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Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it.
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N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated.
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Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report

Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has put a branch of the province’s youth protection office under trusteeship following a report that Quebec's human rights commission has identified dozens of violations of children's rights.
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The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters

The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were collected during a postcard-writing pizza party to help turn out voters there.
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Hmong Minnesotans who support Tim Walz hope to sway fellow Hmong communities in swing states

As co-founder and executive director of the Hmong American Farmers Association in Minnesota, Janssen Hang has met Gov. Tim Walz several times. It's usually been on farmland with Walz in his trademark red flannel shirt.
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Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Tennessee officials dispute a ruling that restored voting rights to 4 people who can't have guns

Tennessee officials dispute a ruling that restored voting rights to 4 people who can't have guns

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Rudy Giuliani's son says dad gifted him 4 World Series rings sought by Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani's son says dad gifted him 4 World Series rings sought by Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani's son is trying to stop two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against his father from taking the elder Giuliani's New York Yankees World Series rings, saying in new court filings that he is actually the
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Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper

Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper

JASPER, ALTA. — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta.
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Nova Scotia premier says police investigating theft from his riding association fund

Nova Scotia premier says police investigating theft from his riding association fund

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says police are investigating the theft of an undisclosed amount of money from his riding association’s bank account.
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