Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

10 'taken' from B.C. firm's Mexican mine site, but Global Affairs says no Canadians
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada says it is monitoring a security incident at a Vancouver-based mining firm's project in Concordia, Mexico, where 10 people have been abducted, but it's not aware of a...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP's leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party. Rob ...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Smith, Carney say Trump team must respect Canadian sovereignty
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith both said Thursday the United States needs to respect Canadian sovereignty following reports that leaders of the Alberta separati...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Missing baby believed dead after mother's remains found in Alberta apartment: RCMP
ST. ALBERT - A man has been charged with murder after the remains of his common-law partner were found in an Edmonton-area apartment, and RCMP say their baby is also believed to be dead. Mounties say ...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Montreal vigil marks Quebec City mosque attack anniversary as Islamophobia persists
MONTREAL - Organizers of a vigil in Montreal to mark the ninth anniversary of a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque that left six people dead and 19 wounded say they are speaking out about racism at...
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Eby says extortion wave is 'terror attack in slow motion'
OTTAWA - B.C. Premier David Eby said a wave of extortion crime in the province is a "terror attack in slow motion." Eby, who was speaking in Ottawa after a premiers meeting with Prime Minister Mark Ca...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty
SAINT-GEORGES - The leader of the Parti Qubcois and Ontario Premier Doug Ford traded barbs Thursday after the latter dipped his toe in Quebec politics for a second straight day repeating that it would...
Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Stepfather of missing Nova Scotia children charged with sexually assaulting an adult
HALIFAX - The stepfather of two Nova Scotia children reported missing more than eight months ago has been charged with sexual assault, assault and forcible confinement involving an adult victim, RCMP ...
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Canada Post, union finalize outstanding contractual language in tentative deals
OTTAWA - Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in the tentative agreements reached last month that would end mo...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
MONTREAL - Quebec's private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province's public system for five years. The Fdration des md...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026
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