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Trudeau has won the most seats — but not a majority. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals have once more won the most seats in the House of Commons, but this time they do not have an outright majority. So what happens next? With fewer than the 170 seats needed to comm...
Oct 22, 2019
Trudeau has won the most seats — but not a majority. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals have once more won the most seats in the House of Commons, but this time they do not have an outright majority. So what happens next? With fewer than the 170 seats needed to comm...
Oct 22, 2019
Permafrost emits more carbon in winter than plants absorb in summer: study
Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer. The finding means the extensive belt of tundra around&...
Oct 22, 2019
Liberals win most seats, but get ready to work with other parties in Parliament
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent a lot of time on the campaign trail lamenting the polarization of Canadian politics, but after the Liberals were given a minority government, he promised...
Oct 22, 2019
Some of what party leaders and major players had to say following Monday's vote
OTTAWA - Some of what was said after Justin Trudeau's Liberals claimed a plurality of the seats in the House of Commons in Monday's federal election, giving them the best chance to form a federal mino...
Oct 21, 2019
Former Liberal Jody Wilson-Raybould wins her Vancouver seat as Independent
VANCOUVER - Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has been successful in her bid to get re-elected as an Independent candidate in Vancouver Granville. Wilson-Raybould quit Jus...
Oct 21, 2019
Local candidates weigh in on election night
Medicine Hat, AB - After Conservative Glen Motz claimed 80 per cent of the vote, it was slim pickings for the remaining votes divided among the other five candidates combined.But of those, the NDP's E...
Oct 21, 2019 Medicine Hat- Cardston - Warner candidates at local debate earlier in the campaign (Photo by Colton McKee)
Carter helps Kings beat Flames 4-1 to snap 3-game skid
LOS ANGELES - Todd McLellan was beginning to worry about his Los Angeles Kings doing the right things but not getting the desired results for their hard work. The first-year coach can breathe a little...
Oct 21, 2019
Alberta, Saskatchewan go Tory Blue, face challenges with Liberal minority
EDMONTON - Alberta and Saskatchewan were painted a solid Conservative blue on Monday, but leaders must now wrap their heads around getting resources to market with a federal Liberal party that wi...
Oct 21, 2019
Goodale loses seat in Regina
REGINA, SASK. - The Conservative Party of Canada pulled off a major upset in Saskatchewan.Longtime Liberal MP Ralph Goodale lost his seat in Regina-Wascana , with Michael Kram projected to take the se...
Oct 21, 2019 Ralph Goodale - Canadian Press file photo