Category Archives: Canada

Scott Moe: The conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out - literally. On a recent fall day, Moe stands among the seats at his hometown rink in Shellbr...
Oct 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck wins seat in Regina
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has won her seat in Regina Lakeview. The Canadian Press
Oct 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe wins seat in provincial election
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has won his seat in Rosthern-Shellbrook. The Canadian Press
Oct 28, 2024

Here's the latest on Saskatchewan's provincial election
It's election day in Saskatchewan. Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight majority, while Carla Beck's NDP is looking to take back government for the first time since 2007. Here's ...
Oct 28, 2024

Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton has donated half of winnings to Indigenous water charity
TORONTO - Canada's newest Nobel Prize recipient says he's donated half his share of the award to a charity training Indigenous communities in how to develop and provide access to safe water systems. T...
Oct 28, 2024

The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election
The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear wi...
Oct 28, 2024

British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers
The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here...
Oct 28, 2024

Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race. University o...
Oct 28, 2024

Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the federal government will launch consultations about advanced requests for accessing medical assistance in dying. But Holland says such requests are still ...
Oct 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: CRTC exempts Google from Online News Act for five years
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets wit...
Oct 28, 2024