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Election official, who runs chocolate shop, flies ballot box to 27 B.C. lighthouses.
OTTAWA - They lead solitary lives, isolated for months on tiny islets and craggy ocean bluffs. Yet despite their remote locations, Canada's reclusive lighthouse keepers have one of the highest voter t...
Sep 19, 2021
Winnipeg South has a history of siding with winners in federal elections
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg South This large suburban area is a true bellwether riding. Since its reincarnation in 1988 (it had been dissolved into parts of two ridings in 1979), it has always elected a polit...
Sep 19, 2021
Quebecer Edith Blais talks writing and moving on after 450 days as hostage in Africa
MONTREAL - Almost 250 days into her 15-month captivity in Mali, Edith Blais realized her life was no longer her own, and she didn't know if she'd ever get it back. Separated from her travelling compan...
Sep 19, 2021
Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...
Sep 19, 2021
Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...
Sep 19, 2021
Top-ranked Winnipeg Blue Bombers edge Edmonton Elks 37-22 for fourth straight victory
EDMONTON - DeAundre Alford and Adam Bighill recorded defensive touchdowns as the league-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers fought their way past the Edmonton Elks 37-22 Saturday. The Blue Bombers (6-1) hav...
Sep 18, 2021
Reilly throws two TDs, leads B.C. Lions over Montreal Alouettes 27-18
MONTREAL - The B.C. Lions jumped to a first-quarter lead and never trailed in a 27-18 win over the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Stadium Saturday night. Mike Reilly went 21 for 25 passing for ...
Sep 18, 2021
Omar Gonzalez goal lifts Toronto FC past Nashville, ends six-game losing streak
Toronto FC snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday, defeating Nashville SC 2-1 on Omar Gonzalez's 79th-minute goal. The six-foot-five defender managed to contort his body to get a leg to a Yeferson ...
Sep 18, 2021
Six-year-old gelding Town Cruise captures $1-million Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile win
TORONTO - Home track advantage paid off quite nicely Saturday for Town Cruise. Daisuke Fukumoto rode the six-year-old gelding to a wire-to-wire victory in the $1-million Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile tu...
Sep 18, 2021
Israeli forces arrest last 2 of 6 Palestinian fugitives
JERUSALEM (AP) - The last two of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped a maximum-security Israeli prison two weeks ago were rearrested early Sunday, the Israeli military said. The two were captured du...
Sep 18, 2021