Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

China travel delayed Vancouver doctor's arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage female patients took years to result in charges because the suspect went to China. Inves...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

NDP MPP jumps to federal Liberals as Liberal MP eyes provincial seat and leadership
The resignation of longtime MP Bill Blair has triggered a potential round of political musical chairs, as the federal Liberals poach a provincial NDP representative to run for his seat and a Liberal M...
Allison Jones and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were i...
Chuck Chiang and Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs
OTTAWA - A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday. "If we're g...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says
OTTAWA - Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday - rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre th...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Public service executives got more than $146 million in performance pay last year
OTTAWA - Executives in the core federal public service received $146.3 million in performance pay last year. Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performanc...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Social media ban would need oversight through online harms bill: Carol Todd
OTTAWA - Online safety advocate Carol Todd says a potential ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry. Todd, whose daughter Amanda died by suicide after...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Montreal mayor says her car was towed and is blaming potholes for two flat tires
MONTREAL - After saying she blew a pair of tires on one of her city's busiest streets, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is pledging to tackle what's causing the problem. "So there were two potho...
Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March
WASHINGTON - NASA has delayed the planned launch of a moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March. In a press conference in Florida on Tuesday, NASA officials said the Artemis II astrona...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026

Liberals say NDP MPP Doly Begum will be their candidate in Blair's Scarborough riding
OTTAWA - The Liberals have named Ontario NDP politician Doly Begum as their candidate for Scarborough Southwest following the resignation Monday of longtime MP Bill Blair. Prime Minister Mark Carney a...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Feb 03, 2026
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