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Liberals ask candidate to 'pause' campaign after dropped sex assault charge revealed
WINDSOR, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a Toronto-area candidate has been asked to pause his campaign after the party learned he previously faced a dropped sexual assault charge. Trudeau sa...
Sep 17, 2021
Tory Leader Erin O'Toole suggests a vote for People's Party is a vote for Liberals
LONDON, Ont. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Justin Trudeau wants Canadians who are angry with the government to vote for "smaller parties." O'Toole made the comment today at a campaign stop i...
Sep 17, 2021
Tigers will require proof of vaccination or negative test for games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have announced they will be implementing the provincial government's COVID-19 Restriction Exemption Program. Beginning Monday, spectators 12 and over for Tig...
Sep 17, 2021
Historic Métis settlement at Saratoga Park recognized with plaque
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city has taken another step toward reconciliation with the Indigenous community in Medicine Hat.The City of Medicine Hat and Miywasin Friendship Centre, a plaque was unveiled Th...
Sep 17, 2021
Elections Canada encouraging voters to double-check polling location
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With voters going to the federal election polls on Monday, protocols at the polls will look a little different due to pandemic restrictions in place.Leanne Nyirfa with Elections Can...
Sep 17, 2021
Milley: Calls to China were `perfectly' within scope of job
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump's presidency were "perfectly within the duties ...
Sep 17, 2021
NZ abandons cricket tour of Pakistan over security concerns
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - New Zealand abandoned its cricket tour of Pakistan on Friday over security concerns that mystified the hosts, just before the Black Caps' first scheduled match in Pakistan ...
Sep 17, 2021
'A classic suburban riding': Regina-Wascana riding a Canadian microcosm
You may think you've never been to Regina-Wascana. But in a way, you probably have. "It's a classic suburban riding," said Jim Farney, a University of Regina political scientist who lives in the area....
Sep 17, 2021
Alaska cruise ship bill would have 'devastating' economic impact: B.C. port official
VANCOUVER - Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound cruise ships to bypass Canadian ports would have a "devastating" effect on British Columbia's economy, t...
Sep 17, 2021
Lots of planning, data go into planning where leaders visit during a campaign
OTTAWA - In this election, Hamilton, Ont., has turned into the city of love. The metro area of about 600,000 on the western tip of Lake Ontario has seen the leaders' buses carrying the NDP, Liberal an...
Sep 17, 2021