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No clear winner in B.C. election, Conservative leader says province 'changed forever'

No clear winner in B.C. election, Conservative leader says province 'changed forever'

VANCOUVER — There was no clear winner in Saturday's British Columbia election, but the leader of the B.C. Conservatives says the province's political landscape has "changed forever," after his party pushed the incumbent New Democrats to the brink.
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The Ontario legislature is back Monday. Critics say Ford is keener on electioneering

The Ontario legislature is back Monday. Critics say Ford is keener on electioneering

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature will resume sitting Monday after an unusually long summer break, and returns in the midst of intense speculation that Premier Doug Ford will call an early election.
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Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?

Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?

Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion , in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide.
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Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

British Columbians went to the polls on Saturday, with election day marked by torrential rain and high winds across much of the province. Here's the latest on the narrow race between the New Democrats, led by David Eby, and John Rustad's B.C.
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In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York's ballot because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rights.
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Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?

Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?

Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion , in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green candidate wins in Saanich North

B.C. Green Party candidate Rob Botterell has won the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, maintaining his party's presence in the provincial legislature.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

VICTORIA — Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her seat in the legislature after changing ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill. Furstenau lost to Grace Lore, the minister of children and family development in the previous NDP government.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier and NDP Leader David Eby has won re-election in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey. Eby was first elected to the riding in 2013, when he defeated then-premier and former B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad elected in his riding

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad elected in his riding

VANDERHOOF, B.C. — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad has been re-elected in his riding of Nechako Lakes.
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