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CBC News projects the MP for southern Belleville, Prince Edward County and Trenton will be Liberal Chris Malette, a city councillor and former newspaper reporter.
April 29, 2025 - 01:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The Liberals made significant gains in Quebec at the expense of the Bloc Québécois on Monday as the province rallied behind Mark Carney as the best person to deal with Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats.Mr. Carney’s party was leading or elected in 43 Quebec ridings late Monday night, compared with 23 for the Bloc, 11 for the Conservatives, and one for the NDP.
April 29, 2025 - 00:50 | Eric Andrew-Gee | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh said he was stepping down as NDP leader on Monday night after suffering a resounding defeat on election night, losing his own seat and seeing his party reduced to what would likely be a single-digit seat count.
When an emotional Singh took the stage to speak to a crowd of supporters in Burnaby, B.C. he was in third place in his riding with less than 20 per cent of the vote, trailing both the Conservative and Liberal candidate...
April 29, 2025 - 00:42 | Stuart Thomson | National Post
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