Voter turnout
A look at voter turnout across north central Saskatchewan
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers for Monday's election, although they do not include electors who registered on election day. The Constitution of Canada requires a review of electoral districts after each 10-year census to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population. The number o...
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Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority.Recounts in some ridings are ...
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Saskatchewan Tories cement their ridings at home, but face a changed House in Ottawa
Despite easily winning their seats, Saskatchewan's Conservative incumbents will return to a reshaped Ottawa following a national shift towards the Liberals. Daniel Westlake, a political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said while a win was attainable for the Tories, the lead they held in polling thr...
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Jennifer Williamson named director of education for NWSD
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Indigenous rights
FSIN Chief happy with election results
The Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is pleased with Monday's election results.During the five week campaign, Bobby Cameron publicly encouraged Indigenous people to get out and vote, and according to actual voter turnout numbers his message was received loud and clear."You know we're ...
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Hunting
Big Game Draw opens May 1
Starting Thursday, Saskatchewan residents can apply for the 2025 Big Game Draw for limited opportunities to hunt mule deer, elk, moose and pronghorn across the province."The Big Game Draw is your opportunity to experience Saskatchewan's world-class hunting firsthand," Environment Minister Travis Keisig said. ...
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A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
VANCOUVER - More of the dead are being identified in the attack where an after an SUV drove down a street crowded with people at a Vancouver festival. Police also say that 10 people remain in hospital, including a 22-month-old boy who is in serious con...
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Democrat lawmakers celebrate Carney's Liberal win as most Republicans remain silent
WASHINGTON - Democrat lawmakers in the United States applauded the Liberals' election win under Mark Carney on Tuesday - while most Republican lawmakers stayed silent about an election campaign that turned into a rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump's...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government. Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the ...
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'Just destroyed': Three members of family from Colombia died in B.C. attack, says son
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Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experienc...
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Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA - The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a stunning reversal of fortunes this year, but the party's failure to sweep many of the ridings it sought Monday night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of ...
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