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Federal election latest updates: Conservatives, NDP try to win seats from Liberals in Atlantic Canada
by Sue JonesPolls have closed in Quebec and Ontario, where the results have the potential of determining who will be headed into the prime minister’s office.
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With one week to go before election day, here’s what to watch in the final stretch
by Sue JonesPublic polls are showing the Liberals and Conservatives in a tight battle to form a government, with the New Democrats in third but falling back. That pressure has created a few storylines and races to watch in the home stretch. A man enters an advance polling station in Ottawa on Friday after advance polls opened ahead…
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Liberals ask election watchdog to investigate allegation of Conservative collusion with gun lobby
by Sue JonesLiberal candidate Mark Gerretsen has written to Canada’s elections watchdog, asking him to investigate whether the Conservatives have broken the Canada Elections Act, alleging the party’s campaign director has been co-ordinating activities with the National Firearms Association.Kingston and the Islands Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen, shown here during question period in the House of Commons in…
Canadians should “assume” the threat of foreign interference likely will be higher in the next general election than it was in 2019, said President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc.People arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station on federal election day in Shawinigan, Que., Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)Canadians…
Yukon’s nail-biter election ended with two parties claiming eight seats each and a tie in Vuntut Gwitchin that could decide the final result. Here’s what happens next.A voter heads to the polls in Monday’s election in Yukon. The result saw a tie in one riding that could determine the Liberal Party’s path to a minority…
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How N.L.’s unprecedented election suspension is a caution about coronavirus variants
by Sue JonesFor the first time in Canadian history, in-person voting in a provincial election has been halted. A case involving a coronavirus variant was reported in St. John’s the night before polls were to have opened across Newfoundland and Labrador, which has gone from being relatively free of COVID-19 to a hot spot for new cases.Newfoundland and Labrador…
While minority governments tend to see fewer MPs retiring at the end of their terms than majority governments, the current rate of retirements is lower than usual.Former Liberal cabinet minister Navdeep Bains announced he would not be running for re-election, prompting a cabinet shuffle last week. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)When people sense the party might…
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