CBC | Canada Votes 2008 News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/?ref=rss FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-ca Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:26:59 EDT Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss http://www.cbc.ca/rss/ CBC.ca http://www.cbc.ca/rss/image/cbc_144.gif http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/?ref=rss Harper 'very pleased' with stronger minority http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/elexn-wednesday.html?ref=rss 2000276514 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:53:05 EDT Having secured a stronger minority government in Tuesday's general election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he was pleased with the result, despite not having a secured a majority that was once thought to be within his party's grasp. Bloc leader expects more compromise from PM http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/duceppe-newser.html?ref=rss 2000276591 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:33:06 EDT Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe says Tuesday night's election results mean Stephen Harper will have to compromise more with the opposition parties, and he should respect his own fixed-date election law by waiting four years before calling another vote. Voter turnout drops to record low http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/voter-turnout.html?ref=rss 2000276509 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:44:45 EDT An estimated 59.1 per cent of Canadians cast votes in Tuesday's general election - a figure that appears to be a record low in the history of Confederation. Can work with Harper, as long as there's no payback: Williams http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/williams-harper.html?ref=rss 2000276541 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:08:14 EDT Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Wednesday he is prepared to work co-operatively with Stephen Harper, largely because the re-elected Conservative prime minister needs to hold together a minority government. Cultural groups want arts to remain in spotlight after election http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/election-arts-reax.html?ref=rss 2000276599 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:25 EDT After seeing arts funding jostle for the spotlight during the election campaign, the arts community says it will continue to monitor cultural decisions from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's strengthened minority government. Fortier only cabinet minister to go down to defeat http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/election-highprofile-results.html?ref=rss 2000276472 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:26:26 EDT Two prominent faces in Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's previous caucus will be missing in Ottawa as a result of Tuesday's election. Green hopes for seat dashed as leader May defeated http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/election-greens.html?ref=rss 2000276484 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:34:50 EDT Green party Leader Elizabeth May represented the party's best hope to win its first seat Tuesday, but Conservative Peter MacKay dashed that hope in Nova Scotia. Liberals bleed seats in Ontario http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/ontario-elxn.html?ref=rss 2000276473 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:41:12 EDT New Democrats and Conservatives saw their fortunes rise Tuesday in the key battleground of Ontario as Liberal support was depleted across the province. Bloc remains strong in Quebec; Tory support steady http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/quebec-vote.html?ref=rss 2000276477 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:07:28 EDT The Bloc Québécois maintained its strong support in Quebec, where the Conservatives had been hoping for a breakthrough among the province's 75 seats. New ID rules cause confusion at polls http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/poll-problems.html?ref=rss 2000276461 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:21:33 EDT Voters across the country were having difficulties casting their ballots in the federal election Tuesday. Blackout broken: Election results available early online http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/blackout-broken.html?ref=rss 2000276494 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:56:39 EDT While Newfoundlanders watched their federal election results start to roll in at 8:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, residents of British Columbia and the Yukon weren't supposed to be able to see those numbers until their own local polls closed three hours later. Edmonton NDP's Duncan spoils Tory sweep of Alberta http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/14/edm-federal-results.html?ref=rss 2000276496 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:04:59 EDT NDP candidate Linda Duncan has defeated long-time Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer in Edmonton-Strathcona, making the riding the only one in Alberta not to go to the Conservatives. Mulcair clinches Outremont for NDP http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/mtl-outremont1014.html?ref=rss 2000276503 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:57:42 EDT The NDP held on to its only seat in Quebec on Tuesday as Thomas Mulcair came out ahead in a tight race in Outremont with his Liberal opponent Sébastien Dhavernas. Liberals hold Toronto, but Conservatives make gains in 905 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/election-toronto.html?ref=rss 2000276504 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:05:39 EDT Five weeks of campaigning, thousands of phone calls, hand shakes and all-candidates meetings have failed to change much when it comes to federal politics in the GTA. Tories allege voter fraud in Elmwood-Transcona http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/15/elmwood-transcona.html?ref=rss 2000276535 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:29:49 EDT The Conservatives have filed a complaint with Elections Canada over a what they're calling "voter irregularities" in Winnipeg's Elmwood-Transcona riding.