Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor
VERNON - A British Columbia member of Parliament says he's been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority, but he's not interested in "betraying" his constituen...
Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Freeland steps down as Canada's Ukraine envoy, will resign as MP soon
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland said Monday she is stepping down as the prime minister's special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine and will leave Parliament in the coming weeks - ...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Convicted murderer wants B.C. Supreme Court to throw out case over delays
VANCOUVER - A man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have said was linked to organized crime has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to throw out the case, arguing that delays in th...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Le Massif ski resort northeast of Quebec City to partially reopen during strike
A major ski resort northeast of Quebec City says it will partially reopen this week while its 300 unionized workers are on unlimited general strike. Le Massif de Charlevoix says its doors will open fr...
Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Carney arrives in Paris for talks with Ukraine's allies about security guarantees
PARIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Paris Monday ahead of a meeting with Ukraine's allies to pursue security agreements to prevent Russia from repeating its invasion if a ceasefire deal is r...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Maduro ouster shows Trump is bent on dominating Western Hemisphere, observers say
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro shows his administration is serious about dominating the Western Hemisphere, observers say. In its new...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Carney headed to Paris for talks with Ukraine's allies aimed at securing ceasefire
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney left Ottawa for Paris Monday for a meeting with Ukraine's allies to pursue security agreements to prevent Russia from repeating its invasion if a ceasefire deal is ...
The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

'Frostbite capital': Efforts to reduce frostbite amputations underway in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Trevor Logan winces in pain as a nurse cleans the blistered middle finger on his right hand, swollen to twice its size due to frostbite. Inside a clinic of a downtown Edmonton homeless shel...
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Experts say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro's ouster
OTTAWA - Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration's ouster of Venezuela's autocratic ruler. "...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

Quebec Liberals name ethics officer for leadership race after vote-buying allegations
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party has named an ethics officer to supervise the upcoming leadership race after allegations of wrongdoing sunk the previous leader. Among other responsibilities, the et...
Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026










