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Mail-in ballot delivery rules posing barriers: Alberta's former top election official
Former election official raises voting concerns
THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Maclennan
Alberta's former top election official says he has effectively lost his right to vote in the province's upcoming separation referendum, and he's pointing the finger at his successor.
Glen Resler says he applied to vote by special ballot but was unable to get it back in the mail last week, when Canada Post could still guarantee delivery before tomorrow's 5 p.m. deadline.
The province's former chief electoral officer says he tried to deliver his ballot in-person to Elections Alberta's office in Edmonton, but he was turned away and told provincial law dictates special ballots can only be returned by mail.
Resler says he was encouraged to vote at advance polls this week instead, something he says wasn't an option as he was leaving town.
While provincial law says Elections Alberta can only accept special ballots by mail, Resler says there's a clause that allows the chief electoral officer to permit in-person deliveries but he's refusing to use that power.
He says the decision means Elections Alberta is disenfranchising voters like himself.
Elections Alberta says it can only accept special ballots in-person or by courier when it's not reasonably possible for voters to access mail services, which it understands as being limited to those who live in remote areas.
It says the rule was brought in last year by the province and that the agency agrees with its former leader that it represents a barrier for voters.
The agency says it hopes the government considers changes in the future.
By Jack Farrell | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Fifty-nine Parti Québécois members swear oath at provincial legislature
Parti Québécois caucus sworn in at legislature
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Fifty-nine Parti Québécois representatives elected in the Oct. 5 general election are being sworn in at the provincial legislature.
The sovereigntist party fell short of the 64 seats needed to form a majority, but could get closer to that threshold after requesting recounts in two ridings where it came second.
The PQ's elected officials will take an oath before the people of Quebec.
They are no longer required to swear an oath to the King since the legislature changed its rules in 2022 when PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon refused to pledge his allegiance to the reigning monarch of Canada.
Liberal, Conservative and Québec solidaire representatives will be sworn in next week.
St-Pierre Plamondon is scheduled to unveil his cabinet and officially form a government on Oct. 21.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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TSB: 'Incomplete' risk assessment led to 2022 B.C. plane crash that killed three
'Incomplete' risk assessment led to plane crash
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — TSB (Mandatory Credit)
Investigators say "limited knowledge" of local wind conditions and a possibly incomplete risk assessment likely led to a pilot losing control of his plane in a crash in British Columbia that killed all three people.
The Transportation Safety Board says in its final report that the crash happened on Nov. 23, 2022, when the seaplane was leaving a logging camp in Strachan Bay along B.C.'s central coast.
The plane was headed for Port Hardy in northern Vancouver Island but reached just 30 meters above sea level before it pitched down and crashed into the water, killing the pilot and two passengers.
The investigation found there was a wind shear and "mechanical turbulence" at low altitudes at the time of the takeoff, and the pilot's pre-flight risk assessment may have been incomplete.
The report says investigators could not determine exactly why the pilot lost control.
The investigation also says the aircraft had several modifications for water operations and short-distance takeoffs and landings, and the pilot may not have been aware of the changes to the plane's handling.
"If multiple (modifications) are installed without adequate guidance on how to evaluate and document their cumulative effects on aircraft handling and performance, there is a risk that the aircraft will have unexpected flight characteristics, increasing the possibility for loss of control," the report says.
However, the report places the pilot's lack of proper pre-flight risk assessment — in light of the weather conditions — as among the main contributing causes of the crash.
"Despite encountering moderate-to-severe turbulence and strong wind gusts on the previous flight, the occurrence pilot had limited knowledge of, and familiarity with, the effects of the winds at Strachan Bay. As a result, his assessment of the risks, before his decision to take off, was likely incomplete," the report says.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Élections Québec engage déjà pour cet automne et ça paie jusqu'à 27,92 $/h
Même la formation est payée! 🤑
Les élections provinciales s'en viennent très bientôt. Le 3 octobre 2022, tu pourras voter pour ceux et celles qui te représenteront au gouvernement. D'ailleurs, tout au long de la campagne électorale qui devrait être lancée sous peu, Élections Québec aura besoin de citoyen.ne aux quatre coins de la province pour aider dans l'organisation et dans le bon déroulement de cet événement marquant.
Bonne nouvelle si tu cherches à te faire un peu d'argent de poche dans les prochains mois, car le recrutement est déjà commencé et plusieurs emplois sont disponibles, en plus d'offrir des salaires avantageux. Ce sont 50 000 personnes qui seront engagées pour l'occasion, et ce, à travers les 125 circonscriptions au Québec.
Pour être admissible à l'embauche, tu devras être disponible durant la période électorale et/ou le jour de l'élection, avoir 16 ans et plus et être citoyen.ne canadien.e. Tu devras aussi résider au Québec depuis plus de six mois et ne pas être sous curatelle ( être jugé.e incapable par le tribunal de prendre soin de toi et de tes biens).
Les salaires varient entre 15,68 $/h et 27,92 $/h selon le poste que tu occupes. Parmi les emplois disponibles, tu pourrais être agent.es réviseur.es et te déplacer afin de rencontrer les électeur.trices, vérifier l'identité des électeur.trices lors du vote, être préposé.e à l'information ou procéder au dépouillement des votes le soir du 3 octobre.
Si cela t'intéresse et que tu désires t'impliquer, tu peux déposer ta candidature en remplissant un formulaire sur le site Internet de Élections Québec.
À noter que toutes les formations nécessaires à l'emploi sont payées.
Emploi Élections Québec
Salaire : entre 15,68 $ et 27, 92 $/h
Employeur : Élections Québec
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