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Some facts and figures about the federal riding of St. John's South-Mount Pearl
St. John's South-Mount Pearl Liberal incumbent Seamus O'Regan has bounced back to a high-profile cabinet role but has taken heat back home from the oil and gas sector over Bill C-69, the government's ...
Sep 25, 2019

East Coast vote: Liberals brace for losses in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - At first glance, it would appear Justin Trudeau's Liberals built an electoral fortress in Atlantic Canada in 2015, having won all of the region's 32 ridings. Four years later, with...
Sep 25, 2019

Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
OTTAWA - A new study says the incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else's in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes ...
Sep 25, 2019

Canadian delegation campaigns for temporary UN Security Council seat this week
OTTAWA - There will be more than one Canadian election campaign unfolding this week. A second round of politicking is taking place in New York City, where a delegation of former prime minist...
Sep 25, 2019

Three party leaders campaign in British Columbia, Scheer tours Quebec
OTTAWA - British Columbia is getting attention from three federal party leaders today, including the promise of a "new deal" from the NDP's Jagmeet Singh. Singh has already promised to cede authority ...
Sep 25, 2019

Motown mogul Berry Gordy announces retirement at 89
DETROIT - The Motown mogul who launched the careers of numerous stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson has announced his retirement. The Detroit Free Press reports Berry Gordy said h...
Sep 25, 2019

Flames ground Jets 2-0 in pre-season on goals from Monahan, Bennett
CALGARY - Sean Monahan and Sam Bennett scored for the Calgary Flames in a 2-0 exhibition win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Monahan and Bennett collected their second goals of the pr...
Sep 24, 2019

Film explores Latina union leader who organized farmworkers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Years before Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta began organizing poor farmworkers in California, a woman named Maria Moreno sought to sign up impoverished farmworkers for a fledgling ...
Sep 24, 2019

Adin Hill solid as Coyotes down Oilers 4-2 in NHL pre-season action
EDMONTON - Adin Hill made 39 saves as the Arizona Coyotes came away with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in pre-season play. Lawson Crouse, Michael Bunting, Michael Grabner and Derek...
Sep 24, 2019

Hunting Hills, Notre Dame win medals at high school golf provincials
A pair of high school teams shot their way to podium finishes at the 2019 ASAA Golf Provincial Championships. The two-day tournament wrapped up on Tuesday at Innisfail Golf Club (girls) and Alberta Sp...
Sep 24, 2019