating circumstances': head of B.C. police group
VICTORIA - The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, "unless ther...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

François Legault shuffles cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has shuffled his cabinet after two ministers stepped aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Qubec leadership race. Labour Minister Jean Boulet was given the additi...
Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Feds say more than 22,000 firearms reported in first week of compensation program
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported 22,251 firearms to the federal government in the first week of a program to provide compensation for banned guns. Owners of outlawed firearms hav...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for t...
Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Duncan served as the MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North from 2008 ...
Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Christine Fréchette, Bernard Drainville in race to become CAQ leader, Quebec premier
MONTREAL - It's shaping up to be a two-person race for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Qubec as the party seeks to replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, who held the economy port...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada
CALGARY - Alberta's separation drive came to the province's largest city Monday, with hundreds lining up to add their names to the list of people wanting to vote on the province quitting Canada while ...
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Carney pitches GST rebate boost as major plank of Liberal affordability agenda
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the winter session of Parliament on Monday by unveiling a new plank in the Liberals' affordability agenda. Making the announcement from an Ottawa grocery...
Kyle Duggan and Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026
Carney skips question period on Parliament's first day back, meets with Premier Ford
OTTAWA - After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed - but not for very long. Carney visi...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre's debt-repayment plan
MONTREAL - Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for him to pay back less than a quarter of his roughly $1.1-million debt. During a virtual meeting Mond...
Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026










