Polls for the 2025 Ontario election close soon and we’ll be covering election day in our live story, from voting to the results, to who will form the next government. Polls suggest Doug Ford’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives have a strong lead, but there is still uncertainty over voter turnout and how well Bonnie Crombie’s Ontario […]

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It's election day in Ontario.Doug Ford's incumbent Progressive Conservative Party (PC) is seeking re-election to a third consecutive term. The main opponents are the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) led by Bonnie Crombie, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Marit Stiles, and the Green Party of Ontario (GPO) led by Mike Schreiner.Normally, Ontarians are mailed a voter card that they can bring to their assigned voting location.However, the string of winter storms in the province has led Canada Post to warn about delayed deliveries, so you may not have gotten one in time. Thankfully, this card isn't required to vote; all you need is one piece of ID with your name and address at the polls.If you don't have your voter card and need to know where you can vote, the official Elections Ontario website can direct you to the right place.Simply visit the Voter Information Service page and input your postal code and you'll receive the location, address, voting hours, can...

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The day of the Ontario general election is as good of a time as any to assess the failures that have taken place under various provincial leaders, one of the most glaring of which is the bungling of some of the province's largest transit projects.Now five years past due and in an unbelievable 14th year of construction is, of course, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, a line that promises to shuttle thousands of passengers per hour across 19 kilometres of the city, but which has become a blight known far and wide for never actually reaching completion.And, while the Finch West LRT — a line that started construction an entire eight years later — at first appeared to be progressing much better, it has also run into its share of delays. Though the province announced Line 6's completion back in September, an actual opening date has yet to be announced, as is still also the case with the even more beleaguered Line 5.But, there ha...

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Ontario’s political party leaders have criss-crossed the province, released their platforms and made their pitches over the past month — now it’s decision day for voters.  Polls are open until 9 p.m. ET on Thursday for what has shaped up in parts of the province to be a snowy and slushy election day, capping off the first […]

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Kory Teneycke, PC party campaign manager, sent an "election day directive" to campaign staff urging them to put "party above self-interest" and to not abandon their post

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Here's where the leaders of the province's main political parties are spending election day, Feb. 27.

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Party leaders make their final pitches to electorate as province chooses its next government on Thursday

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On the final day of Ontario's election campaign, the main party's leaders are all pushing to maximize the number of votes they pick up on Thursday.

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The Postmedia-Leger poll found 47% intend to vote PC on Thursday, compared to 28% who plan to vote Liberal, 17% for the NDP and 6% for the Greens

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The last time Ontario had an election in February was in 1883.

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On Thursday, Ontario voters will head to the polls to cast a ballot to determine which party leader will be the premier of Ontario.

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Just six per cent of eligible voters in Ontario took advantage of advance voting in this year's general election, preliminary data shows.

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