• Associated Press

    The Latest | India counts votes from a mega-election seen as a referendum on Modi

    India on Tuesday started counting votes from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. Exit polls by major television channels have projected a comfortable win for the Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies over a broad opposition alliance led by the Congress party and its main campaign leader, Rahul Gandhi.

  • The Canadian Press

    China's spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface

    BEIJING (AP) — China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth.

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Centennial of Moosomin's unique cenotaph to be celebrated June 8

    The cenotaph in Moosomin has served as a silent sentinel for almost a century, and this Saturday morning will celebrate 100 years of the landmark’s existence. Another reason to celebrate this historic milestone is the addition of 53 names to the monument —people who served during World War 1. The actual date of the centennial falls on August 31, however organizers of the Cenotaph Centennial Committee felt an early June date would entice more people to the celebrations. Back in 1924 when the monu