Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers
OTTAWA - Thousands of workers across the federal public service have received notices that their jobs may be cut, many of them landing in the last week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said 1,77...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Public hearing into 2015 Vancouver police beating death of Myles Gray begins
VANCOUVER - A group of seven Vancouver police officers are denying allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty related to the 2015 death of Myles Gray after a violent altercation with office...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Canadian found dead on Australian island, surrounded by dingo pack: Australian media
BRISBANE - Australian media are reporting that a young Canadian woman has been found dead, her body surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island popular with backpackers and other tourists and off th...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

40-year-old woman dies east of Montreal following argument with man inside home
ROUGEMONT - Quebec provincial police say a 40-year-old woman died on Sunday east of Montreal following an argument with a man that had escalated. Police spokesperson Batrice Dorsainville says officers...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026
Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026
Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per c...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Inflation rises to 2.4% in December in ‘tax holiday’ rebound: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government's tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December. A poll of economists headin...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

In the news today: Carney goes to Davos, gun compensation, Chinese EV deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzer...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Gun owners have until March 31 to express interest in gun compensation
OTTAWA - The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns began Monday. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawe...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
TORONTO - Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if a sudden, unexpected surge slams emergency departments during the ...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026










