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Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...
Sep 19, 2021
Two Miles for Mary Radio-athon going virtual once again Oct. 1
Just like it has for the last 34 years, the Two Miles for Mary Radio-athon will be a go this year, on Oct. 1 from 8-10 a.m. on CKBI radio.But for the second year in a row, the event will run virtually...
Sep 19, 2021
Raiders fall 6-2 to Pats in Regina rematch
When the Prince Albert Raiders met the Regina Pats in their first exhibition game, there were shorthanded tallies each way in a close but sloppy affair. In their second game against the Pats, however,...
Sep 19, 2021
Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID booster shots in U.S. south
WASHINGTON - Canadian snowbirds will be watching closely this week, suitcases at the ready and RVs full of fuel, to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from ...
Sep 19, 2021
Witnesses say explosion targets Taliban, 2nd in as many days
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Witnesses say an explosion targeted a Taliban vehicle in the provincial city of Jalalabad, the second such deadly blast in as many days in an Islamic State stronghold. The Ta...
Sep 19, 2021
Election official, who runs chocolate shop, flies ballot box to 27 B.C. lighthouses.
OTTAWA - They lead solitary lives, isolated for months on tiny islets and craggy ocean bluffs. Yet despite their remote locations, Canada's reclusive lighthouse keepers have one of the highest voter t...
Sep 19, 2021
Winnipeg South has a history of siding with winners in federal elections
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg South This large suburban area is a true bellwether riding. Since its reincarnation in 1988 (it had been dissolved into parts of two ridings in 1979), it has always elected a polit...
Sep 19, 2021
Quebecer Edith Blais talks writing and moving on after 450 days as hostage in Africa
MONTREAL - Almost 250 days into her 15-month captivity in Mali, Edith Blais realized her life was no longer her own, and she didn't know if she'd ever get it back. Separated from her travelling compan...
Sep 19, 2021
Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...
Sep 19, 2021
Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...
Sep 19, 2021
