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Frantic final push for votes marks final day of divisive campaign
OTTAWA - The contenders in Monday's federal election spent the last day of the campaign calling for voters to unite behind their parties amid accusations of dirty politicking and outright lying. ...
Oct 22, 2019
Queen Latifah to receive Harvard black culture award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard is set to award the...
Oct 22, 2019
Minority report: A post-election version of In-The-News for Oct. 22
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 22. What we are watching i...
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
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
Conservatives sweep southern Alberta in federal election
LETHBRIDGE -- Although the numbers still need to be officially confirmed, it looks as though all four of southern Alberta's Conservatives incumbents will be re-elected.In Lethbridge, Incumbent Rachael...
Oct 22, 2019 Lethbridge Conservative candidate Rachael Harder at her election night headquarters. (Lethbridge News Now)
Election 2019 stand-out elements
LETHBRIDGE -- In terms of voter turns out, it wasn't the worst Canada has seen - 64.9 percent.The Liberals have won another election but, this time, it is a minority and it will come with conflict, wi...
Oct 22, 2019 2019 Elections Stand-outs
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