What you need to know for Election Day 2025

Today, Monday, April 28th is official election day across Canada.

Polls will be open today from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm.

Once the polls close, check regularly at Central Alberta Online for the latest local and national numbers. 

If you haven't voted already in an advanced poll, here's what you need to know before heading to vote today.

Where to vote?

Because of decennial redistribution process that was completed in 2023, Central Alberta riding boundaries have changed. 

Federal election coverage tonight on Air 106.1

Canadians are heading to the polls today to vote in the federal election, with polling stations open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. across Alberta.

Air 106.1 will have full coverage of the results Monday night, with updates every 15 minutes once polls close at 7:30 p.m.

A local community leader will join live in the Plumbing and Heating Paramedics studio to provide commentary, insight about what they hope will be beneficial to Airdrie and what they hope to see once the new leader is elected. 

Election day in Canada

We will find out the results of the 45th general election in Canada later today. 

Leading up to the election, advance polls saw record numbers. 7,280,975 citizens utilized the advance polls, which was an increase from 5,852,391 in 2021. 

206,754 of those voters were from Saskatchewan.  

Inside of the Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek riding, 16,385 people used advance polls. 

Portage-Lisgar voters to pick from five candidates in today's Federal election

Today Canadians go to the polls in the country's 45th general election. In Portage-Lisgar there are five candidates vying to be our next Member of Parliament. They are incumbent Conservative Branden Leslie, Liberal Robert Kreis, NDP candidate Lisa Tessier, People's Party of Canada candidate Kevin Larson and the Green Party's Janine Gibson.

Polls are open today from 8:30am to 8:30pm.