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SASKATOON — Scott Moe led his Saskatchewan Party into rare territory Monday winning a fourth straight majority for the longest-serving government in the country.

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EDMONTON — Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts.

MONTREAL — The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec’s Lanaudiere region: provide “a culturally secure space” where Indigenous people can get health care without feeling afraid.

SASKATOON — The latest developments in the Saskatchewan election. All times CT: 12:10 a.m. It's possible Scott Moe will get all of his cabinet members back. Only Advanced Education Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor is in jeopardy.

EDMONTON — Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals saw their share of the vote drop in two Toronto byelections Monday, a humbling result for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first electoral test of his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

REGINA — A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party: Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask. Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask.

Some leaders have a reputation for political strategy, others for charisma. Scott Moe may be best known for being ordinary.

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has held onto his seat of Rosthern-Shellbrook in the provincial election. Moe, who is 47, was first elected to the rural constituency in the 2011 vote and won again in 2016.