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UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power. Badenoch defeated ri...
Nov 02, 2024
Why so many elections in 2024? Chalk it up to the 'beauty of math,' says professor
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Tuesday's vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of De...
Nov 02, 2024
Supporters share cautious optimism and anxiety ahead of divisive U.S. election
MILWAUKEE - Tens of thousands of people from opposite sides of the political divide gathered at duelling rallies in Wisconsin on Friday, hosted by Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Don...
Nov 02, 2024
CSIS tracked intelligence flow across government in foreign interference leak probe
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as part of an investigation into leaks of classified informatio...
Nov 02, 2024
Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel and US with 'a crushing response' over Israeli attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with "a crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iran...
Nov 02, 2024
Flames' Vladar enjoys shutout performance against old goaltending partner Markstrom
CALGARY - Dan Vladar matched up for the first time against his old goaltending partner Jacob Markstrom, and he won in style with a shutout. Vladar made 22 stops as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-ga...
Nov 02, 2024
Finnish players put on a show as Panthers beat Stars 6-4 in Finland
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in his return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Friday nig...
Nov 01, 2024
Canada's Sinclair scores in her retirement match and the Thorns down Angel City 3-0
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Canada's Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclai...
Nov 01, 2024
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) - Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks an...
Nov 01, 2024
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) - Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks an...
Nov 01, 2024