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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
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
Labour board orders striking Alberta health-care staff back to work
EDMONTON - Alberta's labour relations board has ruled that hospital and other health-care staff who walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts acted illegally and must return to work.In a decisi...
Oct 26, 2020
Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Party defeat NDP for 4th straight majority
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Party under leader Scott Moe has won its fourth consecutive majority by overwhelming the NDP in a provincial election defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.Moe's party was elec...
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