Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

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

Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
A Manitoba boy and a girl in Nova Scotia are facing charges after they allegedly plotted together online to commit simultaneous attacks at their rural schools, police said Wednesday. Officers received...
Brittany Hobson and Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Universit de Montral professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Pri...
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Ottawa earmarks $1.4 billion for key munitions production in Quebec, Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government is pouring $1.4 billion into the munitions industry to build up the domestic supply of heavy artillery shells and reduce Canada's reliance on foreign suppliers. Ottawa ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Canadian ships stuck in Persian Gulf as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues
OTTAWA - Two Canadian cargo ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf and are unable to pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz as the war in Iran continues. The Miena Desgagns and the Rosaire A. Desgagns...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Charges stayed on Saskatchewan cult leader Romana Didulo
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against a cult leader whose group made life miserable for residents of a Saskatchewan village. Romana Didulo had been charge...
Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Tim Hortons white and pink donut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the insid...
Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026












