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Scott Moe: The conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot

Scott Moe: The conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot

Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.
Here's the latest on Saskatchewan's provincial election

Here's the latest on Saskatchewan's provincial election

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.
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

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 a majority government, though that result is subject to two automatic recounts.
Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them

Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day . But in Nebraska, some residents must go a step further: They are required to help run the elections. Nebraska is the only state in the U.S.
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean just off the state’s northern coast, pinned a flyer to the blue, ribbon-lined bulletin board i
Ballot drop box fires rekindle concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target

Ballot drop box fires rekindle concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target

ATLANTA (AP) — Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.
Arab American voters make their choice - Harris, Trump or neither - in the election's final days

Arab American voters make their choice - Harris, Trump or neither - in the election's final days

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite.
The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress

The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — This presidential election , the first since the Jan.
Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol

Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters heeded his call to join a “wild” protest of his defeat. Following Trump's lies about a stolen election, hundreds of them stormed the U.S.
Trump ally Steve Bannon to be released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress

Trump ally Steve Bannon to be released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.