Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

CP NewsAlert: Alberta to review Calgary water main breaks, demands documents
CALGARY - Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says the government will review Calgary's water main breaks and is demanding the city turn over documents dating back two decades. More coming...
Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Indigenous adults overrepresented in prisons by 10 times, Statistics Canada says
VANCOUVER - A newly released report by Statistics Canada says Indigenous adults were incarcerated at a rate 10 times higher than non-Indigenous adults in six provinces. It says its new measure, called...
Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $60 million over the use of solitary confinement in provincial correctional facilities over a period of 20 year...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

A timeline of Quebec Premier François Legault's political career as he resigns
MONTREAL - Franois Legault announced on Wednesday he will step down as Quebec premier when the Coalition Avenir Qubec - the party he co-founded in 2011 - chooses his replacement. The departure of Lega...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Quick quotes: Quebec Premier François Legault announces resignation
QUBEC - Tributes to departing Quebec Premier Franois Legault started coming in from across the country on Wednesday shortly after the co-founder of the Coalition Avenir Qubec party said he would leave...
Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study
TORONTO - A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result. The research, published in the Canad...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

François Legault's CAQ ended PQ/Liberal duopoly with back-to-back majorities
MONTREAL - From founding a successful airline to creating a political party that won back-to-back majority mandates, Franois Legault is stepping down as Quebec premier with a reputation as a builder a...
Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Proposed sureties pledge $1.2M in bail for man accused in Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO - Four people are pledging a combined $1.2 million in bail for an Ontario man accused of playing a pivotal role in a violent criminal organization by laundering hundreds of millions of dollars...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Ontario man who lost family in Ethiopia plane crash reaches settlement with Boeing
A Canadian man who lost several family members in the 2019 crash of a Boeing jet in Ethiopia has settled his lawsuit against the plane manufacturer just before a trial was set to begin in Chicago. The...
Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026

Quebec Premier François Legault to resign, won't lead his party into fall election
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Wednesday he would resign after more than seven years in power, triggering a leadership race and further upending the province's political landscape...
Canadian Press Jan 14, 2026










