Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Gas from mixed chemicals at Victoria pool send 8 to hospital
VICTORIA - Eight people have been taken to hospital after chemicals at a Victoria pool combined to create a dangerous gas. The city had issued a shelter-in-place order over a "hazardous material incid...
Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Ontario jeweller accused in Ryan Wedding case challenges decision to deny him bail
TORONTO - An Ontario man accused of serving as the "de facto bank" for a violent criminal enterprise allegedly helmed by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is challenging a judge's decision to de...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

What securing a majority would mean for Mark Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is on the verge of securing a majority government ahead of three byelections next week. Here's what a majority government would mean for him an...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Liberals set to debate age restrictions for social media
MONTREAL - Liberal party members will soon grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols
OTTAWA - Canada's AI safety institute has now gained access to all of OpenAI's "protocols," Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon added the AI Safety Institute is working ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ...
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Co...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Former head of Manitoba Inuit Association facing sex assault charges in Nunavut
WINNIPEG - The former leader of an Inuit organization based in Winnipeg is facing multiple sexual assault charges in Nunavut. RCMP in the territory say 39-year-old Nastania Mullin was arrested Wednesd...
Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Progressive Liberals welcome Gladu and other Conservative floor crossers
MONTREAL - High-profile progressive Liberal MPs attending the party's national convention in Montreal on Friday welcomed and defended former Conservatives who have crossed the floor to their caucus. F...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026

Modest March jobs growth stems 'bleeding' in the labour market: economists
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada's labour force survey on Friday showed little improvement in March after a volatile few months that saw employment levels surge and then drop. The agency said employers coll...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2026










