Politics

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top elections official says the No Labels party can't block candidates from using its ballot line to run for office, boosting opponents' efforts to force the movement for a third-party presidential ticket to release more info

TORONTO — Ontario's public high school teachers have agreed not to strike this year, or for the next three years, as they ratified a deal with the government to settle any unresolved contract bargaining issues through an arbitrator.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's pronoun policy remains in place, Premier Scott Moe said Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The second Republican presidential debate this week attracted fewer viewers than the first debate in August, with an estimated 9.5 million tuning into Wednesday night's event.

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TORONTO — Adil Shamji dropped out of the Ontario Liberal leadership race Thursday, throwing his support behind Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A senior adviser to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro who abruptly resigned this week had been accused earlier this year of sexual harassment by a coworker who said his behavior forced her to quit her job in the governor's office.

A member of the Surrey, B.C., gurdwara where local Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar served as president before he was gunned down in June said police warned him last month about a threat to his life.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would use her province’s sovereignty act as a last resort to challenge any attempt by the federal government to impose a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's school pronoun policy remains in place.