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Count progressing for mail-in ballots
Results are slowly coming in from the second preliminary count for the Saskatchewan election and the mail-in ballots.Counts were posted on Wednesday afternoon to the Elections Saskatchewan website for...
Oct 28, 2020
Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to di...
Oct 28, 2020
Mail-in results point to Ross triumph in P.A. Northcote
Alana Ross of the Sask. Party appears to have clinched the closely contested Prince Albert Northcote seat following Monday's provincial election.With more than half the maximum 568 mail-in ballots cou...
Oct 28, 2020
MUCC wrapping up unique COVID-19 football season
The end of October typically spells the end of the Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) Comets' regular season. Just like previous years, the Comets' 2020 season will end as November rolls...
Oct 28, 2020
RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...
Oct 28, 2020
Mixture of reaction in the Battlefords, following election results
It's been a short while since the Saskatchewan Party's landslide victory over the New Democratic Party Monday night, but there's a mixture of responses to the results. In a non-scientific poll by batt...
Oct 28, 2020
Merasty committed to mental health services, Veteri aims to work with residents on local issues
Christopher Merasty wants to continue advocating for social change if elected as a councillor in La Ronge. "I am proud to work for the people in this community," he said. "Being a role model for other...
Oct 28, 2020
ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...
Oct 28, 2020
Melfort Trade Alliance holds annual general meeting, elects new board
The Melfort Trade Alliance (MTA) elected a new board at their annual general meeting on Tuesday night and are one step closer to becoming a Chamber of Commerce.MTA President Tyler Fahlman told northea...
Oct 28, 2020
Anonymous group attacks city council over new rec centre land deal
Prince Albert's four mayoral candidates are weighing in on a pamphlet distributed across the city, which attacks both the city's administration and the councillors who supported a decision to purchase...
Oct 28, 2020