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Jonathan Pedneault has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party after acknowledging the “disappointing” outcome for the party in Monday’s election. In a statement posted online Wednesday morning, Pedneault wrote that while he was proud of the party’s platform and the values it brought to the campaign, he took responsibility for the result — which saw him finish fifth in his own riding as the party lost incumbent MP Mike Morrice and decreased its share of the popular vote.“Twice now, I have failed to convince my fellow citizens to send me to Ottawa,” Pedneault posted to X.“I failed to secure the re-election of my colleague Mike Morrice, along with many other competent and good-hearted individuals who placed their trust in us.” ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes a “great relationship” with Canada will be possible under Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is now tasked with seeking a new economic and security agreement with the United States. Carney’s Liberals won a minority government in Monday’s federal election, which was dominated by Trump’s threats on Canada’s economy and sovereignty.The Liberals were overwhelmingly viewed in polling as the party best equipped to deal with Trump, and Carney has stressed the need to respond to the “American betrayal” of Canada.Trump, speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House, appeared unbothered by Carney’s public comments and said he congratulated the new prime minister in a phone call Tuesday.“I think we’re going to have a great rel...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the Conservative Party of Canada should do some “soul-searching” just days after Pierre Poilievre’s defeat at the polls. In contrast, Houston told reporters Wednesday that he’s “optimistic about what’s possible” and looks forward to working with the newly elected Liberal government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney.The words highlight tensions between the premier and Poilievre, who lost his own riding of Carleton after facing stiff competition for a seat he had held for 20 years.“Look, I think there are many shades of blue, and it can be a big tent and it can be an effective big tent,” said Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.“I think that after four consecutive losses to the Liberal party, I think it’s time for them to ...

Canadians split among age groups as well as party lines in casting their votes in Monday’s federal election, exit polls suggested, with different issues driving their choices. Exit polls conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News found Canadians aged 55 and older leaned toward the Liberals, who were seen as the party that would best handle U.S. President Donald Trump and his fraying of the Canada-U.S. relationship.Younger Canadians aged 18 to 34, meanwhile, picked the Conservatives, based on their perception of who would best address affordability and the rising cost of living.“What we’ve got are two groups of people: one who remembers a Canada that worked wonderfully (in the 1970s and 1980s) … that Canada is not the Canada of young people today, who don’t identify with that,” said Dar...

As results trickled in from across Canada on election night, few ridings were as closely watched as the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has held for 20 years. Among the many Canadians staying up late to watch the closely contested riding was Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal challenger — and now, projected MP-designate.“It was a long night and an early morning. I didn’t get too much sleep, but we’re still ticking,” Fanjoy told Global News on Tuesday morning.In 2004, a 25-year-old Poilievre unseated Liberal incumbent David Pratt and won what was then known as the riding of Nepean-Carleton. In 2015, the riding was re-constituted as Carleton and Poilievre continued to hold it for the Tories.After seven consecutive wins, Poilievre is now projected to have los...

The New Democrat Party is confronting what looks to be its worst-ever performance in Monday’s federal election, with Jagmeet Singh losing his riding, resigning his leadership and the party losing official status in the House of Commons. Global News is projecting the Liberals will form government for the fourth time — their third minority in a row — with the Conservatives improving their seat-count from the last three elections, leaving the NDP in a distant fourth place.“Obviously I’m disappointed that we could not win more seats,” said Singh, who told supporters at campaign headquarters in Burnaby, B.C., that he would resign as leader after an interim leader is appointed.“But I’m not disappointed in our movement. I’m hopeful for our party … We have built the best of Canada and we are not g...

The Trump administration on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney for his victory in Canada’s federal election, touting the “extensive” relationship between the two countries that has been strained under U.S. President Donald Trump. Global News is projecting Carney’s Liberals will form a minority government, giving the party its fourth straight mandate after an election that was dominated by Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and sovereignty.“The United States extends its congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his party on their win in Canada’s recent federal elections,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement read to reporters after she was asked for a reaction to the election results.“The U.S.-Canada relationship remains one of the most e...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 29, 2025 2:50 pm Updated April 29, 2025 3:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is calling for a “partisan truce” with other federal party leaders after Monday’s federal election, even as he faces criticism from his party’s provincial cousins for putting sovereignty aside. Blanchet told reporters in Montreal that voters want stability in Parliament in order to address the ongoing t...

Voter turnout in Canada’s federal election was the highest it’s been since 2015, Elections Canada says. The Liberals regained the popular vote on Monday following two consecutive elections that saw them form minority governments but trail the Conservatives in the popular vote.According to preliminary results from Elections Canada, as of Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. eastern, Mark Carney’s Liberals received 43.6 per cent of the popular vote with 8,377,709 ballots cast.Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives received 7,958,026 votes amounting to 41.4 per cent.That comes as the Liberals are projected to win 168 seats, while the Conservatives are projected to win 144.Monday’s election also had the most people heading to the polls since 2015, with 19,238,052 people casting their vote, a total of 67.44 per cent...

Premier Danielle Smith is calling for Prime Minster Mark Carney to “reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta” after Monday’s federal election. Global News has projected the Liberals will form a minority government, though the total seat count is not yet known as some ridings still have votes to be counted.“I congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney on his minority government election victory last night,” Smith said in a statement issued Tuesday morning, adding that she believes a “large majority of Albertans are deeply frustrated” by the results.She accused the federal Liberal government of having “overtly attacked” Alberta’s economy over the past 10 years while Justin Trudeau was prime minister.Smith has been a vocal critic of Liberal environmental policies she says have limited t...