Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Canada spending $307M to buy new army rifles from Colt
OTTAWA - The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Po...
Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon honours broadcaster, sex worker champion at Rideau Hall
OTTAWA - A former Supreme Court justice, a medical pioneer, a broadcaster and a champion for sex workers joined the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thursday. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon s...
The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms models and variants it considers fit for the battlefield, not for hunting and sport ...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Defence minister learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says he "didn't know about" potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Poilievre appearing on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast Thursday
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for an interview with "The Joe Rogan Experience" for a podcast episode set to be released Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Poilievre said h...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

B.C. temperature records fall as heavy rain from atmospheric river lingers
VANCOUVER - An ongoing atmospheric river soaking British Columbia's coastal regions is also bringing unseasonable warmth, breaking century-old daily temperature records in several Interior communities...
Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Canada Revenue Agency shuttering drop box filing system after tax season closes
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says it will get rid of dozens of drop boxes used for tax filing and payments across the country after this tax season. The agency says there are 45 of these boxes s...
Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Canada spending $307M to buy new modular army rifles from Colt
OTTAWA - The federal government is buying 30,000 new modular assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of the...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report
TORONTO - Canada's happiness ranking slipped again last year, continuing a decade-long trend that's seen the country plummet from the 5th happiest in the world in 2014 to 25th in 2026. The annual Worl...
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026












