1 week ago Riding Pierre Poilievre lost in had highest voter turnout in Ontario, data shows

Around 68.7 per cent of eligible Canadians cast a ballot for their party of choice, but those numbers fluctuated widely among ridings in Ontario.

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2 w. ago Elections Canada says more than 19.2M voters cast a ballot in federal election

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says more than 67 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election — more than 19.2 million people. While this election was widely expected to see increased turnout, it did not surpass the record set in March 1958, when 79.4 per cent of eligible electors voted. But […]

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2 w. ago Liberal voters directed to wrong polling station in battleground Toronto riding

Liberal voters in one of Toronto's most hotly-contested battleground ridings were mistakenly directed to the wrong station in what could prove a costly election day fumble.A voter in midtown Toronto's Eglinton—Lawrence riding reported that homes on their block were issued flyers on behalf of Liberal candidate Vince Gasparro in the morning hours after the polls opened.The flyer directed voters from at least one Glencairn Avenue address, and possibly other streets, to cast their ballots at John Wanless Public School, contradicting voter information cards specifying the correct location of Glenview Senior Public School.Luckily, the voters who reported this discrepancy had already cast their ballots by the time the flyer arrived on their doorsteps, but it raises questions of just how widespread this error was.A representative from Gasparro's campaign confirmed the report to blogTO, explaining that "after some investigation, it looks like a...

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2 w. ago Federal election exit polls: Who Londoners voted for, and why

Hours ahead of Monday night’s final federal election results, Londoners went to local polling stations to cast a ballot for their local MP. Who did they pick? LFP’s Mike Hensen spoke with a few of them to find out TONY MADEIROS London-Fanshawe “I voted Conservative, because I want change,” he said. “I’m tired of the […]

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2 w. ago Federal election 2025 live updates: Get the latest news and analysis as Canada votes

Millions of Canadians will cast their ballots in the federal election today. Get the latest news and live updates

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2 w. ago Election day is here as Canadians cast ballots after record advance turnout

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent the past month traversing the country vying for votes.

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2 w. ago Calgary students participate in election education initiative with Student Vote Canada

Students at Calgary's John G. Diefenbaker High School cast their ballots in a nationwide voting education initiative, learning about democracy and the process.

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2 w. ago Winnipeg high school students cast a ballot in mock election

Gordon Bell High School is one of many across Canada participating in Student Vote, a mock ballot to introduce them to the election process.

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Federal party leaders trade jabs as election heads into final days

OTTAWA — The clock is ticking before Canadians head to the polls to cast their ballot in the April 28 election, and attacks from federal party leaders are heating up. Both the Liberals and Conservatives are critiquing each other’s platforms, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney saying the Tory platform relies on “phantom math,” while Conservative […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Canada election: Last day of advance voting amid indications of record early turnout

A record two million people cast advance ballots on Friday, amid high interest in the election, good weather and the Easter statutory holiday.

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3 w. ago Harvard students told to shelter in place as police investigate shots fired at nearby subway stop

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Students and staff at Harvard University were told to shelter in place and passengers on part of Boston’s subway system were rerouted to shuttle buses following reports Sunday of shots fired at a subway station near the school. An alert sent to the Harvard community said the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, […]

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago ‘Feels empowering:’ New Canadians excited to cast ballots in federal election

New Canadians like Naiwen Cao are excited to vote for the first time, with new data showing that 92% of new Canadians intend to vote this upcoming election.

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3 w. ago Close races in Alberta ridings could mean strong voter turnout in advance polls: expert

While many Canadians may be looking forward to spending time with family this long weekend, they'll also have an early chance to cast a ballot in the upcoming federal election.

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3 w. ago How Saskatchewan universities are fighting the overdose crisis

As Saskatoon still grapples with an overdose crisis, Saskatchewan universities are making sure staff and students have the help they need.

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4 w. ago University students, staff among first to cast ballots as on

On-campus voting has the potential to eliminate a variety of the logistical barriers that prevent people from voting

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