Canada

Trudeau wins minority government

CANADA- A Liberal minority government was predicted early on in the evening, and has now been confirmed.Justin Trudeau will lead a minority government. Currently the Liberals hold 156 seats, 21 less t...

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Liberals hold sway with heavily immigrant community of Brampton East

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Liberal newcomer Maninder Sidhu cruised to victory on Monday in the heavily immigrant riding of Brampton East once held provincially by New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh. The entrepre...

Oct 21, 2019

Dominic LeBlanc thanks supporters for election win from hospital bed in Montreal

MONTREAL - Re-elected Liberal Dominic LeBlanc is thanking voters in his New Brunswick riding from his hospital bed in Montreal, where he's undergoing cancer treatment. LeBlanc, a cabinet min...

Oct 21, 2019

The Latest: Election night in Canada

OTTAWA - The latest developments on federal election night, Oct. 21, 2019. All times are Eastern Time: 11 p.m. The Canadian Press is projecting that People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier...

Oct 21, 2019

Liberal minority predicted

CANADA- A Liberal minority government has been predicted. The Liberals were well represented in the maritimes, especially New Foundland and Labrador.Kenneth McDonald, Churence Rogers, Scott Simms, Gud...

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Independent Sen. Andre Pratte announces resignation on election night

OTTAWA - Andre Pratte is announcing his resignation from the Senate as the federal election results are rolling in. The Independent senator from Quebec posted his resignation letter on Twitter to expl...

Oct 21, 2019

Election 2019 gets underway with polls closing in Atlantic Canada

OTTAWA - The polls have closed in Atlantic Canada, signalling the start of what promises to be a long night to determine whether Justin Trudeau's Liberals will get a second mandate to govern...

Oct 21, 2019

Mafia link suspected after man gunned down in Montreal parking lot

MONTREAL - Police in Montreal say a man was gunned down Monday outside a business in the city's west end in a slaying that appears to be linked to organized crime. Officials didn't immediately confirm...

Oct 21, 2019

No more witnesses to testify at trial for suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Wheaton told a jury tod...

Oct 21, 2019

Quebec town's moose statue won't seek to supplant Moose Jaw, Sask.'s famed Mac

MONTREAL - Mac the Moose can rest easy - a Quebec town that wants to build its own massive moose statue next year says it doesn't want to challenge the record for the world's tallest, recent...

Oct 21, 2019