
Federal Election 2025

Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
May 02, 2025

'Targeted advertising' told Kamloops residents of voting hours: Elections Canada
May 02, 2025

NDP future discussed after loss of seats, leader, official party status
May 01, 2025

Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
May 02, 2025

Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
Apr 30, 2025
Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
Apr 30, 2025
Despite local losses, Kamloops Liberals look to national victory; NDP appear set to be minority kingmakers
Apr 29, 2025
Conservative double dip the newly-split Kamloops ridings
Apr 29, 2025
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Voter Card Mixup
'Targeted advertising' told Kamloops residents of voting hours: Elections Canada
KAMLOOPS - Elections Canada says Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies is one of eight ridings across the Canada that spans two time zones. Thus, the riding is highlighted on the agency's website to make v...
May 02, 2025
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FEDERAL ELECTION
NDP future discussed after loss of seats, leader, official party status
KAMLOOPS -- The federal election proved to be a two-party race between the Conservatives and Liberals, while the NDP placed a distant third with a vote share of 6.3 per cent. The New Democrats earned ...
May 01, 2025
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Despite local losses, Kamloops Liberals look to national victory; NDP appear set to be minority kingmakers
KAMLOOPS - It was a tale of two elections for the major parties in Kamloops that fell to the incumbent Tories. For the Liberal camp, it was easy to look across the nation and to a Mark Carney win to k...
Apr 29, 2025
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Conservative double dip the newly-split Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS - It was a clean sweep of the two Kamloops ridings for the Conservative Party of Canada Monday (April 28), with incumbents Mel Arnold in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies and Frank Caputo in K...
Apr 29, 2025
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Kamloops residents irate after voter card mixup prevents them from casting ballots
KAMLOOPS - "It's BS."Timothy Hook of Valleyview was one of several local residents who could not cast their ballots in Monday's (April 28) federal election, thanks to what appears to be an e...
Apr 29, 2025
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Canada Votes 2025
Mel Arnold elected Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies MP
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 29): Mel Arnold has been elected as the first-ever Member of Parliament in the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies. With 99 per cent of the polls reporting, Arnold had ...
Apr 29, 2025
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National

Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta. Kurek said he is stepping aside "temporarily" as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019. The Conservative party confirmed tha...
May 02, 2025
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Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy. "It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottaw...
Apr 30, 2025
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Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA - (UPDATE 4:15 p.m.): The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a stunning reversal of fortunes this year, but the party's failure to sweep many of the ridings it sought Monday night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the part...
Apr 29, 2025
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Elections Canada says more than 19.2M voters cast a ballot in federal election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election - more than 19.5 million people. While this election was widely expected to see increased turnout, it did not surpass the record set in March 1958, when 79.4 per cent of eligible Canadians voted. But the nearly...
Apr 29, 2025
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will not have a seat in the next Parliament after a stunning upset by his Liberal opponent, raising questions about his ability to continue as party leader and the role he will play when the House of Commons reconvenes. It also raises questions about where he will live. Aft...
Apr 29, 2025
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