Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has swept to victory in a federal election called ahead of time,but results still coming in on Tuesday showed a clean split between the Liberal east of the country and the conservative stronghold in the west.

• 加拿大总理克瑞强在提前举行的国会大选中大获全胜。周二计票结果显示，各党在不同地区的得票率有明显区别，自由党掌有大部分的东部得票率，而保守党则是西部。