ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The FBI on Friday began reaching out to donors of Dan J. Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent. An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism, but only a handful of candidates running for Congress actually align with the far-left wing of the party or consider themselves part of the Democratic Socialists of America. Most of these candidates come from a few Democratic strongholds, and several […]

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Salah Bachir's friends and family remembered the executive, philanthropist and party host at his funeral as someone who always found ways to contribute, whether it was hosting family festivities at his historic home in Paris, Ont., soliciting donations for the Toronto dialysis unit where he was a patient or throwing gala fund-raising events for charities he cherished.

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is asking Prince Albert to consider lowering airport fees for helicopters that come to the city ahead of wildfire emergencies, warning that high charges could discourage operators from staging aircraft here. The request is among the items before the city’s executive committee on Monday, Nov. 2, when members will also […]

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Regina-based cover band, Detour, is set to take the stage at the E.A Rawlinson Centre for the Arts on Nov. 5, performing beloved country and rock classics ranging from Johnny Cash to Dolly Parton to Merle Haggard as part of their ‘Legends of Country Music Experience’ tour. Frontman and lead singer Conrad Bigknife, spoke about […]

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DELTA — The planned Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, which is expected to add 2.4 million containers of capacity at the Port of Vancouver, the largest in the country, has officially been named a project of national interest. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said the move provides certainty for a project that’s a key part of […]

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Prince Albert city council will be asked Monday to accept $497,000 in provincial funding for a proposed two-location overnight warming program, a change from last winter’s single-site model following the Christmas Day Salvation Army fire. The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation grant is the only item on the agenda for a special council meeting at 3:30 p.m. […]

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The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) were present at a historic meeting in Ottawa Monday that brought together nearly 200 First Nations Chiefs and leaders with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and other provincial and territorial leaders. The meeting discussed various fundamental challenges, issues, and initiatives, including the ongoing call for First […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-running influence campaign known as Spamouflage is active ahead of the midterm elections, with accounts likely linked to China posing as U.S. voters and posting divisive content about U.S. politics, social issues and the elections, analysts say. In a blog posted on Friday, Graphika, a New York-based firm that tracks online […]

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OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “I was sitting at a table directly across from Sergei Lavrov and I looked him in the eye,” she […]

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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says high-profile separatist leader Jeff Rath has been kicked out of her United Conservative Party. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the party’s executive director made the decision to revoke Rath’s membership over code of conduct issues, and it’s a decision she supports. “Somebody whose objective and mission is […]

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CALGARY — A ruling ordering the International Ice Hockey Federation to reinstate Russia has raised questions about the upcoming world junior men’s hockey championship in Alberta and angered Canadian politicians. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Friday that Russia must be allowed back into international hockey. That overturned a ban imposed following its invasion […]

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By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades. The practice goes back at least to 1946, when a four-term Boston city […]

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OTTAWA — Canada’s new partnership with the European Union is meant to provide benefits to people on both continents. The two jurisdictions wrapped up a summit in Montreal on Friday with various agreements, many of which will take months or years to finalize. Here’s a look at some of the possible benefits for different groups. […]

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent. The investigation has been ongoing for several months, but revelations this week […]

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CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is reducing education property taxes starting next year after it brought in successive hikes for ratepayers. It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less. Smith says the […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied. When do polls close? Polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET. What’s on the ballot? […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads from television and social media sites that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one that trumpets the president’s claim that every American will get $5,000 if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in the […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied. When do polls close? Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 9 p.m. […]

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