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Jagmeet Singh says he will step down as the leader of the NDP as soon as a new interim leader is chosen.

Singh conceded defeat in his British Columbia riding of Burnaby Central and the party is at risk of losing official party status.

With the NDP at risk of losing official party status — and after losing his own riding — Singh said he'd be stepping down as leader once the party selects an interim replacement.

"We may lose sometimes and those losses hurt," Singh said, fighting emotion as he stood beside his wife on a stage in Burnaby, B.C.

The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting a Liberal government following a short, intense and heated federal election campaign.

As of 10:22 p.m. EDT, the Liberals had received 50 per cent of the popular vote while the Tories held 39 per cent.

Preliminary results for 43 ridings show the Liberals taking 28 seats and the Conservatives holding 21, with the Bloc Québécois holding four seats.

The last polls in British Columbia and Yukon closed at 10 p.m. EDT, following the Prairies and the other territories half an hour earlier.

The Western Dairy Expo wrapped up Saturday in Saskatoon. 

This year's event featured 200 Holstein and about 60 Jersey cows and heifers and was judged by Paul Trapp a product acquisition specialist with Semex USA out of Wisconsin, and his associate judge Jon Larson.

Some of the highlights from the Holstein Show:

Humboldt RCMP are seeking assistance identifying individual(s) responsible for breaking into and stealing cash and jewelry from business on Main Street in Watson.

It's believed that cash and jewelry were stolen from a business on April 4 as well a door of the business was kicked in. Police are investigating. 

Also, Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP are investigating a break and enter incident that occurred in Lanigan early in the morning of March 21. 

Three suspects forced entry by smashing the front door window before entering the home. 

Here are the 45th Federal General Election results.

Richard Le sent a text to his 16-year-old son on Saturday at about 8 p.m., saying the rest of the family would be leaving the Lapu Lapu Day festival shortly. Instead, Richard, his wife Linh Hoang and their five-year-old daughter Katie were run down moments after the text was sent, Richard's brother, Toan, said Monday.

Police and witnesses have said a black SUV raced down a street lined with food trucks, scattering people in its wake, killing 11 and injuring dozens of others, some of whom remain in hospital in critical or serious condition. 

Multi-species cover crops are proving to be a valuable tool in improving soil health and boosting farm productivity, according to ongoing research led by Dr. Bharat Shrestha at Beaverlodge Research Farm. Dr. Shrestha, the biology study lead in soil health and fertility development, is part of a collaborative project under the Peace River Living Lab initiative, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Lab program.

With the snow melted away and sunshine heat here to stay, the diamonds will be soon busy with activity. 

This includes slo-pitch, with the registration deadline this Friday (May 2).  

Seven teams have signed up so far, but there is room for additional for more. 

 Individual players can sign up and be assigned to a team.  

A fire ban has been issued for the Rural Municipality (RM) of Kelvington No. 366 due to an extreme fire hazard condition within the RM.

With the ban in effect, that means no person can light, start, ignite a fire of any kind in the open air, including controlled burns, burning barrel fires, recreation fires or smudge fires. 

CSA-approved self-contained heating devices or Pressurized stoves are not a part of the ban.

Lighting and discharging fireworks are prohibited. 

It’s going to be a great weekend to get outside for some baseball training. That’s what’s lined up for youth ball players at the Marysburg Field when youth ball players gather for the 14th Marysburg Royals Ball Camp. The camp goes with two days, this Saturday, May 3 and Sunday the 4th. 

Organizer Curtis Strueby says many players have passed through the camps over the years, and some have in fact returned to add to the training regimen.