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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
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
Mi'kmaq fisherman intends to fight federal charges alleging illegal lobster catch
HALIFAX - A fisherman from a Mi'kmaq community in Cape Breton says he intends to plead not guilty to charges of illegal fishing after his lobster traps were seized last year by federal fisheries offic...
Oct 26, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his familiar falsehoods
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Mexico is paying for the wall (it isn't), health care choice for veterans came from him (it didn't) and his tax cut stands as the biggest in American history (...
Oct 26, 2020
Low expectations in Mexico as US election approaches
MEXICO CITY - A week before U.S. elections, expectations and attention are unusually low in a foreign country that may have more at stake than any other. Many Mexicans would be glad to see a more neig...
Oct 26, 2020
Japan rejects nuclear ban treaty; survivors to keep pushing
TOKYO - Japan said Monday it will not sign a U.N. treaty that bans nuclear weapons and does not welcome its entry into force next year, rejecting the wishes of atomic bomb survivors in Japan who are u...
Oct 26, 2020
2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favour of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding princip...
Oct 26, 2020
Unseasonably cold temperatures impacting Kamloops area crops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is experiencing winter conditions much earlier than normal and that's having an impact on area crops. Farmers' fields are covered in a layer of snow, following last Friday's (Oct. ...
Oct 26, 2020
