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Most Canadians don't want federal election until at least 2022, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians don't want a federal election during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - or even next year. The results suggest 47 per cent of respondents want the n...
Oct 27, 2020
Too rural, not enough diversity, soul searching needed, say B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal party should view the election results as a wake-up call from voters who punished the free-enterprise coalition for refusing to renew itself in changing times, sa...
Oct 27, 2020
Indigenous-led clinic to help Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan's death
MONTREAL - The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec's Lanaudiere region: provide "a culturally secure space" where Indigenous people can ...
Oct 27, 2020
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would. Health experts say some Halloween traditions like crowding on doorsteps for candy and inching your way thr...
Oct 27, 2020
Ross leading with mail-in ballots still to be counted in Prince Albert Northcote
With the majority of the votes counted, Sask. Party candidate Alana Ross has a 222-vote lead over incumbent Nicole Rancourt of the NDP, but we will have to wait for the final result in Prince Albert N...
Oct 27, 2020
Election 2020: Sask Party retains P.A. Carlton riding
Prince Albert's Carlton riding stays green after the 29th general election, Monday night. Joe Hargrave will serve a second term as MLA, after winning a back-to-back majority.Hargrave received a total ...
Oct 26, 2020
Canadians don't want to 'rock the boat' when voting during pandemic: experts
EDMONTON - Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts....
Oct 26, 2020
Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams
SALT LAKE CITY - Sam Gordon's staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn't make her fully welcome on the field. As the only girl in a tackle football league in Utah, she heard ...
Oct 26, 2020
QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe
REGINA - A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party:Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask.Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask. ...
Oct 26, 2020
'Farm kid with a wicked slapshot:' Scott Moe wins first mandate as premier
Some leaders have a reputation for political strategy, others for charisma. Scott Moe may be best known for being ordinary. Moe has been in elected politics for less than a decade and only stepped int...
Oct 26, 2020
