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The Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition crowned Vancouver pianist Linda Ruan the 48th winner in its history at Brandon University this past weekend. 

Founded in 1976, the annual competition – which rotates between pianists, string players and vocalists – is a unique celebration of Canadian contemporary classical music with the recital programs of the finalists required to contain over 50 percent of its works from Canadian composers from after 1950.  

Much like its subject, the idea for Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s latest book came from humble origins: the creek near her home where she enjoyed cross-country skiing. 

“The creek is a fairly small creek that I think is a fixture in the book, but also a fixture in my life because it’s the body of water that I think I spend the most time with every day,” she says. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.

"Who is ready," he shouted to cheers and applause and people chanting his name in a crowded hockey arena in Ottawa in the wee hours of the morning. "Who is ready? Who is ready to stand up for Canada with me? And who is ready to build Canada strong?"

Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority government after a very close general election race that left the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority. 

Just before 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Elections Canada showed the Liberals projected to win 169 ridings after flipping one riding in Quebec from the Bloc Québécois earlier in the day. 

The Conservatives won 144 seats and will form the official Opposition again. The Bloc Québécois followed with 22 seats, the NDP with seven projected seats and the Green Party with one seat.

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.

For the 45th time since 1867, Canadians went to the polls today to choose their local representatives in the House of Commons. 

As of 1:30 a.m. CDT, it was clear that the Liberal Party would form the next government. What still wasn't clear was whether it would be a minority or majority government. Several ridings across the country had tight races, and counts from advanced voting polls were resulting in large swings.

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. 

PTE in Concert celebrates motherhood with Dear Mom 

It's Canadian federal election day — a celebration of democracy, chilly morning lineups, and the undeniable satisfaction of scratching that pencil across the ballot. Whether you’re proudly wearing your “I Voted” sticker or stress-snacking through the results, the right music makes everything better.

Here’s your election day playlist, proudly non-American — and proudly a little extra Canadian: