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Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021
Warkentin eager to continue serving Grande Prairie-Mackenzie residents in Ottawa
Grande Prairie-Mackenzie Conservative MP-elect Chris Warkentin will be returning to Ottawa for a sixth term once parliament resumes, as he cruised to an election victory during Monday night's federal ...
Sep 20, 2021
Conservative Arnold Viersen projected to win re-election in Peace River-Westlock
Both CBC and the Canadian Press are projected that Conservative Party of Canada candidate Arnold Viersen will be re-elected in the riding of Peace River-Westlock in the 2021 federal election.With 151 ...
Sep 20, 2021
Shane Baz wins MLB debut, Rays cut Blue Jays' wild-card lead
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his major league debut and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays cut Toronto's lead in the wild-card chase, holding off ...
Sep 20, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic dampens but doesn't extinguish election-watching parties
OTTAWA - Monday's federal election put a damper on a traditional form of watching the returns with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the number of viewing parties across the country. Large indoor gatheri...
Sep 20, 2021
Early election results have Liberals leading, Bloc slipping in Quebec
MONTREAL - Early election results have the Liberals leading in Quebec after a race dominated by frequent appeals to Quebec nationalism. Shortly after 11 p.m., about 90 minutes after polls closed, the ...
Sep 20, 2021
Oklahoma sets 7 executions in 6 months; 1st since 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma scheduled seven executions Monday in what would be the first lethal injections for the state since putting them on hold six years ago following a series of mishaps. Among the ...
Sep 20, 2021
George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King video, dies of COVID
LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19, a fri...
Sep 20, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Liberals to win most seats in 2021 federal election
rythOTTAWA - The Canadian Press is projecting that the Liberal party will win the most seats in the 2021 federal election, giving them the best chance to form the next government.It is not yet clear w...
Sep 20, 2021
Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada looking for electoral breakthrough
The People's Party of Canada, led by the outspoken Maxime Bernier, is looking to turn growing support into ballot-box success this evening. Opinion polls have consistently shown party support hovering...
Sep 20, 2021