OTTAWA — Sixty-two per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week’s federal election — about average turnout for recent Canadian elections despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Most mail-in ballots have now been tallied: Elections Canada
Elections Canada says it believes most of the 850,000 mail-in ballots not counted on Monday night have now been tallied, but there are still several close-run ridings that have yet to be determined.
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win minority government in 2021 federal election
OTTAWA (CityNews) ─ A buoyant, optimistic Justin Trudeau was met with applause at the Liberal headquarters in Montreal as he thanked Canadians for re-electing him – despite coming out of a 36-day federal election campaign with a nearly identical number of seats.
36 Days in 28 Minutes: A rapid recap of a frantic campaign
In today’s Big Story podcast, this was the shortest possible election Canada could have had — so why did it feel so long? Maybe because nobody really wanted it.
Liberal push to make election a referendum on pandemic only partly successful
The federal election campaign entered its final hours on Sunday with party leaders making last-minute appeals in whirlwind tours of swing ridings, all while still trying to convince voters to buy into their version of what this vote is all about.
Campaign has Trudeau in Halifax, O’Toole in Quebec and Singh in Ontario
The three main party leaders are in Eastern and Central Canada on Wednesday, a day after a new poll suggested the already close race is getting even tighter.
Leaders in Ontario and B.C. as campaign enters final week
OTTAWA – The three main federal party leaders are focused on Ontario and British Columbia today as the election campaign heads into its final week.
Leaders spar over foreign policy, Indigenous issues during only English debate
Federal party leaders jousted over foreign policy, climate change and Indigenous issues during Thursday’s English-language debate – their last, best chance to sway voters before the Sept. 20 election.
Federal party leaders gear up for English-language debate tonight
Five federal party leaders are licking their wounds and prepping their zingers after an occasionally testy debate Wednesday that came ahead of Thursday night’s first and only one in English.
Leaders spar on vaccines, snap elections as French debate kicks off
Five federal party leaders jousted over health care, vaccines and the environment in the first of two official election debates Wednesday evening as they sought to sway francophone voters before election day on Sept. 20.