Buns for votes scandal did not sway mayoral election, Canadian court rules

In the tiny community of Pouce Coupe, a candidate was accused of using cinnamon rolls as bribes at a campaign event

Efforts to bribe unsuspecting voters, allegations of candidate intimidation and a court challenge to an election result have cast a spotlight on the tumultuous, ruthless politics of a tiny west Canadian community.

British Columbia's supreme court this week weighed in on the row, upholding the fiercely contested results of a recent municipal election, Pouce Coupe, a town of fewer than 800 people near the border with Alberta.