26 h. ago Letters April 29, 2025: ‘We need a better way to handle elections.’

A NEW VOTING SYSTEM? Canada seems to be stuck halfway between the status quo and a new reality as to our voting system. What advance polling has shown is that perhaps the time has come for a four-day vote, perhaps starting on a Saturday and ending at a reasonable time on a Tuesday (say 7 […]

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4 d. ago Elections Canada will let some ridings count advance ballots slightly early

Preliminary estimates released by Elections Canada on Tuesday showed 7.3 million voters cast their ballot at advance polls during this past weekend.

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4 d. ago Pierre Poilievre's Carleton riding has highest advance turnout in the country

Almost half of the voters in Carleton cast ballots in advance polls, giving the closely watched riding the highest turnout in the country.

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6 d. ago Advance polls smashed records. What days and provinces saw the most votes?

Advance voting smashed records over the course of four days and new numbers show which days saw the highest number of votes and where the most votes came from.

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7 d. ago Albertan, 97, extends hospital stay just so he can vote in federal election

As Elections Canada announces the numbers, Doug Southam makes sure his vote will count

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7 d. ago Conservatives channel Viagra as record Ontario voters risk killing their mood: Election Power Meter

Easter long weekend was anything but restful for election workers as 7.3 million Canadians flocked to advance polls

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7 d. ago Federal Election: Approximately 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

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7 d. ago Federal election: About 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

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7 d. ago Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted. That’s up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Elections Canada says it made […]

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7 d. ago Advance voting over last 4 days shatters records, Elections Canada says

Preliminary figures released by Elections Canada show an estimated 7.3 million ballots were cast over the four-day advance polling period.

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8 d. ago Canadian voters urged to show up early on last day of advance polls

Elections Canada is urging voters to get to their advance polling place as early as they can, to avoid the potential for long votes.

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9 d. ago Want to vote early? Monday is the last day for advance polls 

Monday is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election date of April 28.

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9 d. ago Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week

OTTAWA — Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election […]

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9 d. ago ANALYSIS: Voters surge to advance polls for a most ‘consequential’ election

Conservatives tend to outperform in advance polls versus election day. But in this "consequential" election, those in NDP and Liberal strongholds endured long lineups to vote.

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9 d. ago Easter Sunday finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP and Conservatives in B.C.

Sunday was the second to last day of advance polls, which got off to a record-setting start on Friday.

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9 d. ago Easter Sunday finds Liberals in Ontario, NDP and Conservatives in B.C.

Sunday was the second to last day of advance polls, which got off to a record-setting start on Friday.

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9 d. ago THE LATEST: Poilievre, Singh set for B.C. appearances on second last day of advance polls

Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election and tariff-related news, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of […]

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9 d. ago Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC

OTTAWA — Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remain in British Columbia on Sunday, where they will both make announcements. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is scheduled for an afternoon […]

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1 week ago SATURDAY RECAP: Campaign pluses and minuses, advance poll record

Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election and tariff-related news, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of […]

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1 week ago New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling […]

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