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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Quebec.

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Quebec.

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB 66 0 66
PQ 51 0 51
ADQ 7 0 7
QS 1 0 1
GRN 0 0 0
OTH 0 0 0

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QS's Amir Khadir prevails over PQ in Montreal's Mercier riding

Québec Solidaire sees its first legislator elected

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM ET

Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party.Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir made history for the upstart political party. (CBC)Community activist and physician Amir Khadir has been elected in the Montreal riding of Mercier, beating Parti Québécois incumbent Daniel Turp.

Khadir, a Québec Solidaire candidate, was declared the winner in Mercier shortly after 10 p.m. after a tight race with Turp, a lawyer and experienced politician.

The physician's victory is the first for the upstart sovereigntist party.

"We have to say it – this victory wasn't given to us," Khadir told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Medley, a nightclub in Montreal's Latin Quarter. "It gives us hope that another Quebec is possible."

QS enjoyed several high-profile endorsements in this campaign, including from Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey; Claude Béland, former president of financial group Mouvement Desjardins; and singer Dan Bigras.

Turp, a law professor, was elected to Quebec's provincial legislature in 2003 after sitting as a Bloc Québécois MP from 1996 to 2000.

In 2007 Turp beat Khadir by 1,123 votes.

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Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.

Quebec Votes Headlines

Separatist-bashing in Ottawa may have helped PQ
While Stephen Harper toasted a federalist victory in the Quebec election, some sovereigntists suggested Tuesday they might have him to thank for their higher-than-expected score.
Charest says he's here to stay after majority win
Quebec Premier Jean Charest had barely finished lunch the day after his third straight election win and he already found himself defending his appetite to see the term through.
Is Ottawa in the cards for Dumont?
Just one day after Mario Dumont announced his plan to quit Quebec politics, federal Conservatives were envisioning the prospect of luring the one-time right-wing wonderkid to Ottawa.
Charest wins 3rd mandate in Quebec Video
Jean Charest's political gamble has paid off: Quebecers handed his Liberal party a majority Monday night.
PQ gains help Marois rebuild party from disastrous 2007 election
Less than two years removed from being reduced to the province's third party, Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois guided her troops back to Official Opposition status Monday.

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McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date Video
U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.
Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital
At least two people were hurt when a rocket struck a wall of the heavily guarded Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Interior Ministry says.
Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named Video
The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.
Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted Video
An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.
42 dead after China mine blast
At least 42 miners are dead and dozens still trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in northern China early Saturday.