Quebec City mayor speaks with NHL commissioner about possible return of Nordiques to league

October 6th, 2009 Albuquerque voters cast ballots for mayorALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque voters will decide Tuesday whether to give the mayor an unprecedented fourth term. Mayor Martin Chavez paved the way for his campaign by asking a judge to overturn the term-limits law in the city charter.

September 25th, 2009 Toronto mayor says he won't runTORONTO — The mayor of Canada's largest city says he won't run for a third term in office. Toronto Mayor David Miller had previously said he would run again but his popularity plummeted following a 39-day strike by municipal employees that halted garbage collection and other services this past summer.

September 14th, 2009 NYC wants to make parks smoke-freeNEW YORK — New York City's famous parks may be going smoke-free. The city's health commissioner says the next goal in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-tobacco crusade is to ban smoking at city parks and beaches.

September 11th, 2009 Plains of Abraham controversy over terror groupMONTREAL — Politicians in Quebec are refusing to attend an event marking the 250th anniversary of a battle between the French and British that paved the way for Canada's creation because of plans for the reading of a terror group's manifesto at the celebration. Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Quebec City Cabinet Minister Sam Hamad and Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume said this week they would not take part in a commemoration that is to include a reading of a Front de Liberation du Quebec text.

August 25th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor Barrett back at work after beatingMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's mayor is back at work while continuing to recover from a beating after he confronted a metal-bar wielding man near the state fair. Mayor Tom Barrett's chief of staff says the mayor attended a meeting with city department heads Monday.

August 13th, 2009 Montreal mayor: F1 to return to city next yearMONTREAL — Montreal's mayor says a tentative deal has been reached to return Formula One racing to the city in 2010. Mayor Gerald Tremblay says the race date and other details still have to be worked out.

August 4th, 2009 Suspended Boston officer sues mayor, commissionerBOSTON — A Boston police officer suspended for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. claims in a federal lawsuit that his civil rights have been violated.

July 29th, 2009 Wall Street exec to be NYC finance chiefNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg is tapping a Morgan Stanley executive to be his new finance commissioner. The previous commissioner resigned in April.

July 28th, 2009 NYC mayor deposed in discrimination lawsuitNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has completed another round of questioning about accusations that the financial data and news service he once headed discriminated against women. Lawyers in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit deposed Bloomberg behind closed doors Monday.

July 16th, 2009 Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raidFORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth's mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn't for law enforcement's raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured. Mayor Mike Moncrief (MAHN'-creef) made an impromptu apology during Tuesday night's meeting where officials and residents commented on last month's raid on the Rainbow Lounge, which left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.

July 14th, 2009 Former Pac-10 commissioner Wiles Hallock diesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Former Pacific-10 commissioner Wiles Hallock, who oversaw the league's expansion from eight to 10 teams, died at his home Monday.

June 25th, 2009 Cleveland Democrat says won't step down amid probeCLEVELAND — The leader of Cleveland's powerful Democratic Party is making a spirited defense of his public conduct, saying he's innocent of any wrongdoing amid an FBI corruption investigation and won't step aside. Jimmy Dimora, a Cuyahoga (keye-uh-HOH'-guh) County commissioner and the county Democratic chairman, defended himself Thursday after his GOP counterpart suggested that Dimora step aside as commissioner.

June 19th, 2009 Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch recovering from heart surgeryNEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch is recovering after surgery to replace a heart valve. A spokesman says the 84-year-old mayor is doing as well as expected after a challenging open heart procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

May 12th, 2009 New Detroit mayor says no thanks to city mansionDETROIT — New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he won't move into the official mayoral residence — the Manoogian Mansion. Bing took office Monday and says he wants to find a way to make money from the 15-room luxury house on the Detroit River.

May 1st, 2009 LONDON - Defender Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss the return leg of Manchester United's Champions League semi-final after spending Wednesday night in hospital for examination of a rib injury. Ferdinand went off near the end of Wednesday's 1-0 win over Arsenal.