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Canadians shouldn’t judge the quality of America’s democracy regardless if Kamala Harris or Donald Trump secure the presidency, the U.S. ambassador to Canada says. David Cohen told Global News on election night America has survived challenging elections in the past, and still remains prominent on the world stage more than 250 years since its creation.“I don’t think that you can judge the quality of the democracy by campaign rhetoric. You have to look more to governing and how people govern,” Cohen said Tuesday.“I certainly do not think that you can judge the quality of a nation’s democracy on the basis of the outcome, and the conduct of one election among hundreds of elections that are being held today.” 2:08 ...

Rudy Giuliani made a bold choice Tuesday afternoon, showing up to vote in the presidential election in a Mercedes-Benz convertible he was ordered to surrender last week. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, was spotted Tuesday arriving at Donald Trump’s polling place in Florida in a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL500, flouting last week’s deadline to hand over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers who won a US$148 million defamation judgment against him.Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss — the two former Georgia election workers who were awarded the massive judgment — claim that in addition to the car, he also cleared out valuables from his Manhattan apartment and is refusing to answer questions about the location of most of the items subject to the ...

Polls began closing in Georgia and other states in the U.S. presidential race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, after millions of Americans cast their votes Tuesday. Preliminary exit poll results from multiple major U.S. media outlets released in the final hours of voting showed the economy, immigration and the state of democracy were key issues driving people to vote in the highly-consequential election that will determine control of the White House and Congress.Polls closed at 7 p.m. ET in Georgia, one of the key battleground states seen as crucial for Harris or Trump to win. However, some polling places in the state were allowed to remain open for slightly longer due to hoax bomb threats that delayed voting earlier Tuesday.The Associated Press declared Trump wo...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Americans headed to the polls on Election Day, a man was arrested after a security screening in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday that the man was stopped during a screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center.“The man smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun,” it said in a post on X, formerly know as Twitter.“The CVC is closed for tours for the day, while we investigate. We will provide more information when we can.”Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). The man smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun. The CVC is closed for tours for the day, while we investigate. We will p...

Canada Post and its workers’ union remain at odds in their labour negotiations as a potential strike looms, threatening to disrupt mail service for millions of Canadians. Canada Post told Global News in an emailed statement Monday night that weekend talks with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) were “unfortunately less productive” than the Crown corporation had hoped for.The union is in a legal strike position as of Sunday after a cooling-off period in the contract talks ended the day before, but has yet to issue a strike notice.“At this time, neither party has provided notice (minimum 72 hours) of their intent to start a labour disruption,” said Lisa Liu, a Canada Post spokesperson.While both parties are still negotiating, the union said Monday that “if there is no real movement ...

It is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers, the head of the UN refugee agency said during a visit to Ottawa this week. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of cabinet Monday in Ottawa where the Liberal government pledged $50.4 million in to the agencyHis visit comes a little more than a week after the federal government announced plans to cut overall immigration levels by 20 per cent for 2025 — a cut that includes refugees and protected persons.The government cited pressures on available housing as one of the reasons for the new policy.Grandi says Canada remains a global leader in resettlement, but sa...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has received multiple briefings on the possibility of prolonged unrest or even violence in the wake of Tuesday’s U.S. election, a senior government source told Global News. It’s the “third scenario” that has been discussed by senior officials, cabinet ministers and the prime minister in the event neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris wins a decisive victory Tuesday night.Just eight years ago, it would’ve seemed remarkable that the Canadian government would be spending time at the most senior levels discussing the possibility of dramatic instability following a U.S. presidential election – be it widespread protests, uncertainty around the winner or even political violence.Trump’s victory in 2016 – and the chaos of the following years, culminating in the attack...

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have presented starkly different visions for America’s future, but polling shows the two remain in a dead heat.“Any election in the U.S. is important and impactful for us,” said Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States. “They are central to our economic prosperity. They are a vital security partner.”Hillman has been travelling across America meeting with key members of the Republican and Democrat teams to prepare for any outcome. On election night, after her embassy duties are fi...

Americans are facing a decision about the future of their country and no matter which president they choose, Canada cannot escape the pull of political polarization from its closest neighbour. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump present starkly different paths forward for the United States and the race for the White House appears to be extremely close.The U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner and its next president will be in charge during the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement in 2026.Harris has campaigned on the fact that she voted against the trilateral agreement, saying it didn’t do enough to protect American workers or the environment. The vice-president is largely expected to maintain President Joe Biden’s Buy American procurement rules.The centr...

A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office. Polls opened across the nation Tuesday morning as voters faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the world’s largest economy and dominant military power.Harris, the Democratic vice president, stands to be the first female president if elected. She has promised to work across the aisle to tackle economic worries and other issues without radically departing from the course set by President Joe Biden. Trump, the Republican former president, has vowed to replace thousands of federal workers with loyalists, impose sw...