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Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon

Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon

VICTORIA — Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon — and it won't be until Monday before the makeup of the legislature is finalized.
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Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results

Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results

ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican official in the crucial presidential battleground of Georgia is appealing a judge's order that she and other election leaders in the state's most populous county must vote to certify results by the deadline set in law.
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Saskatchewan Party, NDP promise to work with Ottawa on homeless supports if elected

Saskatchewan Party, NDP promise to work with Ottawa on homeless supports if elected

Saskatchewan's two major political parties promised Thursday to work with federal partners on finding the best deal for addressing homelessness if they win Monday's provincial election.
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Yukon's 2023-2024 finances swing into deficit from original surplus forecast

Yukon's 2023-2024 finances swing into deficit from original surplus forecast

Yukon's government says the territory recorded a non-consolidated deficit of more than $42 million, an almost $91-million swing from the original forecast of a surplus of $48-million.
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Trump says China's leader will bully Harris 'like a baby'

Trump says China's leader will bully Harris 'like a baby'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilize the Democr
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12 Colorado mail ballots were stolen and filled out. 3 of them were counted

12 Colorado mail ballots were stolen and filled out. 3 of them were counted

At least 12 mailed ballots were stolen in a rural Colorado county and then sent in with fraudulent votes, three of which slipped past county election officials and were counted in next month's general election, state officials said Thursday.
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Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results

Major Michigan city decides against verifying mail ballots early, potentially slowing results

LANSING, Mich.
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Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

OTTAWA — Participants in a federal public inquiry are calling on Ottawa to take bolder action against foreign interference by making effective use of legal tools, closing loopholes and fostering public education.
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Like Biden, Harris puts focus on Trump as the end of the campaign draws near

Like Biden, Harris puts focus on Trump as the end of the campaign draws near

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of her abbreviated presidential campaign in sight, Kamala Harris is trying to put the focus squarely on Donald Trump and his threat to democratic institutions, echoing the strategy used by Joe Biden before he ended his
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In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
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