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Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.

It's election day in Saskatchewan. Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight majority, while Carla Beck's NDP is looking to take back government for the first time since 2007. Here's a look at the latest developments.

The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form a majority government, though that result is subject to two automatic recounts.

VICTORIA — The New Democrats and Premier David Eby were on track to win a bare majority government nine days after voters went to the polls in British Columbia, but the final verdict will still require two judicial recounts to become official.

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has won her seat in Regina Lakeview. The Canadian Press

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has won his seat in Rosthern-Shellbrook. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it's getting more difficult to tell videos, voices and images generated with the technology from material that's real -- but he has an idea to aid in the battle.

British Columbia Premier David Eby has been asked to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election.

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same, Pierre Poilievre said Monday.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to release the $100 million it now owes to Canadian news outlets within 60 days.