Canada election: Polls now closed across most of the country
Canadians are choosing who will be next to lead the country through economic and diplomatic turmoil, especially with the United States.
The Conservatives have seen encouraging numbers as early results trickle in from Atlantic Canada.
A party needs to win 172 seats to form a majority government.
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Ottawa Citizen
2 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Today's letters: NIMBYism is hurting Lowertown and vulnerable people
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Winnipeg Free Press
3 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Letters, July 7
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Kathleen Kristjansson Winnipeg Take a different approach Re: Kinew's two options: let Fontaine dig herself out of hole after outburst or fire her (July 2) I think it's sad that the one part of this story that stuck out the most was that members of equity-deserving groups would have to look at this incident through a lens of 'Well, what are we going to do? Vote for the Conservatives? That would be even worse for us…' To feel trapped or forgotten or undervalued in the world you share with others, to the point where you have to accept Nahanni Fontaine's comments and actions as the lesser of two evils, should leave everyone trying to figure out just how bad things must really be for those faced with these daily obstacles. 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Global News
14 hours ago
- Global News
Environment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate
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