Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Charges stayed against 'Queen of Canada' cult leader Romana Didulo in Saskatchewan
SWIFT CURRENT - The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges, disappointing and angering the mayor. Romana Didulo, head of the so-...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is taking steps to sharply restrict who's eligible for medical assistance in dying. Smith's United Conservative Party government has introduced a...
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Saskatchewan introduces budget with spending hikes but also $819-million deficit
REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a new budget that avoids tax hikes and program cuts but carries with it a big deficit. Finance Minister Jim Reiter tabled the 2026-27 budget on Wednesday. It proje...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Jury finds Quebec man charged with killing his children guilty on all charges
LAVAL - A jury has found a man who drowned his two children in their Laval, Que., family home in October 2022 guilty on all charges. Kamaljit Arora, 49, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the ...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

CBSA opens 372 immigration investigations to 'disrupt extortion networks' in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada Border Services Agency says it has opened 372 immigration investigations in an effort to "disrupt extortion networks" across the country. It says the CBSA began formally monitoring imm...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Quebec budget projects $8.6B deficit, focuses on core services
QUBEC - Quebec's new budget focuses on maintaining core services like health and education, with no flashy big-ticket spending ahead of a fall general election. Gone are the recent years of tax cuts a...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan introduces budget with projected $819M deficit
REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a new budget that avoids tax hikes and program cuts but carries with it a big deficit. Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government spending plan for 2026-27 ...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Chinese police officer and wife denied residency in 'crimes against humanity' ruling
A Chinese couple have lost a bid to immigrate to Canada after a Federal Court judge agreed there are reasonable grounds to believe the police officer husband was complicit in crimes against humanity. ...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Saskatchewan charges stayed against 'Queen of Canada' cult leader Romana Didulo
SWIFT CURRENT - The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges. Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been cha...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows
OTTAWA - Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms to set prices, a new poll suggests - with half of respondents saying the practice is unfair because it can result i...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026












