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When voters head to the polls in the West, many of them will be angry: experts
REGINA - A rising tide of western alienation may rally Conservative voters in Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia, but political watchers say they don't expect it to make a big sp...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Regina Wascana
REGINA - Regina Wascana It's round two for the Conservatives, who are running the same candidate against longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister Ralph Goodale. He's the lone Liberal in the ...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Regina Lewvan
REGINA - Regina Lewvan This urban seat in Regina is wide open as incumbent Erin Weir decided not to run again. Weir was elected to the House of Commons in 2015 as a rookie MP under the NDP banner, but...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Calgary Centre
CALGARY - Calgary Centre Liberal Kent Hehr, a former provincial legislature member, returns to try to win a second mandate as the federal representative for this central riding, which is comprised of ...
Oct 01, 2019
Jury selection continues for fitness hearing in Fredericton murder case
FREDERICTON - Jury selection continues today in the hearing to determine if a Fredericton man is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder. Matthew Raymond is accused of killing Frederi...
Oct 01, 2019
Cuba battles plague of giant snails
HAVANA - Silently and without pause, the giant African snail has been invading Cuba. With their shiny, brilliantly striped shells and bodies up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) long, the snails have becom...
Oct 01, 2019
Sportsnet president Yabsley weighs in on changes, present and future
TORONTO - Bart Yabsley is almost seven months in to his new role as president of Sportsnet. His tenure has been marked by several significant changes. Veteran broadcaster Bob McCown was...
Oct 01, 2019
Man douses himself in liquid near UK Houses of Parliament
LONDON - Police in London detained a man near the Houses of Parliament Tuesday after he doused himself with what appeared to be flammable liquid. The Metropolitan Police said that the man had a lighte...
Oct 01, 2019
Medicine Hat working on clean up after winter storm hits
Medicine Hat, AB - For Crescent Heights resident, Mike Dunn, the amount of snow that fell this past weekend in the Medicine Hat was an unwelcome sight."We're retired now, so we're usually gone south b...
Oct 01, 2019 Photo: Ross Lavigne
A year later, Saudi journalist's killing haunts kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is drawing renewed scrutiny to the kingdom. Khashoggi's son and a U.N. investi...
Oct 01, 2019