Author Archives:
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
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
Harpauer to serve another term as MLA for Humboldt-Watrous
Donna Harpauer of the Saskatchewan Party will represent the Humboldt-Watrous constituency once again.According to Harpauer, election day is always exciting and humbling to know constituents are puttin...
Oct 26, 2020
'One team, one province': Goudy wins big in Melfort constituency
The Melfort constituency remains under Saskatchewan Party control after the Oct. 26 general election.Incumbent Todd Goudy received over 75 per cent of the votes in the riding, with less than 500 mail-...
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
Sask. Party to win fourth straight majority government
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Party under leader Scott Moe will form its fourth straight majority government.The party has taken enough of the province's 61 seats in the legislature to win the provinci...
Oct 26, 2020