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Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would. Health experts say some Halloween traditions like crowding on doorsteps for candy and inching your way thr...
Oct 27, 2020
Canadians don't want to 'rock the boat' when voting during pandemic: experts
EDMONTON - Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts....
Oct 26, 2020
Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams
SALT LAKE CITY - Sam Gordon's staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn't make her fully welcome on the field. As the only girl in a tackle football league in Utah, she heard ...
Oct 26, 2020
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