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CanadaSep 23, 2021

Special ballot counts continue as four federal ridings in B.C. remain undecided

Uncertainty of the outcome of the Vancouver Granville riding drags on following Monday's federal vote.Liberal candidate Taleeb Noormohamed has been leading New Democrat Anjali Appadurai.Noormohamed was incorrectly projected as winner Wednesday night after the Elections Canada website showed 100 per cent of the polls in the riding had reported.But another page on the website shows only 45 per cent of an estimated 6,800 special ballots have been counted in Vancouver Granville, more than enough to overcome any small lead, as the count continued Thursday.Other nail-biter B.C. ridings include West
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CanadaSep 22, 2021

Conservative on national council says members should review O'Toole's leadership

A member of the Conservative party's national council thinks there should be a review of Erin O'Toole's leadership following his election loss.Bert Chen has started an online petition, asking the council to convene a referendum on O'Toole's leadership before a scheduled one in 2023.He says many Conservatives aren't happy with the more moderate direction O'Toole has taken the party.O'Toole campaigned for the leadership as a ``true blue'' conservative, but has since flip-flopped on issues ranging from a carbon price to protecting the conscience rights of doctors.
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CanadaSep 21, 2021

O'Toole triggers campaign review after loss, saying no one more disappointed than him

Federal party leaders are facing questions about whether they are the right person to represent their caucus after a lacklustre election. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is defending his party's performance under his leadership, which saw no gains in the party's total number of seats so far. O'Toole says he wants to earn the trust of Canadians and is launching a review of all aspects of the campaign. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is also insisting he has not met his ceiling as leader. The final results are still being counted in some ridings as Elections Canada works its way through large numbers
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CanadaSep 21, 2021

Speaking in Vancouver Jagmeet Singh repeats some of his criticisms of Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election. While the final results in some ridings might not be known for days, the Liberals are in position to form the next government. N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party made some gains, repeated some of his criticisms of Trudeau today.The Conservatives are poised to win the popular vote, with Elections Canada reporting that more than 5.4-million of the nearly 16-million counted ballots had been cast for the Tories, compared to 5.1 million for the
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CanadaSep 21, 2021

Justin Trudeau's Liberals win third term but fall short of securing majority

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month.Early Tuesday, the Liberals were hovering between 155 and 157 seats. The former is the number they had when Trudeau called the election in August, and the latter is what they won in 2019.The Conservatives were teetering on 121 or 122 seats, after winning 121 less than two years ago.They will remain the official Opposition, with leader Erin O'Toole promising the "changed" party he leads will speak for all Canadians from all walks o
CanadaSep 20, 2021

Only two of the major party leaders are casting their ballots today

Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians go to the polls. Elections Canada says almost 6.8-million people voted early, but a majority of Canada's more than 30 million eligible voters will mark their ballots today. Only two of the major party leaders are casting their ballots in the federal election today, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh voted in an advance poll in Burnaby, BC, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet also voted in advance, but was out in Drummondville this morning to encourage peopl
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CanadaSep 20, 2021

US border to remain closed to all but essential crossings by Canadians for at least one more month

The US border will remain closed to all but essential crossings by Canadians for at least another month. Washington announced the move today, along with a rule that will require most adult foreign nationals flying into the US to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of early November. It's not clear if Canadians who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has never been approved for use in the US, will be considered fully vaccinated. The White House says President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the US beginning in November. Foreign citizens will be allowed into
CanadaSep 20, 2021

Canadians heading to the polls to choose next federal government

Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons.Elections Canada says almost 6.8 million people voted early, most of them at advanced polls over a week ago, and the rest through special ballots cast by mail or at Elections Canada offices.But a majority of Canada's more than 30 million eligible voters will mark their ballots today.Elections Canada encourages voters to wear masks but only requires them in places where they are mandated by provincial rules. Proof-of-vacci
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CanadaSep 17, 2021

Former defence chief Jonathan Vance's case adjourned to October

Former defence chief Jonathan Vance's obstruction of justice case has been adjourned till next month after its first, brief, virtual courtroom proceeding. Military police charged the former Canadian Armed Forces commander, who was not present but represented by a lawyer at the hearing Friday, with one count of obstruction of justice in July. Investigators referred the case to the civilian court system, citing what it described as "the limitations of the military justice system" in trying Canada's top military officer. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service alleged in court document

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