Canada

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

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 Liberal minority government i...

Oct 21, 2019

Liberals hold sway with heavily immigrant community of Brampton East

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Liberal newcomer Maninder Sidhu cruised to victory on Monday in the heavily immigrant riding of Brampton East once held provincially by New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh. The entrepre...

Oct 21, 2019

Dominic LeBlanc thanks supporters for election win from hospital bed in Montreal

MONTREAL - Re-elected Liberal Dominic LeBlanc is thanking voters in his New Brunswick riding from his hospital bed in Montreal, where he's undergoing cancer treatment. LeBlanc, a cabinet min...

Oct 21, 2019

The Latest: Election night in Canada

OTTAWA - The latest developments on federal election night, Oct. 21, 2019. All times are Eastern Time: 11 p.m. The Canadian Press is projecting that People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier...

Oct 21, 2019

Independent Sen. Andre Pratte announces resignation on election night

OTTAWA - Andre Pratte is announcing his resignation from the Senate as the federal election results are rolling in. The Independent senator from Quebec posted his resignation letter on Twitter to expl...

Oct 21, 2019

Election 2019 gets underway with polls closing in Atlantic Canada

OTTAWA - The polls have closed in Atlantic Canada, signalling the start of what promises to be a long night to determine whether Justin Trudeau's Liberals will get a second mandate to govern...

Oct 21, 2019

Mafia link suspected after man gunned down in Montreal parking lot

MONTREAL - Police in Montreal say a man was gunned down Monday outside a business in the city's west end in a slaying that appears to be linked to organized crime. Officials didn't immediately confirm...

Oct 21, 2019

No more witnesses to testify at trial for suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Wheaton told a jury tod...

Oct 21, 2019