内容摘要：The pressure from Washington did not ease after Trump left the White House in 2021. The Biden administration kept the measures in place and in some cases widened them.

The pressure from Washington did not ease after Trump left the White House in 2021. The Biden administration kept the measures in place and in some cases widened them.

Canadian media called the election for the Liberals shortly after polls closed nationally at 22:00 EDT (03:00 BST) on Monday, projecting that Mark Carney's Liberal Party was on its way to win enough seats in the House of Commons to form a government.While the CBC projected the Liberals will have a minority government, the counting of ballots is ongoing. A handful of close races remains to be called.

Federal election officials are required to count ballots by hand in front of witnesses. Ballots are tallied only after polls close in each location where the votes were cast.These projections are based on initial results from Elections Canada, which runs the country's federal elections.Officials double-check vote totals after the election.

Liberal leader Mark Carney does not need to be sworn in again as prime minister. Instead, he will continue doing his job, along with his Cabinet ministers.Should Carney decide to reshuffle his Cabinet, there will be a ceremony with the governor general, but until then, the ministers stay in their posts.

Carney may indeed choose to shuffle his Cabinet after bringing in a team when he became prime minister last month.

When Parliament reconvenes after an election, expect the swearing-in of members and the election of the Speaker.Thousands attended a pro-Palestinian rally in Edinburgh, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to highlight the human cost of Israel's response to the 7 October attacks by Hamas.

Smaller demonstrations also took place in Aberdeen and Inverness.A vigil to remember the victims of the Hamas attacks on Israel will be held in Glasgow on Sunday.

The war began when Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on 7 October last year, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 others as hostages. A total ofIsrael responded with a military campaign in Gaza that has now killed at least 41,825 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.