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A timeline look at Saskatchewan elections and governments over five decades
REGINA - Saskatchewan's general election is on Monday. Here's a look at the provincial governments over the last five decades: New Democrats, 1971-78 The NDP and leader Allan Blakeney, a former cabine...
Oct 27, 2024

'Dumb mistake': What politicians had to say during the Saskatchewan election campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. The Saskatchewan Party, in government for the last 17 years, is hoping for a return to power, while the NDP is fighting to move out of the Opp...
Oct 27, 2024

Final day of campaigning before election day in Saskatchewan
REGINA - It's the final day of the Saskatchewan election campaign. The Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after 17 years in office, while the NDP is looking to take back governmen...
Oct 27, 2024

Monitoring officials say Georgia's election took place amid widespread intimidation
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - European election monitoring officials said Sunday Georgia's election took place in a tense environment with widespread intimidation undermining the outcome of the crucial vote...
Oct 27, 2024

Polls open in stable Uruguay in a vote free of political hostility seen elsewhere in the region
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Polls opened in the small South American nation of Uruguay on Sunday in an election race between centrists that defies regional trends of bitter division and democratic eros...
Oct 27, 2024

Amanda Todd's family joins American parents in lawsuit against social media giants
WASHINGTON - When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the worl...
Oct 27, 2024

Canadian cities struggling to get past 'Whac-A-Mole' solution to homeless encampments
MONTREAL - On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a block of residences in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a housing ma...
Oct 27, 2024

Transportation minister looks for provinces, territories to collaborate on car thefts
OTTAWA - The federal transportation minister says national co-operation is needed to close loopholes criminals can use to re-sell stolen cars. Anita Anand's office has sent letters to her provincial a...
Oct 27, 2024

First NHL goal 'meant to be' for homegrown Vancouver Canucks winger Arshdeep Bains
VANCOUVER - Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends ...
Oct 27, 2024

Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA - As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was. That all changed when he was six ...
Oct 27, 2024