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Explosion in mail-in voting expected if election held amid pandemic
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is bracing for an explosive increase in the number of Canadians who vote by mail should the country be plunged into an election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public opinion r...
Aug 27, 2020
Over half of Sask. residents within $200 from insolvency at month-end: Survey
A growing number of Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents are entering 2019 with a dreary financial outlook, according to a quarterly consumer debt index. The survey released Monday from national insolv...
Jan 21, 2019
Supreme Court weighs law banning sex offenders from Facebook
RALEIGH, N.C. - Fresh from a trip to traffic court, Lester Packingham Jr. celebrated his turn of good fortune by announcing to friends on Facebook that his pending ticket was dismissed without him say...
Feb 25, 2017
Purchasing Work by Indigenous Artists
SK Arts' Permanent Collection is seeking work by Indigenous artists in Saskatchewan.We're looking for objects such as moccasins, mittens and gloves, hats and other non-ceremonial clothing items, bags ...
Sep 15, 2021
Randy Ambrosie brings vision of CF to Rider Fans
On Thursday night CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie brought a vision of the CFL to Rider fans as part of Ambrosies' cross Canada tour of CFL cities.It was a different Ambrosie from the one who showed up...
Mar 19, 2022
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation to move ahead without amendments
HALIFAX - Legislation governing legalized cannabis in Nova Scotia is moving ahead, despite calls from several health groups for the Liberal government to strengthen provisions governing where the drug...
Apr 09, 2018
Canadian tech community issues call for visas for people displaced by Trump
WATERLOO, Ont. - An open letter signed by members of Canada’s tech community is calling for the federal government to offer visas to people whose lives have been left in limbo because of U.S. Pr...
Jan 29, 2017
9 leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests found guilty
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court found nine leaders of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations guilty Tuesday on public nuisance and other charges, a verdict that activists say likely presages more restriction...
Apr 11, 2019
New Toronto FC coach Chris Armas exudes enthusiasm after first training session
TORONTO - Intensity and energy were the buzzwords Wednesday as the Chris Armas era kicked off at Toronto FC.The club is the first in Major League Soccer to open training camp, given a little extra tim...
Feb 17, 2021
Service Canada told key to improving use, ease of online services is human touch
OTTAWA - An annual review of how well the government interacts with Canadians as they access federal benefits suggests more people would turn to online channels, if there was a human around to help th...
Dec 29, 2019