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Business as usual for Canada’s Trudeau after he again falls short of majority

Ottawa, CanadaReuters It was business as usual in Canada on Tuesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell short of winning a majority in a tightly fought federal election, leaving him once again dependent on opposition legislators to govern. Provisional results showed virtually no change from the 2019 election, leading voters to express frustration over the […]

Canadians vote as Trudeau’s bid for decisive win hangs in the balance

Montreal, CanadaReuters Canadians went to the polls on Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared likely to lose his bid for a parliamentary majority after a tough campaign that may have dashed his Liberal Party’s hopes for a convincing win. Trudeau heads a minority government that relies on the support of other parties to pass […]

ESSAY: THREE BIG PRIORITIES FOR BORIS JOHNSON

With the election now behind him, MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at what UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s priorities should be…

Winning big, Johnson on course to deliver swift Brexit

London, UKReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in matter of weeks. For Johnson, whose 20-week tenure in power has been marked by chaotic scenes in parliament and stark division on the streets over Britain’s tortuous departure from […]

Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote

London, UKReuters As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession – the health service. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast the 12th December election as necessary to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit, telling voters […]

British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day

London, UKReuters On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a “rigged system” he said was run by billionaires and tax dodgers. After failing to deliver Brexit by the 31st October deadline, Prime […]

Trudeau’s Liberals to form Canadian minority government – CBC

Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals will form a minority government, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp projected on Monday after polls closed across the country. The Liberals were leading or elected in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 10:30pm EDT, the CBC said. Trudeau needed to win […]