Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: National News

Fact File: Video of MAID patient playing cello isn't Canadian government advertising
A short video shared to social media last week offered a glimpse into the "final days" of a woman at the end of her life. Some claimed the video was an advertisement for medical assistance in dying fr...
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Federal government taking over vaccine injury compensation, aims to address backlog
OTTAWA - The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, and pledging to review claims that were refused by a thi...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen fields kids' queries ahead of Artemis II launch opening
LONGUEUIL - Jeremy Hansen is on the cusp of embarking on a historic deep space mission to the moon months after admitting to some inquisitive students that while the unknowns present a scary prospect,...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Canadian mother detained in Texas with daughter granted bond: husband
A Canadian mother who has spent weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas along with her seven-year-old daughter could be going home after a judge granted her bond. Tania Warner's husband, Ed...
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

'Goosebumps': World watches as Artemis II prepares for launch with Canadian on board
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA's countdown clock is ticking down as astronauts - including Canadian Jeremy Hansen - make their final preparations for the Artemis II mission, which is set to send humans back to...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Carney condemns Israel's 'illegal' invasion Lebanon, calls for ceasefire
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada "condemns" Israel's invasion of Lebanon, which he calls "illegal" and a violation of territorial sovereignty. Carney is also calling for a ceasefire, ma...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Stephen Lewis, former politician and lifelong social activist, dies at 88
OTTAWA - Human rights. Equality for women. The plight of African families decimated by HIV-AIDS. Stephen Lewis spent a lifetime fighting for causes close to his heart - and his weapons of choice were ...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Northern Ontario First Nations not equipped to fight fires, says retired fire chief
OTTAWA - A retired fire chief says First Nations' firefighting operations in northern Ontario are being set up to fail and need better equipment and training from Indigenous Services Canada after thre...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

The hazards of cherry blossom crowds prompt warnings from police in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND - Joanna Yue, dressed in a billowing pink, layer-cake dress, struggled to capture a sense of movement among the clouds of cherry blossoms that have transformed Larry Berg Flight Path Park on ...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

'Never even entered my thinking': Carney says he's not considering prorogation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Tuesday he has "absolutely not" considered proroguing Parliament in the event he wins a majority in a series of upcoming byelections. When reporters quizze...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026
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