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Federal Election

Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on stage at his campaign headquarters in Ottawa Tuesday after the Liberals won this week’s federal election.

It’s a win for Canadian democracy

David McLaughlin 5 minute read Saturday, May. 3, 2025

America was on the ballot last Monday and Canada won.

We beat the United States. Not in hockey (did that already). And not on tariffs (heavy sledding still ahead on that).

No, we beat American democracy with Canadian democracy. Right where it counted — through the ballot box.

More Canadians turned out to vote in Monday’s election than any time since 1993, 30 years ago. Our turnout went up in 2025. Theirs went down in last year’s presidential election.

American-style politics doomed Poilievre — but there’s time to rebound

Tom Brodbeck 6 minute read Preview

American-style politics doomed Poilievre — but there’s time to rebound

Tom Brodbeck 6 minute read Thursday, May. 1, 2025

By now, the shock has settled. Pierre Poilievre, the once-unstoppable Conservative firebrand, lost his seat in Carleton in the April 28 federal election, and with it, his claim to lead the country.

It was a stunning reversal for a man who just months ago was riding high in the polls, commanding massive crowds, and confidently declaring the Liberals “finished.”

But Canadians had other ideas.

Despite the Conservatives increasing their popular vote, they failed to translate that into victory in what became largely a two-party race between them and the Liberals.

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Thursday, May. 1, 2025

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters on election night in Ottawa on Tuesday.
CHRIS YOUNG / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters on election night in Ottawa on Tuesday.

 

Can Pierre, the angry Tory attack dog, learn to stop scaring the neighbourhood?

Dan Lett 5 minute read Preview

Can Pierre, the angry Tory attack dog, learn to stop scaring the neighbourhood?

Dan Lett 5 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025

It is a tragic irony obscured by stunned disbelief.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost the 45th general election, and he lost his seat. And yet, in his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre clung to a glass-half-full analysis of the results and indicated a desire to stay on as leader.

Two days after the election, Poilievre has not confirmed he will stay on. But neither has he indicated he will step down.

Save for the militant partisans who continue to support him, it is not hard to spot the irony here.

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Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters on election night, in Ottawa, Tuesday.
CHRISTINNE MUSCHI / THE CANADIAN PRESS Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters on election night, in Ottawa, Tuesday.

Winnipeggers have their say after Liberal win

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Winnipeggers have their say after Liberal win

Alex Lambert 3 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

Winnipeg voters weighed in after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals won a minority government Monday night in Canada’s federal election.

Retired health-care worker Barbara Hill said Tuesday afternoon she expected a minority government — except for the Conservative party.

“(Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre) had all the best policies, I figured everybody would be sick of the Liberals,” said Hill, 75. “Every time you go to the store, everything is so expensive, almost every time you go something’s gone up.”

A voter in Winnipeg South, meanwhile, expected the Tories to be victorious in his riding, and others.

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Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals won a minority government Monday night in Canada’s federal election.
Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals won a minority government Monday night in Canada’s federal election.

Carney got the job, time to see if he can handle it

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Preview

Carney got the job, time to see if he can handle it

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

Liberal Leader Mark Carney may have won the election Monday night, but if the former Bank of Canada governor thought the campaign trail was gruelling, it will pale in comparison to the job he has ahead of him.

With 169 seats in the House of Commons — three shy of a majority — the Liberals are back in power, but not with the mandate they hoped for.

And as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten economic chaos from across the border (not to mention his persistent attacks on Canada’s sovereignty), Carney will be in the fight of his life.

This wasn’t a red wave. This wasn’t a coronation. Despite the prime minister’s international pedigree and polished campaign, Canadians sent a clear message: we’ll give you the keys, but we’re watching closely — and we don’t entirely trust you.

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Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

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This is no victory lap for Mark Carney. This is the opening chapter of what will be one of the most challenging mandates in modern Canadian history.
Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press files This is no victory lap for Mark Carney. This is the opening chapter of what will be one of the most challenging mandates in modern Canadian history.

Liberal Chartrand claims victory in longtime NDP-held Churchill-Keewatinook Aski

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Liberal Chartrand claims victory in longtime NDP-held Churchill-Keewatinook Aski

Tyler Searle 5 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

A progressive stronghold in northern Manitoba was under threat of turning red Monday night, with the Liberal party challenger poised to topple the longtime NDP incumbent.

Churchill-Keewatinook Aski was the only federal riding in rural Manitoba with the chance to change hands, as the other five electoral districts decisively voted Tory blue.

Rebecca Chartrand had collected 48 per cent of votes by 11 p.m. and was set to remove Niki Ashton from the seat she has held since 2008.

Ashton’s fate seemed destined to mirror those of most of her NDP colleagues across the nation, with polls returning similar losses after the party limped into the election with dwindling support.

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Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

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Liberal candidate for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Rebecca Chartrand, had collected 48 per cent of votes by 11 p.m. and was set to remove Niki Ashton from the seat she has held since 2008.
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS FILES Liberal candidate for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Rebecca Chartrand, had collected 48 per cent of votes by 11 p.m. and was set to remove Niki Ashton from the seat she has held since 2008.

Election Spotlight

Dancho poised to keep Kildonan-St. Paul Tory-blue for a third time

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Dancho poised to keep Kildonan-St. Paul Tory-blue for a third time

2 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

Raquel Dancho’s tried-and-true campaign tactics appear to have kept Kildonan-St. Paul blue.

Dancho, 35, is expected to return to Parliament Hill to represent residents of northeastern Winnipeg and surrounding municipalities.

The incumbent Conservative looked to be on her way to securing her third term Monday night, although it was a tighter race than in years past.

With 150 of 208 polls — 70 per cent of them — reporting at 11:10 p.m., she had 49 per cent of the vote.

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Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025

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Conservative Kildonan-St. Paul candidate Raquel Dancho speaks to supporters, Monday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Conservative Kildonan-St. Paul candidate Raquel Dancho speaks to supporters, Monday.

NDP’s Gazan re-elected in Winnipeg Centre

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NDP’s Gazan re-elected in Winnipeg Centre

Aaron Epp 2 minute read Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

It’s a three-peat for NDP incumbent Leah Gazan in Winnipeg Centre.

The crowd chanted Gazan’s name at her campaign headquarters on Portage Avenue after she was projected the winner of her riding shortly before 11 p.m. Monday.

“This was a hard night for us as the NDP but here’s the thing: we were in the fight of our life in Winnipeg Centre and you know why we won? We won because we believe in human rights at the centre in Winnipeg Centre,” Gazan told supports. “We believe that we need people holding the Liberal government to account to fight against corporate greed.”

The 53-year-old educator and community organizer was first elected in 2019.

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Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

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Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan greets supporters at her headquarters after being declared the winner shortly before 11 p.m., Tuesday. She entered the packed room to cheers of “Leah! Leah!”
AARON EPP / FREE PRESS Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan greets supporters at her headquarters after being declared the winner shortly before 11 p.m., Tuesday. She entered the packed room to cheers of “Leah! Leah!”

Warning shot: Canada’s red vs. blue race mirrors our southern neighbours

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Warning shot: Canada’s red vs. blue race mirrors our southern neighbours

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

It was far closer than the pollsters predicted.

But Mark Carney and the Liberals did manage to squeak out a minority government Monday night.

The result: a rare fourth consecutive term in office for the Liberal party.

The biggest story of this election was how it became virtually a two-party race, the likes of which Canada has not seen in modern political history.

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Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

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Liberal Leader Mark Carney (left) and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
FREE PRESS FILES Liberal Leader Mark Carney (left) and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

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