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Stella Lavallee elected to RMWB council in Ward 4 byelection – Whitecourt Star
Nov 04, 2024 Ward 4 includes Anzac, Conklin, Gregoire Lake Estates and Janvier. Lavallee will hold the seat until the next municipal election on Oct. 20, 2025. Stella Lavallee is Ward 4 councillor-elect for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) with a 42 per cent victory, or 93 out of 221 ballots. She is […]
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ACFN Urges the Provincial Government to Extend the Right to Vote in Local Elections to Indigenous Albertans
EDMONTON, AB, May 28, 2024 – Most Canadians would be shocked to learn that there are still places in Canada where it is illegal for Indigenous people to vote in their local elections. In Alberta and some other provinces, Indigenous people who live on reserves that are connected, or surrounded by municipalities or regional governments […]
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Fewer people tend to vote in municipal elections in Edmonton than in Calgary. We look at why – CBC
Oct 25, 2021 Experts have several theories, including one that suggests competitive races create more intrigue More Edmontonians cast a ballot in this year’s municipal election than in the four elections prior, but overall turnout was higher in Calgary ― again. The 2021 Calgary election had a voter turnout of 46.36 per cent. Data shows […]
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Lethbridge College recognizes Truth and Reconciliation Week with community events
Sep 27, 2021 Lethbridge College recognizes Truth and Reconciliation Week as an important time for both the college and the country to pause, learn, mourn and recognize the history of Indigenous people in Canada and the lasting harmful legacy of the residential school system. In recognition of the week, Lethbridge College has planned two major […]
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Indigenous candidates get caught up in status quo election – The Star
Sept. 21, 2021 For the third consecutive federal election the number of Indigenous MPs to sit in Ottawa maxes out at 10, that despite a record number of 77 Indigenous candidates running this time around. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were re-elected for a third term Sept. 20 and will form a second-consecutive minority government. “I think […]
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Fort McMurray-Cold Lake candidates make their final pitches to voters – Cold Lake Sun
Sep 19, 2021 Five of the seven candidates running in Fort McMurray-Cold Lake answered 10 questions from the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce. The responses are listed below. Five of the seven candidates running in Fort McMurray-Cold Lake answered 10 questions from the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce. The responses are listed below. Election Day […]
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Decision Canada: Discussing Indigenous issues during the campaign – Global News
Global News’s Linda Olsen is joined by Adam North Peigan and Yvonne Poitras Pratt to discuss Indigenous issues during the federal election campaign. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/8163803/decision-canada-discussing-indigenous-issues-during-the-campaign
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Edmonton Council candidates notice signs vandalized and missing – CFWE
September 1st, 2021 New and returning council candidates are experiencing theft of signage or vandalization A number of candidates running for Council in the city of Edmonton have been experiencing vandalization of their election signs or go missing. In Ward Métis, Ashley Salvador had a lawn sign lit on fire. The council candidate said she was […]
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Oil and gas industry releases its election wish list – National Observer
August 30th 2021 The lobby group representing Canada’s oil and gas industry has unveiled its list of asks for the 2021 federal election. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) says the platform, released Aug. 24, demonstrates the industry’s desire to transition to a lower-carbon economy, asking for a variety of federal supports to implement […]
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