Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - Schools are closed and many municipal services are suspended in Quebec's Abitibi-Tmiscamingue region because of a storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain. The...
Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

No charges three years after Old Montreal building fire kills seven people
MONTREAL - It's the three-year anniversary of a building fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people - and there are still no charges. Both the prosecutor's office and Montreal police say the crimin...
Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
SASKATOON - A judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old must serve two years in intensive rehabilit...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children, labelled high-risk accused
MONTREAL - The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled by a judge a high-risk accused, a designatio...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Flood risks rise as atmospheric river hits B.C., bringing rain, snow and wind
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia are now under flood watches as an atmospheric river arrives along the coast, triggering a string of weather warnings and watches. The B.C. River Forecast Centre s...
Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Inflation cooled in February before oil price shock; last data ahead of BoC rate call
OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad so it can send satellites into orbit without the assistance of other nations or other foreign third parties. ...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash declared high-risk offender
MONTREAL - The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled a high-risk offender. Superior Court Justic...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash declared high-risk offender
LAVAL - A Superior Court judge has declared a man a high-risk offender after he was found not criminally responsible for killing two children when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare. Jus...
Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026
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