12 h. ago Carney won’t enter a formal agreement with NDP to shore up minority government

OTTAWA — Any plans to shore up his minority government won’t include the NDP. Speaking to reporters at his first press conference since his election win, Carney said that — unlike his predecessor — he won’t be seeking a supply and confidence agreement with the all-but-obliterated New Democrats to counter government-toppling confidence motions from the […]

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26 h. ago Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace after sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria. The strike came after days of clashes between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze minority sect near the capital, […]

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34 h. ago Canadians searching how to move to the U.S. after federal election results

Some Canadians are expressing dissatisfaction with the federal election results, saying they want to move to the United States.Monday night saw Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party live to see another term in Ottawa.The final election results are Liberals with 169 seats in the House of Commons, Conservatives with 144 seats, Bloc Québécois with 22 seats, NDP with seven seats, and the Green Party with one seat.Carney will continue to lead a minority government amid a trade war with the U.S. and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Canada.Some Canadians who are unhappy with the election results are taking to social media, threatening to move to the U.S."Thank you, Canada, for ruining every young 20-year-old's dreams. So, who's running to the states with me?" said one TikTok.The video has close to two million views and thousands of comments in agreement with the sentiment."I just don't understand how...

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58 h. ago What another Liberal minority government means for the public service

Here's everything you need to know about what the public service can expect from the new government.

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66 h. ago Wednesday's letters: U.S. annexation wasn't a real election issue

In electing Mr. Carney and his Liberal Party to a fourth term, albeit with another minority government, Canadians have allowed Donald Trump to tell them how to vote. Trump played the 51st state card perfectly, raising the spectre of U.S. annexation of Canada and thus making the entire Canadian election about a threat that didn’t […]

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3 d. ago Grade school students swing to Poilievre, even as he falls short in federal election

The students’ votes led to a Conservative minority government, with Pierre Poilievre’s party earning a hypothetical 165 seats

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3 d. ago Spain’s Toxic Politics Clouds Investigation Into Power Blackout

Squabbles between Spain’s minority government and opposition parties are muddling efforts to find out and explain what caused a massive blackout that left Spain, Portugal and parts of France in the dark on Monday.

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3 d. ago Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew congratulates prime minister on election night victory

The Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s vote, although it's not yet clear whether it will be with a minority or majority government as ballots continue to be counted.

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3 d. ago ‘A lot of fluctuation’ as voters wake up to minority government, Manitoba expert says

Brandon University Prof. Kelly Saunders says the election of another minority government may not have been the definitive statement some voters had hoped for.

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3 d. ago What Canada’s election results mean for Canadians, Trump and U.S. tariffs

Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, is projected to win a federal election that played out against a tumultuous backdrop of President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. It was not immediately clear whether the Liberals would lead a minority or majority government as votes continued to be counted early Tuesday. Either way, […]

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3 d. ago At least 10 dead in Syria after sectarian clashes in Druze suburb of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday after clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, a war monitor and an activist group said. Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces […]

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4 d. ago FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2025: Live maps and graphics on Canada’s vote

When Parliament was dissolved at the start of the year, the Liberals held 153 seats in a minority government and the Conservatives formed the official opposition with 120 seats. The Bloc Quebecois held 33 seats, the NDP held 24 and the Greens held two seats. And there were three independent MPs at the time. Because […]

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4 d. ago Canadian dollar could fall if minority federal government is elected, strategist says

Could force loonie down against U.S. dollar: Karl Schamotta

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6 d. ago Federal Election Poll: Liberals poised to win slim majority or minority government

Watch: 'It'll go down as a historical win if the polls hold true," says Steve Mossop, an executive vice-president at Leger

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4 w. ago Conservatives in the lead for first time in federal campaign, new poll shows

Although the results would likely translate into a Liberal minority government, 'the Conservatives have narrowed the Liberal momentum gap'

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