National News

WASHINGTON — Former president Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday morning as the path to victory for Vice-President Kamala Harris was significantly diminished by Pennsylvania's swing back to the Republican leader.

MONTREAL — Canadians and American expats from coast to coast gathered Tuesday at bars, community centres, restaurants and homes to watch with a mixture of anxiety and excitement as the U.S. election results rolled in.

OTTAWA — MPs, diplomats and political staff gathered around the parliamentary precinct to anxiously take in preliminary results of a U.S. presidential election that they all agreed would have an enormous impact on Canada and the world.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's businesses leaders are urging port employers and more than 700 unionized workers to resolve their dispute immediately as a lockdown paralyzes shipping along Canada's west coast.

Community members were left reeling Tuesday after tense protests at a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area led to police intervention two nights in a row, the clashes adding fuel to already fiery Canada-India diplomatic relations.

WINNIPEG — A public memorial honouring former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, Murray Sinclair, is set to take place in Winnipeg on Sunday.

OTTAWA — Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says she will relentlessly stress the importance of transparency by default if she's allowed to continue in her job.

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall Canada's consul general in New York to answer more questions about his involvement in the purchase.

MONTREAL — A police shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured in a northern Quebec village early Monday allegedly occurred after officers answered a call about someone trying to drive while intoxicated.

Premier David Eby is proposing an all-party committee investigate mistakes made during the British Columbia election vote tally, including an uncounted ballot box and unreported votes in three-quarters of the province's 93 ridings.