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Shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Mark Carney walked onto a stage at the old Ottawa civic centre — the same hockey arena where John Turner was elected Liberal leader in 1984, the last time the Liberals tried to replace a member of the Trudeau family — and promised to beContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s 45th general election has significantly shaken up the composition of the House of Commons. Here are five takeaways from Monday’s election. Election shaped up as 2-way race between Liberals and Conservatives, with diminished NDP, Bloc support Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 29, 2025 4:16 AMContinue Reading

Politics NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh struggled to keep his emotions in check late Monday night as he took the stage at his campaign headquarters in Burnaby, B.C., to deliver the bad news: his fight is over. New Democrats entered the race with 24 MPs but may only leave with 7 PeterContinue Reading

Politics The Bloc Québécois watched its fortunes slip as the Liberals made gains in Quebec on Monday, with the sovereigntist party projected to lose about one-third of the seats it held prior to the election.  Bloc Québécois projected to lose one-third of its seats in Monday’s electionHolly Cabrera · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told the U.S. president to butt out of the federal election after Donald Trump appeared to suggest Canadians vote for him when they go to the polls on Monday. U.S. president posted about election on his Truth Social platform Mark Gollom · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Millions of Canadians are expected to cast their ballots today in a pivotal election that will decide who will lead the country through a trade battle with the United States. The 36-day campaign has been nothing short of remarkable for the leading contenders: Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative LeaderContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis If you want to understand the federal parties’ campaign strategies, it helps to follow the leader. NDP, Bloc Québécois leaders turned defensive in final stretch As the campaign wore on, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s bus increasingly headed in the direction of ridings the party held before the election was called.Continue Reading

Politics The final day of the federal election campaign took on a sombre tone as the leaders reacted to the deaths of 11 people at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver Saturday night. Singh was at Lapu Lapu Day festival and left moments before driver rammed into crowd Catharine TunneyContinue Reading

In an election campaign plagued by misinformation, exaggerated claims and even lies, how can voters tell what’s true? CBC’s Election Fact Check Unit has looked into dozens of statements made by the leaders of the four largest federal parties. It found that each of the leaders — some more than othersContinue Reading