Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
SAN FRANCISCO - Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account. Th...
Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta's new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weathe...
Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
SASKATOON - A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she's recovering but no longer wants to talk to people. "I'm alive. I'm left-handed now," the 16-year-old wrot...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Poilievre calls for all-party working group on renewing trade deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his vision for the Canada-U.S. relationship on Thursday, directly denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric about Canada while insisting ...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9...
Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false rumour councillor 'handed out illegal drugs'
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion th...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result
TERREBONNE - The Bloc Qubcois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagn will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne after the Supreme Court of Canada recently i...
Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. The legi...
Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-re...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk's first game back with the Ottawa Senators wasn't an easy one. The Senators captain returned to the nation's capital riding the high of a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympic...
Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026
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