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TORONTO — Shares in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s major cannabis companies fell in early trading after the U.S. election, which saw efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in several states fail. Shares of Canopy Growth Corp. were down $1.61 or about 21 per cent at $6.

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.

Trump is ahead in the electoral college count to be president of the United States

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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and the world.

Democrat Kamala Harris expected to win the popular vote nationally.

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.

TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped boost ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s main stock index on Tuesday, while U.S. markets also climbed as Americans headed to the polls for election day.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up to show the economy remains solid. The S&P 500 rose 1.

The $495-million project will deliver a third of the region's drinking water by 2029.