68 h. ago All the ways Canadians can vote in the upcoming federal election

Voting season is about to kick off after Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election in Canada.On Sunday, Governor General Mary Simon agreed with Carney's request to dissolve parliament and call an election amid heightened tensions with the United States.The election in Canada will take place on Monday, April 28. With Canadians heading to the polling stations soon, here are all of the ways you can vote.Vote on election day in CanadaCanadians can vote on April 28 at their assigned polling station. You can register to vote in advance or at the polls.One way to register in advance is by checking "yes" to the question in the Elections Canada section in your Canada Revenue Agency tax return.The second way is to register online using the Online Voter Registration Service. You'll be asked to include your name, address, date of birth, and gender. The site also allows you to check if you're already registered and allows you to update your address.Once registered, keep an eye ou...

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69 h. ago Opinion: What Canada’s future prime minister needs to know now about federal

Last week, Premier Danielle Smith released a list of requirements for our future prime minister to reset relations with the province and get Canada on track to thrive as a nation. Basically, the federal government should respect the Constitution, back off from overreach on provincial jurisdiction and remove artificial barriers to economic growth (including the […]

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4 d. ago OPINION: Voters should remember Canada has other problems beyond tariffs

Canadians will head to the polls on April 28 after Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election. As the candidates make their pitch to try and convince Canadians they’re best-suited to lead the country, U.S President Donald Trump’s tariffs will take centre stage. But, while the tariff issue is important, let’s not forget the […]

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7 d. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: The race is on: who will be Canada’s next PM

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and Warren Kinsella give some advice to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney heading into the federal election. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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7 d. ago Mark Carney to call April 28 election as parties kick off campaigns

OTTAWA — Canada’s federal election will kick off at noon Sunday. Less than a week-and-a-half after winning the federal Liberal Leadership and being appointed prime minister, former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will visit Rideau Hall at noon today to dissolve Parliament — guaranteeing a mid-spring election. As word of a potential writ-drop spread, […]

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1 week ago Mayor Amarjeet Sohi coy about seeking federal Liberal seat as Carney visits Edmonton

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is planning to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the upcoming federal election, sources say, as Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Alberta’s capital on Thursday. Carney appeared alongside the mayor at an afternoon news conference following a meeting with Premier Danielle Smith. The Liberal leader did not dismiss a […]

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1 week ago Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday

This will be Canada's 45th federal election.

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1 week ago Prime Minister Carney in Edmonton to meet with Premier Smith, announce affordable housing

Prime Minister Mark Carney, expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28, is meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Edmonton Thursday morning. Carney and Smith will pose for media photographers at 9 a.m., says a late Wednesday news release from the Prime Minister’s Office. Then at […]

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1 week ago Mark Carney in Edmonton: Meeting with Smith, announcing affordable housing and skating with Oilers

Prime Minister Mark Carney — expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28 — is meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Edmonton on Thursday morning. Carney and Smith were set to pose for media photographers at 9 a.m., says a late Wednesday news release from the […]

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1 week ago Mark Carney will call federal election no later than Sunday: sources

Prime Minister Mark Carney will make the federal election call to avoid facing the required return of a prorogued Parliament on Monday.

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1 week ago Carney set to call Canada snap election for April 28, Globe says

(Bloomberg) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to call a snap federal election on Sunday for an expected vote on April 28, the Globe and Mail reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. A final call on the April 28 vote will be made by Carney, the Globe and Mail says. Canada’s […]

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1 week ago Here's how the end of carbon tax in Canada will affect your everyday expenses

With the carbon tax set to be scrapped next month, Canadians may be wondering exactly how much this will affect gas and food prices in Canada.According to an analysis from Desjardins Economics released on Tuesday, Canadians can expect a drop in prices at the pump immediately, but it may take a while for their grocery bills to go down.The report comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government would be axing the consumer carbon tax in Canada as of April 1. The final Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) will still be issued that month, but you'll need to get your affairs in order to cash in.Desjardins predicts that inflation will be about 0.7 per cent lower in April 2025 than it would have been if the carbon tax stayed.More specifically, the report suggests that removing the price of pollution will drop gas prices by about $0.18 per litre on April 1 in provinces where the fuel charge is applied.In comparison, the carbon tax in Canada was...

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1 week ago AGAR: Canadian consumers paying to wage tariff war against Trump

Who in Canada is responsible for fighting Donald Trump on tariffs? All 41.5 million of us? At the federal level, the newly installed leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Europe to lobby for closer trade and security. At the provincial level, every premier has weighed in with Ontario’s Doug Ford taking the lead as […]

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3 w. ago Former prime minister Jean Chretien tells Trump to ‘stop this nonsense’

'From one old guy to another old guy, stop this nonsense,' Chretien told the crowd

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3 w. ago All Senate vacancies now filled as Trudeau makes 5 new appointments

With just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate.

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