Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Hope alive for a 'peaceful' Venezuela after Maduro's capture, activist says
TORONTO - The capture of the president of Venezuela by the U.S. military is being heralded by some in Canada as the pathway back to democracy for Venezuela. U.S. military forces extracted Nicolas Madu...
Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Canada calls on 'all parties' to respect international law after Maduro's capture
TORONTO - Canada's Foreign Affairs minister says the government is calling on "all parties" to respect international law after a shocking U.S. military operation overnight in Venezuela that saw the ca...
Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Ottawa propose fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules
OTTAWA - The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly publ...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Liberals' stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest
An Air India pilot was offloaded from a plane and arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week, with Transport Canada warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorizations if it...
Nono Shen and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026

Air India pilot arrested at Vancouver airport, Transport Canada cites alcohol rules
RICHMOND - An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Transport Canada citing alcohol rules in its confirmation of the incident...
Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026

Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products added to pistachio recall due to salmonella
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall p...
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026

Alberta group gets green light to collect signatures for separation referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta's election agency has fired the starter's pistol on the race to collect enough names for a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Elections Alberta announced Friday that Mitch ...
Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026

Major Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix shuts down because of strike
MONTREAL - A Quebec ski resort suspended operations on Friday after its unionized workforce walked off the job, leaving one of the province's most renowned winter playgrounds closed indefinitely. Earl...
Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026

Fire in Marieville, Que., apartment building leaves two dead and one injured
MARIEVILLE - Two people are dead and one is injured following an apartment building fire in Marieville, Que., east of Montreal. Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Ste-Marie St...
Canadian Press Jan 02, 2026










