After a gruelling five-week-long campaign, the shape of Canada’s political landscape rests on the choices of electors in Calgary and across the country. Read More
Postmedia Calgary’s continuing coverage of the 2025 federal election with the latest news and information from our city, plus important races in Alberta and across Canada
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Postmedia Calgary’s continuing coverage of the 2025 federal election with the latest news and information from our city, plus important races in Alberta and across Canada
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After a gruelling five-week-long campaign, the shape of Canada’s political landscape rests on the choices of electors in Calgary and across the country.
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Voters will head to the polls today in Canada’s 45th general election to mark their ballots and choose their MP, determining how the next Parliament will look and who will become prime minister.
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Here’s everything you need to know on this election day.
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Need to know
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Noon News Roundup
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- Polls to open in Calgary at 7:30 a.m.
- Tragedy in Vancouver puts damper on final day of election campaign
- Your voters’ guide to election candidates in Calgary and Southern Alberta
- Several ridings to watch
- Major parties’ platforms compared | Meet the federal party leaders
- Canadians turn out in droves for early voting
- In the Ontario riding of Carleton, ballots are almost a metre long
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Voters across Calgary and elsewhere in Canada will head to the polls Monday to cast their ballots in a federal election marked by tight local races and a high level of voter engagement.
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This election is shaping up to be more competitive than in recent years in Calgary ridings, where Conservatives typically have a strong grip.
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Advance voting saw significant engagement, particularly in Calgary. According to Elections Canada, more than 270,000 ballots were cast early citywide, with Calgary Crowfoot recording the fourth-highest advance turnout in the country with 33,743.
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Sunday
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Deadly Vancouver vehicle attack forces federal parties to adjust campaign plans
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On Sunday, federal party leaders mourned the victims of the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver — all while trying to make their final pitch to voters before polls opened on Monday.
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The Liberals cancelled a planned Sunday morning Hamilton event while Leader Mark Carney, in his role as prime minister, was briefed by his national security adviser and law enforcement. Rallies in Calgary and Richmond, B.C., were also mothballed while a stop was added in Vancouver alongside previously scheduled events in Victoria, Edmonton and Saskatoon.
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The NDP dumped most of its original Sunday itinerary so Leader Jagmeet Singh could return to Vancouver after a press conference in Penticton, B.C.
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The Conservatives’ public schedule remained mostly unchanged except for adding a brief stop at a Filipino church in Mississauga, Ont., for leader Pierre Poilievre to say a few words about the tragedy in Vancouver.
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Calgary and Southern Alberta voters’ guide to the federal election
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Postmedia has compiled essential information about the individuals in 11 Calgary ridings and eight southern Alberta ridings who have put their names forward to represent you in Ottawa.
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Our comprehensive list of candidates is based on publicly available information from party websites and/or Election Canada, plus additional information provided by candidates or their representatives.
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See a quick snapshot of Calgary ridings below — and remember to consult our full list.
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Ridings to watch in Calgary and Southern Alberta
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While the federal Conservative party usually has a reliable grip on Alberta constituencies, a few Calgary ridings are being perceived as competitive by political watchers this time around.
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Meanwhile, Calgary’s lone MP in the previous Parliament, George Chahal, is running in a new riding created when borders were redrawn.
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Another federal riding was significantly altered in the last redistribution of voting districts, meaning Banff, Canmore and Jasper will share an MP as of Tuesday morning.
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And a former mayor of Lethbridge has put his name forward to represent the southern Alberta city — an effort he’s described himself as something of a long shot.
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Learn more about some noteworthy races in Calgary and Southern Alberta:
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Still deciding who to vote for? Here are the major party platforms compared
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If you’re still on the fence about who to vote for, you can make your decision with help from our Postmedia Platform Tracker, which gives you issue-by-issue breakdowns of announced policies from the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP.
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To learn more about the party leaders, Postmedia’s Joseph Brean took a closer look in a series of profiles:
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7.3 million Canadians voted in advance polls on Easter weekend
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The Easter long weekend saw a record 7.3 million Canadians vote in advance polls, according to preliminary data from Elections Canada.
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That is a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million voters who voted early in the 2021 general election, said the agency responsible for handling elections. The new number is, however, only an estimate, as some polls may not have been reported yet, it said.
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Elections Canada had previously reported a record turnout of more than two million Canadians voting on Friday alone, which was an increase of 36 per cent over the corresponding figures for the first day of advance polls in the 2021 election.
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At least ballots in Alberta won’t have 91 choices …
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Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing some stiff competition in his home riding of Carleton.
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For one, he’s expected to face a spirted challenge from Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy.
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But on top of that, the sheer number of people running for office in the Ottawa constituency means the ballot will be literally longer that the average length of a human arm.
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In fact, the ballot is so long thanks to a protest movement pushing for electoral reform, election officials have made adjustments to voting procedures and vote-counting in that district.
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