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Voter turnout hits all-time low for Ontario election

The majority of eligible voters in Ontario did not cast a ballot in Thursday's election, leading to the worst turnout in the province's history as the Progressive Conservatives secured a second majority government. Unofficial results from Elections On...

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Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Philadelphia's election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed in without the voter's handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment. Before GOP Senate candidate David McCormick conceded his race Fr...

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GOP's Cornyn tapped to lead as Senate talks gun law changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn walked straight from the floor of the U.S. Senate into Republican leader Mitch McConne...

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Estonian PM seeks new coalition partner after welfare rift

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia's center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is set to start power-sharing talks with two small center-leaning parties after her governing coalition broke up Friday due to a dispute over welfare policy amid soaring infla...

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Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war

When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Moscow seemed increasingly unwilling to relinquish the territory it ha...