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OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada announced on Saturday night that Pierre Poilievre won the leadership race. The party said it would be counting nearly 418,000 ballots out of some 678,700 eligible voters.

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre, one of the first members of Parliament elected under the Conservative party's banner, is now its leader after a resounding first-ballot victory announced Saturday night in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — King Charles III was proclaimed Canada's head of state on Saturday at a ceremony that included heraldic trumpeting, a 21-gun salute and a moment of remembrance for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre was already a familiar face in the House of Commons, where he is known for being a political pit bull.

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre was announced Saturday as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Here is a selection of quotes about Poilievre's win and from new leader himself.

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more "freedom" for Canadians.

OTTAWA — The president of the Green Party of Canada has resigned, telling members in a letter that her "optimism has died" amid ongoing party turmoil.

MONTREAL — The Coalition Avenir Québec's campaign promises would increase the province's projected budget deficit by $6 billion, according to the party's costed platform, which promises a return to balanced budgets in five years.

LONDON — People from all over the world converged outside London's Buckingham Palace on Saturday to mark the end of one era and the start of another, as Charles III was officially proclaimed king in the wake of his beloved mother's death.

MONTREAL — As Quebec's major political parties duke it out ahead of the Oct.