Canada's Trudeau survives confidence vote

By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer
Updated October 22 2020 - 8:01am, first published 7:55am
"Canadians don't want an election," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said before the confidence vote.
"Canadians don't want an election," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said before the confidence vote.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived a confidence vote after a key opposition party backed his ruling Liberals, blocking the chance of a snap election as a coronavirus outbreak worsens.