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Taiwan announced it will spend US$40 billion on new military purchases, including an air defence system, amid pressure from the U.S. to increase defence spending.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Swathes of New Zealand were pummeled by dangerous winds for the second time in a week on Thursday, with howling gales canceling hundreds of flights, causing electricity blackouts and forcing school closures.

Wellington-Halton Hills North is a federal riding located in Ontario.

Around 68.7 per cent of eligible Canadians cast a ballot for their party of choice, but those numbers fluctuated widely among ridings in Ontario.

Over the opening two weeks of the campaign, Global News has tracked the locations of public events all four party leaders have held, and which ridings they're appearing in most.

As the second day of Ontario's snap election campaign got underway, party leaders struck out into fresh territory looking to woo voters in areas they didn't win last time around.

Nearly five years after a controversial pit bull ban came into effect in Ontario, critics are still fighting to have the legislation overturned.

Election result highlights for Southern Ontario.

TORONTO - Several cabinet ministers fell in the Ontario election as voters whittled Premier Dalton McGuinty's government into minority territory, though most incumbents managed to hang onto their seats.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - New Zealand's chances of ending an extended World Cup drought could hinge on two players who were more focussed on skate boarding and fishing than rugby in recent weeks before being dragged into the All Blacks squad as the third and fourth choice flyhalves.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Happy faces were hard to find among Rugby World Cup teams on Tuesday.

WALLINGTON, N.J. - As the flood waters receded, weary residents across the Northeast began pulling soggy furniture and ruined possessions onto their front lawns as they surveyed the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene.

Swollen rivers began falling Wednesday in much of the Northeast, allowing relief crews to reach the last of the tiny Vermont towns that had been entirely cut off from help by Hurricane Irene's fast-moving floodwaters.

Global News asked those running for mayor and city council in London, Ont., to complete a short questionnaire. Here are the responses from election candidates in Ward 9.

Tensions in Ottawa are high as residents brace for promised police action after three weeks that have seen heated criticism of the response to the convoy blockades.

The addition is meant to contrast with the hotel's French-castle style, which was itself an anachronism when it was built in the early 20th century.

TORONTO - Love brought Jeremy Kyne to Canada. The relationship didn't stick but his affection for Canada has only got stronger.

PARIS - An American expatriate in Paris cries over an indelible memory of sadness. Taps echoes from Brussels to Bagram, Afghanistan. An Israeli retiree remembers her daughter: "My world was destroyed. For me, every day is Sept. 11."

We are still months away from heading to the polls for the municipal elections but provincial police in Wellington County have issued a warning about sign tampering.

As the municipal election looms, seven of Toronto's council races are wide open with an incumbent not in the running, including Spadina-Fort York.