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In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK - Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday's election, including the first transgender person elected to a state Senate, and the first openly gay Black men ...
Nov 04, 2020
Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
WASHINGTON - The election scrambled seats in the House and Senate but ultimately left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite the heated race at the top of the...
Nov 04, 2020
U.S. could learn from elections in other countries including Canada: expert
The United States could have avoided the "crippling political paralysis" it is experiencing if it had a central elections administrator like in other democracies, says an American professor who teache...
Nov 04, 2020
Jay Inslee wins 3rd term as Washington governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has become the first incumbent elected to a third term in Washington state in more than 40 years, beating Republican challenger Loren Culp, Inslee, who brie...
Nov 04, 2020
Inslee wins third term, voters weigh in on sex ed
Gov. Jay Inslee's attempt to win a third term and an effort to repeal a statewide sex-education requirement for public school students top Washington state's general election ballot. Here is a summary...
Nov 04, 2020
Conservation group says regulatory gaps in Canadian seafood supply chain pose threat
HALIFAX - An ocean conservation organization says Canada's "poorly regulated" seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy. In a report released Thursday, Oc...
Nov 04, 2020
Advisers during Bush-Gore cliffhanger urge Canadian silence on uncertain outcome
OTTAWA - The last time a U.S. presidential election ended in uncertainty, the Canadian government adopted a policy of saying nothing until all the votes were counted and legal challenges resolved. And...
Nov 04, 2020
Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Trump to remain in jail until trial
A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to United States President Donald Trump will be held in a Washington, D.C.-area jail until her trial. Pascale Ferrier, who appeared in a Washi...
Nov 04, 2020
Voters strip ‘Plantations’ from Rhode Island’s formal name
Rhode Island will now be officially known as ... Rhode Island. The smallest state in the country will no longer have the distinction of also having the longest official name after voters approved a st...
Nov 04, 2020
Parties agree to fast-track rent relief bill through Commons by week's end
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have reached an agreement with opposition parties to fast-track a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief. Under the agreement...
Nov 04, 2020
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Evan talks with University of Alberta law professor Gerard Kennedy about Harvard University's lawsuit against U.S. Presi...