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Bruised by fresh loss, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau shows no sign of stepping down

Doubts about the leadership of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intensified after his ruling Liberal Party suffered a second humiliating loss in a special election, but the unpopular leader is determined to cling to office ahead of a looming national vote. The Liberals, who have governed for almost nine years, suffered a narrow defeat on Monday in a Montreal constituency that had been one of the party's safest seats. The loss, following a defeat in Toronto in late June, reinforced th...

September 6, 2024 11:12 AM

Canadian opposition party says election more likely after ending deal with Trudeau

An early Canadian election is more likely now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the support of the opposition New Democratic Party that was helping keep him in power, the party's leader said on Thursday. Jagmeet Singh spoke after pulling his unconditional support for the minority center-left Liberal government on Wednesday, forcing Trudeau to seek new alliances to stay in office until a federal vote that must be held by end-October 2025. Polls show the Liberals would lose badly to th...