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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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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 20, 2021
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. 8:20 p.m. The Canadian Press is projecting that Ken McDonald is going to keep his Newfoundland seat of A...
Sep 20, 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 20, 2021
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did - approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the f...
Sep 20, 2021