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After a long wait, Mark Carney's Liberals picked up more wins in Brampton and another seat in Toronto on Tuesday. Canada's federal election saw hard fought battles across the country — especially in the Greater Toronto Area.
CBC News projects Liberal minority as Elections Canada releases final polling results Tuesday afternoon
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The latest:
- CBCNewsprojects the Liberals will form a minority government.
- The Liberals have captured five of the six Brampton ridings.
- Carney's party also picked up a win inEglinton—Lawrence.
- The Conservatives held on to winin Milton East—Halton Hills South.
Canada's federal election saw hard fought battles across the country — especially in the Greater Toronto Area, where the Liberals dominatedthe city but the Conservatives flipped several 905 ridings from red to blue.
CBCNewsis now projecting the Liberals will form a minority government.
Thefailure to sweep many of its targeted ridings last night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of that result was because of Ontario, where the party lost many incumbents.
The final picture of how the vote shook down in the country's most populous region is now clear, and you can see the results on our interactive page here
The NDP doesn't have a single seat in the province (it held five going into the vote) and leader Jagmeet Singh announced his resignationin the wake of the devastating loss.
- We also have live updates from across Canada as we await the final tally.
- Aaron Wherry has some analysis of the remarkable Liberal comeback and what lies ahead.
Liberals win big in the city
Carney's Liberals won all but one seat in Canada's biggest city.
Conservatives pulled out their solewin in York Centre,whileLiberals cruised to victories from Etobicoke to Scarborough.
WATCH | Toronto voters at Union Station react to the election results: ‘Not quite what I expected': Torontonians react to election results 1 day ago Duration 2:02
In York Centre, Liberal volunteer Leonardo Lacroixsaid he's pleased with the party'scomeback.
"If you look at what the Liberal party was like three months ago, it was a mess. We would have never imagined this was the result we were going to have."
In Eglinton-Lawrence,Liberal candidate Vince Gasparrocame within 200 votes of picking up theseat for the Ontario Liberal Party in February's provincial election.
It appears his second try, at another level of government, has done the trick as he defeated Conservative Karen Stintz, who Torontonians will remember as a former city councillor.
Supporter Bob Atkinson, clutching a red wine, said late Monday he thought Gasparrowould win, but the Liberals would be held to a minority government.
"It looks like it's very close to a problem,"he said.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, a former NDP MP, issued a statement Tuesday saying she's looking forward to working with Carney, particularly to address the city's housing crisis.
Conservatives picking up seats in the 905
This wasn't the election resultPierre Poilievreand his supporters were hoping for, but not all islost for the Conservatives.
The party picked up GTA seats at the expense of the Liberals, including ridings it had targeted likeAurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill andNewmarket-Aurora.
Conservative sources told CBC News thatPoilievre's tough-on-crime message had a particular appeal in areas where violent crimes and property crimes have been a major concern.
WATCH| A look at why many voters in the GTA went Conservative: Why the Conservatives' message resonated with voters in many GTA ridings 1 day ago Duration 1:58
Conservatives also flipped Vaughan—Woodbridge
