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Promise tracker: What the Saskatchewan Party and NDP pledge to do if they win Monday
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. Here's a look at some of the campaign promises made by the two major parties: Saskatchewan Party - Continue withholding federal carbon levy pa...
Oct 27, 2024
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
'On my bucket list': Iconic Banff sign, a must-see for visitors, moving to safer spot
BANFF, Alta. - A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has become a victim of its own success. The two-metre-high, $350,000 "Banff" sign was installed in 2017 on Mount Norquay Avenue...
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