BLOC WINS RIDING OF TROIS-RIVIÈRES BY 83 VOTES

The Bloc Québécois has been confirmed as the winner of the Quebec riding of Troisrivières after a judicial recount. Elections Canada said Friday the Bloc beat the Conservatives by 83 votes, after votes were counted again. The Tories went to court to request a recount to check the original result, which had the Bloc winning the seat by 92 votes. Elections Canada said Bloc candidate René Villemure, pictured, won the Quebec riding with 17,136 votes. The Conservative candidate Yves Lévesque came a close second with 17,053 votes. Trois-rivières is the second judicial recount in Quebec. The Liberals picked up another seat Wednesday after Elections Canada confirmed that Brenda Shanahan beat the Bloc candidate in Châteauguay-lacolle by just 12 votes.