CP Election

Liberals and Bloc Quebecois split Quebec vote as NDP nearly wiped out

MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau's Liberals retained most of their seats in Quebec on their way to a minority victory, even as the Bloc Quebecois roared its way back to relevance. Early Tuesday morning,...

Oct 23, 2019

New federal Green member looks to learn from May, not replace her

FREDERICTON - The Green party's new member of Parliament from New Brunswick declared her desire to become prime minister as a teenager but says she's not gunning for the leadership of her pa...

Oct 22, 2019

'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding

OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes in Monday'...

Oct 22, 2019

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appeals to young voters on eve of election

VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had one question for two young women asking for a selfie with him earlier this month: "Yo, you hear the word?" It was a sunny day in downtown Toronto and Sing...

Oct 22, 2019

Wexit talk percolates day after Liberals returned to power with minority

CALGARY - Talk of western separation - or Wexit, as some are calling it - is percolating a day after voters returned the federal Liberals to power but with a minority government. The Liberal...

Oct 22, 2019

As campaign ends, Scheer says he's proud of party's 'positive' work

VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer entered the federal election campaign in September a virtual unknown to many Canadians. What he wanted to talk to them about was how he'll make their...

Oct 22, 2019

Bloc Quebecois expects to have leverage in new Parliament, keeps strategy secret

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he expects to have significant leverage in the minority Parliament. But Blanchet declined to give details today on how he would pressure th...

Oct 22, 2019

New Brunswick premier reassessing position on carbon tax after election results

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative premier says voters delivered a message Monday on the federal carbon tax, and his province will have to find a way to make it...

Oct 22, 2019

Fire burning in Western Canada following election: Saskatchewan premier

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Monday's election results confirm there's a fire of frustration burning in Western Canada. Moe is renewing his calls for Prime Minister Justin Tr...

Oct 22, 2019

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there's nothing wrong with Canada - it's the electoral system that is broken and in need of repair. That was Singh's morning-after assessment of a fe...

Oct 22, 2019