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Saskatchewan election sees urban-rural split in early voting results
By Jeremy Simes and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
Early results in Saskatchewan’s general election unfolded as expected Monday, with Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party dominating rural constituencies and Carla Beck’s NDP taking charge in the cities. Moe, in his second election as party leader, retained his seat in Rosthern-Shellbrook. Saskatchewan Party candidates were elected or leading in about 30 ridings, with 31 needed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe wins seat in provincial election
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has won his seat in Rosthern-Shellbrook... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Party jumps to early lead in multiple ridings in provincial election
By Jeremy Simes and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party jumped out to an early lead in Monday’s provincial general election. Saskatchewan Party candidates were leading in multiple constituencies in the party’s traditional rural strongholds. Carla Beck’s New Democrats were expected to rely on victories in the large urban centres of Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan Party is seeking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fake content is getting harder to detect but Hinton has an idea to make it easier
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
TORONTO – Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it’s getting more difficult to tell videos, voices and images generated with the technology from material that’s real — but he has an idea to aid in the battle. The increased struggle has contributed to a shift in how the British-Canadian computer scientist and recent Nobel Prize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The B.C. New Democrats have won a majority of seats after a final count of the votes in the provincial election. But Elections B.C. says two of the seats, Kelowna Centre and Surrey-Guildford, are so close there will be automatic judicial recounts. In Kelowna Centre, the difference between the B.C. Conservatives and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polls close, counting starts in Saskatchewan’s provincial election
By Jeremy Simes and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
The vote count was set to begin as polls closed Monday night in Saskatchewan’s 30th general election. Polls closed at 8 p.m. after a campaign that had Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party seeking a fifth-straight majority to add to its 17 years in office. Carla Beck’s NDP was looking to take back government for the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP wins majority after final vote count; two recounts pending
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
VICTORIA – The B.C. New Democrats have won a majority of seats after a final count of the votes in the provincial election. But Elections B.C. says two of the seats are so close there will be automatic judicial recounts. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s the latest on Saskatchewan’s provincial election
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
It’s election day in Saskatchewan. Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight majority, while Carla Beck’s NDP is looking to take back government for the first time since 2007. Here’s a look at the latest developments. All times are CST. 8 p.m. The polls have closed in the Saskatchewan provincial election. The Saskatchewan Party’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Polls close in Saskatchewan’s provincial election
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
REGINA – Polls have closed in the Saskatchewan provincial election. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton has donated half of winnings to Indigenous water charity
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s newest Nobel Prize recipient says he’s donated half his share of the award to a charity training Indigenous communities in how to develop and provide access to safe water systems. The charity given a portion of Geoffrey Hinton’s winnings is Water First, an organization based in Creemore, Ont. Hinton doesn’t have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The long path to a result in British Columbia’s provincial election
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2024
The election to form British Columbia’s next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear winner on election night, the results of a handful of undecided ridings came down to the final count of absentee ballots ... Read More »
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