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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
Vermette re-elected in Cumberland, Belanger takes Athabasca for seventh term
NDP MLA Doyle Vermette has been declared the winner of the Cumberland riding in northern Saskatchewan. With 53 out of 54 polls reporting as of 11 p.m., voters handed Vermette a fourth term in office. ...
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
The latest developments as the Saskatchewan election results come in
SASKATOON - The latest developments in the Saskatchewan election. All times CT: 8:00 p.m. The polls have closed and the votes are being counted in the Saskatchewan election. The campaign was a two-par...
Oct 26, 2020
Legendary Edmonton locker-room attendant Joey Moss dies at 57
EDMONTON - Joey Moss - a legendary locker-room attendant for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and CFL's Edmonton Football Team - has died. He was 57. The Edmonton Football Team confirmed the death on Monday ...
Oct 26, 2020