CANADA-ELECTION
TORONTO — Canadian voters cast their ballots Monday to decide whether to extend Conservative leader Stephen Harper's near-decade in power or return Canada to its more liberal roots. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trailing Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in the polls. BY Rb Gillies. Eds: First polls open at 7 a.m. eastern Polls closings range from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
CANADA-ELECTION TRUDEAU
TORONTO — The son of a man who brought glamor and excitement to Canadian politics in the late 1960s is favored to become Canada's next prime minister. Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, is leading in the polls ahead of Monday's election that could spell the end of a decade of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper.
UNITED STATES-ISRAEL-DUNFORD
JERUSALEM — The top U.S. military officer pledges further military cooperation with Israel in meetings with the country's leaders, amid increasing worries about Iranian involvement in the Syria conflict.
PRESIDENTIAL RACE-DEMOCRATS-GUNS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is considering more executive action on gun control. The front-runner in the Democratic race to replace him says she "will not be silenced" on guns. At the Democrats' first debate in the presidential season, candidates jockeyed for bragging rights over who had the lowest rating from the country's biggest gun lobby.
GUANTANAMO-SEPT 11 TRIAL
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A lurching effort to try five Guantanamo prisoners for the Sept. 11 attack came to an abrupt halt 18 months ago, and a judge is expected to decide as early as Monday whether he can break the impasse and get the case moving.
CHINESE HACKING US COMPANIES
Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that China almost immediately began violating its newly minted cyber agreement with the United States, according to a newly published analysis by a cybersecurity company with close ties to the U.S. government.
ZOMBICON-SHOOTING
FORT MYERS, Florida — Police say a shooting at the annual ZombiCon gathering in Florida has left one person dead and five more inured, causing a chaotic scene that sent throngs of zombie-dressed revelers running through the streets.