2 h. ago Elections Canada pauses vote counting with majority still in question

OTTAWA — Canadians won’t know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney’s Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to pause the marathon counting of special ballots with a handful of ridings still too close to call. The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when […]

Politics

11 h. ago Elections Canada website suffers technical issues at worst possible time

It appears Elections Canada's website is experiencing some technical issues this evening, just as polls in the 45th Canadian federal general election are beginning to come to a full close across the country.As of the time of writing, voting stations are still open in British Columbia, Alberta, parts of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. Polling stations in B.C. will be the last to close at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PDT.The issues with the website first began at approximately 7 p.m. ET.In a series of posts on X in response to a growing number of social media reports raising issues of the website outage, Elections Canada recommended last minute voters to check the voting location details on the voting card mailed to their home or call the local elections office.In a bulletin, Elections Canada has noted that they are "working hard to fix it.""Our website is having technical difficulties. As a result, some of our online services and tools are currently unava...

Politics

17 h. ago After calling for an election, Poilievre fails in his quest to become prime minister

Poilievre has spent the past three years campaigning for this moment and two-decades before honing his political craft

Politics

19 h. ago On election day, Trump once again calls for Canada to become 51st state

The U.S. president also wished Canadians 'good luck' in a Truth Social post as they headed to the polls in the federal election.

Politics

27 h. ago Economists cast doubts on Liberal, Conservative fiscal projections as ‘too optimistic’

The wildcard of Donald Trump could easily throw a wrench into both parties' plans

Other

5 d. ago Melanie Joly calls for ‘majority’ Liberal government days away from election

Other speakers who took the stage at the Laval rally did not go nearly as far as Joly did

Politics

1 week ago Federal NDP candidate in Alberta says political frustration likely the reason for vandalized signs

RCMP have said they are looking into multiple reports of NDP election signs being spray-painted with what they call "discriminatory slurs."

Politics

2 w. ago U.S. tariffs, federal election spark calls for better roads, rail, ports to diversify B.C. trade

With U.S. tariffs putting a spotlight on the need for Canada to diversify its markets, the importance of Canada’s Asia Pacific gateway is at the forefront.

Economics

2 w. ago Federal Election 2025: What if you don’t receive your voter registration card by Friday? Can you vote?

Elections Canada mails voter information cards to everyone on the national register of electors shortly after an election is called

Politics

2 w. ago Federal Election 2025: Here’s how to vote if you haven’t yet received voter cards in the mail

Elections Canada mails voter information cards to everyone on the national register of electors shortly after an election is called

Politics

2 w. ago Federal Election 2025: Here’s how to vote if you haven’t received your voter card in the mail

Elections Canada mails voter information cards to everyone on the national register of electors shortly after an election is called

Politics

2 w. ago A $20 Billion Gas Plant Exposes Australia’s Energy Conundrum

Just four days before he called a federal election last month, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government quietly pushed back a decision that will set the country’s energy path for decades to come.

Politics

3 w. ago Mark Carney has yet to visit B.C., may be putting his energy 'elsewhere,' say observers

Since the March 23 election call, Carney has not made it out further west than Winnipeg

Transport

3 w. ago Family of Manitoba crash victim calls for stricter bail measures as election nears

Kellie Verwey was killed in a crash by an allegedly impaired driver who had been released on bail after breaching his conditions multiple times.

Events

4 w. ago AGAR: Carney’s handling of Chiang’s comments shows poor judgment

Does character matter?  Liberal leader Mark Carney has shown us that the answer is no, character does not matter when it comes to the inconvenience and possible seat loss of replacing a problematic candidate weeks before an election.  Mark Carney is keeping Paul Chiang as a candidate, calling this incident a “teachable moment.”  Chiang is […]

Transport

4 w. ago Letters March 31, 2025: ‘Carney isn’t walking the talk he’s spreading.’

BUY CANADIAN, CARNEY? Radio and TV ads urge Canadians to buy Canadian. Keep our money in Canada. Help Canadian businesses and stimulate the economy. So what did Mark Carney do in one of his first actions as Canada’s prime minister, before calling an election? He granted a $6-billion contract to upgrade our radar defence technology […]

Transport