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Robocalls tell voters to head to the polls a day late
Elections Canada says it has received reports of misleading robocalls made to voters suggesting voting actually takes place on Tuesday — the day after election day.
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Andrea Bellemare
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Analysis
What lies beneath: 3 things to watch for in the election results
The federal election outcome seems uncertain, but the forces that will shape the results are clear enough.
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Jonathon Gatehouse
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CBC Explains
Too close to call: how recounts work - and how they might play out in the federal election
Recounts could be the wild card in this election — a factor that could decide who wins a riding, or delay the formation of the next federal government, well after Canadians finish casting their votes. Here's how the process works.
David Thurton
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Where the party leaders are on Election Day
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On final day of campaign, party leaders square off in Metro Vancouver
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Scheer, Trudeau warn voting Bloc will lead to another Quebec independence referendum
John Paul Tasker
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reaches out to young voters on eve of election
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Green Leader Elizabeth May promises electoral reform, lowering voting age to 16
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Analysis
Election ends the way it began — as the closest in recent memory
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Éric Grenier
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Analysis
In 2019, Justin Trudeau has baggage - and faces a very different political landscape
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Aaron Wherry
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CANADA VOTES
The campaign is ending - and the fallout may just be starting
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Inside 48 hours and a momentum shift on the Conservative campaign
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Katie Simpson
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NDP asks Elections Canada to provide special ballots for evacuees in Manitoba
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Catharine Tunney
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Analysis
Why the Bloc Québécois came back from the dead to haunt the Liberals
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Jonathan Montpetit
Canada -Montreal ||
From student debt to Indigenous reconciliation, here's what is driving young first-time voters to the polls
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Alvin Yu
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Trudeau, Scheer dodge questions, trade barbs on final push to election day
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Kathleen Harris
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Bernier files complaint to elections watchdog over 'secret' campaign to smear his party
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Kathleen Harris
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau takes shot at Jason Kenney during late-night Calgary rally
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
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On the edge: Tight riding races put some top Liberal cabinet ministers at risk
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Kathleen Harris
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POLL TRACKER
Liberals favoured to win most seats, but race with Conservatives still close
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Kinsella consulting firm worked to 'seek and destroy' Bernier's PPC party, documents say
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Jeff Yates
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How to watch and listen as federal election results come in
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You've heard of the 'big 6' political parties, but what about the 'fringe 15'
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Peter Zimonjic
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Need to catch up before election day? Here are some highlights from the past 6 weeks
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Stephanie Hogan
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POLL TRACKER
Liberals favoured to win most seats, but race with Conservatives still close
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