CP Election

COVID-19 pandemic dampens but doesn't extinguish election-watching parties

OTTAWA - Monday's federal election put a damper on a traditional form of watching the returns with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the number of viewing parties across the country. Large indoor gatheri...

Sep 20, 2021

Early election results have Liberals leading, Bloc slipping in Quebec

MONTREAL - Early election results have the Liberals leading in Quebec after a race dominated by frequent appeals to Quebec nationalism. Shortly after 11 p.m., about 90 minutes after polls closed, the ...

Sep 20, 2021

Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada looking for electoral breakthrough

The People's Party of Canada, led by the outspoken Maxime Bernier, is looking to turn growing support into ballot-box success this evening. Opinion polls have consistently shown party support hovering...

Sep 20, 2021

Ballot count underway across the country as federal election polls close in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Polls have closed in British Columbia and Yukon, marking the end of voting across the country. Yukon's chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley is on leave to run for the Liberals t...

Sep 20, 2021

Conservatives make inroads in Atlantic Canada, but Liberal fortress remains strong

HALIFAX - Voters in Atlantic Canada loosened Justin Trudeau's grip on the region Monday by delivering a handful of new seats to the Conservatives, signalling a mild rebuke of the Liberal leader's deci...

Sep 20, 2021

Trudeau's political future hangs in the balance as Atlantic results show tenuous lead

MONTREAL - Thirty-six days after his fateful decision to trigger a federal election, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau saw some early warning signs Monday night as results began to roll in for Canada's 44...

Sep 20, 2021

Liberal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan loses re-election bid

OTTAWA - Liberal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan has been defeated in the South Shore-St. Margarets riding in Nova Scotia by Conservative candidate Rick Perkins. Jordan was first elect...

Sep 20, 2021

The latest on results and developments in Canada's 44th general election

OTTAWA - The latest on developments and results in the federal election. All times are eastern. 9:30 p.m. Polls are now closed in Ontario - a key battleground that could determine the outcome of the f...

Sep 20, 2021

Erin O'Toole campaigned on a renewed, moderate Conservative party — but will it work?

OSHAWA, Ont. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is waiting to see if his more moderate approach to issues like climate change, spending and abortion pays off with a victory over his Liberal foe. The 4...

Sep 20, 2021

Jagmeet Singh says he's excited and nervous as NDP vie for more seats in election

VANCOUVER - The NDP are looking for any growth in their caucus as election night started off with the loss of a key seat in Atlantic Canada. St. John's East, the New Democrats only seat in the region,...

Sep 20, 2021