Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News
Chinese ambassador urges Canada to move quickly to implement deals signed in Beijing
OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada is urging the government to make progress quickly on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing last wee...
Jan 22, 2026
Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq
OTTAWA - The mother of a Canadian man detained in Syria says he risks going from "one legal black hole into another" as prisoners in the strife-torn country are transferred to Iraq. Sally Lane has bee...
Jan 22, 2026
Chinese envoy says PM's claim that Beijing agreed to visa-free entry not yet official
OTTAWA - China's ambassador in Ottawa says Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians is not yet official, suggesting the move is still under c...
Jan 22, 2026
Carney says Canadian values key to sovereignty, pushes back on Trump's remarks
QUBEC - Staying true to Canada's core values will be key to upholding its sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech Thursday which also pushed back against recent comments by U.S. Presi...
Jan 22, 2026
Quebec pushes back greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to 2035
QUBEC - The Quebec government announced Thursday that it's pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs, as environmental groups warned that the delay...
Jan 22, 2026
Ski season saved at Le Massif ski resort in Quebec after workers accept new deal
MONTREAL - A major Quebec ski resort that has been shut down because of a labour dispute will resume operations on Saturday after unionized employees voted in favour of a new deal. The CSN union repre...
Jan 22, 2026
Myles Gray police beating hearing in B.C. adjourned after hot-mic obscenity
VANCOUVER - A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in ...
Jan 22, 2026
Carney says upholding Canadian values key to sovereignty as authoritarianism rises
QUBEC - Prime Minister Mark Carney says staying true to Canada's values is key to maintaining its sovereignty. In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City today, Carney says Canada was ...
Jan 22, 2026
Judge says Montreal man not criminally responsible for stabbing relatives 212 times
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who stabbed his parents and grandmother a total of 212 times has been found not criminally responsible for their murders. Arthur Galarneau, 22, was impassive as Quebec Superi...
Jan 22, 2026
La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan
LA LOCHE - A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place was open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy. Dene High School in La Loche, about 600 ...
Jan 22, 2026
