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Ballot count underway across the country as federal election polls close in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Polls have closed in British Columbia and Yukon, marking the end of voting across the country. Yukon's chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley is on leave to run for the Liberals t...
Sep 21, 2021
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Conservatives make inroads in Atlantic Canada, but Liberal fortress remains strong
HALIFAX - Voters in Atlantic Canada loosened Justin Trudeau's grip on the region Monday by delivering a handful of new seats to the Conservatives, signalling a mild rebuke of the Liberal leader's deci...
Sep 21, 2021
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Trudeau's political future hangs in the balance as Atlantic results show tenuous lead
MONTREAL - Thirty-six days after his fateful decision to trigger a federal election, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau saw some early warning signs Monday night as results began to roll in for Canada's 44...
Sep 21, 2021
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Liberal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan loses re-election bid
OTTAWA - Liberal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan has been defeated in the South Shore-St. Margarets riding in Nova Scotia by Conservative candidate Rick Perkins. Jordan was first elect...
Sep 21, 2021
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The latest on results and developments in Canada's 44th general election
OTTAWA - The latest on developments and results in the federal election. All times are eastern. 9:30 p.m. Polls are now closed in Ontario - a key battleground that could determine the outcome of the f...
Sep 21, 2021
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Erin O'Toole campaigned on a renewed, moderate Conservative party - but will it work?
OSHAWA, Ont. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is waiting to see if his more moderate approach to issues like climate change, spending and abortion pays off with a victory over his Liberal foe. The 4...
Sep 21, 2021
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Jagmeet Singh says he's excited and nervous as NDP vie for more seats in election
VANCOUVER - The NDP are looking for any growth in their caucus as election night started off with the loss of a key seat in Atlantic Canada. St. John's East, the New Democrats only seat in the region...
Sep 21, 2021
Election officials expect most postal votes to be counted by Wednesday
OTTAWA - The final results of the federal election may not be known until Wednesday, election officials have warned, because of almost one million mail-in ballots that will not be opened until Tuesday...
Sep 21, 2021
Canadians heading to the polls to choose next federal government
OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canad...
Sep 20, 2021
'Don't split the vote by voting PPC,' O'Toole tells supporters on final campaign day
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole delivered his starkest plea yet for people not to split the vote on the right by picking the People's Party of Canada on what was his last day before polls o...
Sep 20, 2021
Bloc Québécois leader makes final stop in undecided ridings, hoping to recover seats
MONTREAL - Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet ended his final day of the federal election campaign on Sunday in Quebec ridings he hopes to wrest from his opponents ahead...
Sep 19, 2021
Singh vows to fight for people even if there's a 'Groundhog Day' minority government
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a final push for votes in British Columbia by saying his party will fight for people no matter what happens during Monday's election. The New Democrats r...
Sep 19, 2021
The Undecideds: How three Canadian voters made their choice in the election
Canadians are set to go to the polls Monday, but not everyone has always known what they were going to do when they got there. The Canadian Press followed three undecided voters through the ups and do...
Sep 19, 2021