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And so it begins! The polls have closed in Newfoundland and Labrador. I'll be writing a rolling story tonight on the results as they come in from across the country. Follow along — cbc.ca/1.6182364 #cdnpoli

Early results from Nfld. and Labrador and the Maritimes could signal how Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his team will fare elsewhere tonight.

With fewer than 10,000 ballots counted so far, the Liberals have 48 per cent of ballots cast and the CPC have about 40 per cent.

With fewer than 45,000 ballots counted so far, the Liberals have 45 per cent of the ballots cast, the Conservatives have about 38 per cent and the NDP has nearly 14 per cent.

The Greens have fewer than one per cent while the PPC has about three per cent.

According to the CBC Decision Desk, the first projected winner of the 44th general election is Liberal incumbent Seamus O'Regan, who serves as natural resources minister.

Dominic LeBlanc, another Liberal minister, has also been projected as the winner in his Beauséjour riding.

Another prominent Liberal, Sean Fraser, the parliamentary secretary to the finance minister, has held off his Conservative challenger in the riding of Central Nova, a seat that was once held by former Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay.

With about 300,000 ballots counted so far, the Liberals have 43 per cent of the ballots cast, the Conservatives have about 34 per cent and the NDP has nearly 17 per cent of the vote share.

The Greens have two per cent of the ballots cast so far, while the PPC has four per cent.

Early results suggest O'Toole, who pitched a more moderate form of conservatism than previous Conservative leaders, is on track to outperform both Harper and Scheer in Atlantic Canada.

UPDATED: Polls have closed in most of the country as Conservatives make gains in Atlantic Canada. cbc.ca/1.6182364 #cdnpoli

According to the CBC News Decision Desk, Conservative candidates have been declared elected in six of the region's ridings.

Conservative Rick Perkins has unseated Liberal incumbent Bernadette Jordan in the Nova Scotia riding of South Shore-St Margarets. Jordan served as fisheries minister in Trudeau's cabinet.

The Conservative candidate in Cumberland-Colchester, Stephen Ellis, has also defeated Liberal incumbent Lenore Zann.

With about 800,000 ballots counted so far, the Liberals have 42 per cent of the ballots cast, the Conservatives have about 33 per cent and the NDP has nearly 17 per cent. The Greens have captured three per cent of the ballots cast, while the PPC has 4.5 per cent of all votes.

BREAKING: CBC News projects a re-elected a Liberal government. cbc.ca/1.6182364 #cdnpoli

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will win enough seats in this 44th general election to form a government, the CBC News Decision Desk has projected. It's still too early to say whether it will be a minority or majority government.

It's a reversal of fortunes for Trudeau who launched this campaign in mid-August with a sizeable lead in the polls only to see his support crater days later with some people angry he prompted an election during a fourth wave of COVID-19.

But, in the end, voters decided the Liberal team should continue to govern a country that has been battered and bruised by a health crisis — but one that has also fared well on key pandemic metrics like death rates and vaccine coverage.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has missed his chance to unseat a prime minister who has faced his fair share of challenges during six years in office. O'Toole ran on a more moderate take on conservatism that ultimately fell short.

With the counting still underway, it's hard to say just how many seats O'Toole's party will win. Based on preliminary results as of midnight ET, the CPC were leading or elected in 120 ridings — one seat fewer than what the party won under former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer.

When all the ballots are counted, it could prove to be a disappointing night for Singh, with the NDP poised to pick up only a handful more seats than it won after the last vote.

Singh may have more clout in Parliament to look forward to, however — a minority Liberal government will have to depend on at least one opposition party to help it pass its legislation.

The Green vote collapsed and the party's leader, Annamie Paul, is expected to finish a disappointing fourth in her Toronto Centre riding.

Speaking to supporters in Oshawa, Ont., O'Toole said he has no plans to resign even though his party saw little if any growth in its vote share and seat count.

O'Toole vowed to stay at the helm of his party to take another swing at defeating Trudeau in the next election, which could come as soon as 2023.

"We worked hard, we made progress, but the job is not done yet," O'Toole said, reaffirming his commitment to take the party to the centre of the political spectrum even as it faces challenges on its right flank from the PPC.

Like O'Toole, Singh signalled he has no intention of stepping down as leader despite an underwhelming performance.

"Friends, I want you to know that our fight will continue. I also want you to know that we are going to keep on fighting to make sure that the super wealthy pay their fair share," Singh said in his speech, referring to his election promise to make the "ultra rich" pay more taxes.

Speaking in Montreal at his victory party, Trudeau looks exhausted and blurry eyed after a whirlwind 36-day election campaign.