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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters on election night in Ottawa, Monday, April 28, 2025.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered mixed results for his party in Monday’s election — boosting the Tory vote-share to a generational high with breakthroughs among new voting blocs while at the same time failing to unseat Mark Carney and Liberals from government and losing his own seat.


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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reacting to the results of the federal election by taking a swipe at the newly-elected Liberal government and promising to protect the province against “future hostile acts” from Ottawa.


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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney after the Liberal Party’s federal election win and said he looked forward to working with him in a statement on Tuesday. 


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After what could be the most remarkable four-month period in the history of Canadian politics, Carney has won his own mandate and this dizzying swirl of history has produced a uniquely split result.


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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.


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Canada’s 45th general election has significantly shaken up the composition of the House of Commons. Here are five takeaways from Monday’s election.


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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh struggled to keep his emotions in check late Monday night as he took the stage at his campaign headquarters in Burnaby, B.C., to deliver the bad news: his fight is over.


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The Bloc Québécois watched its fortunes slip as the Liberals made gains in Quebec on Monday, with the sovereigntist party projected to lose about one-third of the seats it held prior to the election. 


With some seats still too close to call as of early Tuesday morning, the Liberals appeared poised to win 43 seats in Quebec. In 2015, when the party won a sweeping majority under leader Justin Trudeau, they won 40.


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CBC has heard from residents in at least five Nunavik villages who say booths closed hours early, or didn’t open at all.