Federal Election 2025

The federal election campaign is entering its second week.

As candidates put up signs, residents may be wondering where they can vote this time around.

Canada has a new electoral map for the 2025 election. Every ten years, an independent commission redraws Canada's districts to make sure each riding has close to 100,000 people.

Canada will add more seats to its next Parliament, increasing from 338 seats to 343.

In the Bow River riding, a few changes have been made.

With a federal election looming, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching Vote for Grain, a national campaign to engage grain farmers in the federal election and ensure their voices are heard.

A snap federal election is scheduled for Monday, April 28th. In an exclusive interview, Robert Kreis, the Liberal nominee for Portage‑Lisgar, discusses his plans to address local challenges and advance a vision for a stronger, more inclusive Canada.

Tariffs top-of-mind

Q: "With tariffs adding additional economic pressure, do you feel it's responsible to push for retaliatory tariffs, or do you think more diplomacy is necessary to avert a potential crisis?"

Blair Mahaffy has been announced as the Green Party candidate for Provencher in next month's federal election.

Mahaffy is a lifelong resident of southeastern Manitoba. Born in Winnipeg, he spent summers in the Whiteshell, raised a family in Lorette, and now lives at West Hawk Lake. As a software developer, Mahaffy works with small, independent retailers across Canada. He also does some work as a horseback riding trail guide. 

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades workers.

The first week of the federal election drew to a close with both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh paying a visit to the national capital.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.

Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.

Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.

It has been nearly a week since Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election, scheduled for Monday, April 28th—a decision that has ignited one of the shortest campaigns in Canadian history. In an exclusive Q&A with Portage Online News, Kevin Larson, the People’s Party candidate for Portage‑Lisgar and nephew of former Reform Party MP Deborah Grey, answers questions on tariffs, local infrastructure, immigration, and more.

Central Alberta voters are being reminded of some changes which will impact the upcoming April 28 federal election.

Across the province, the number of ridings is increasing from 34 to 37.

The boundaries have changed for all of the ridings, with the exception of Lethbridge.

"It's important that people know what electoral district they will be voting in," said Leanne Nyirfa, spokesperson for Elections Canada.

Dr. Daniel Westlake, a political scientist at the University of Saskatchewan, explained the history of the province’s federal politics, including how past trade wars have influenced Sask voters, but said there’s very little chance that the Conservative Party will lose any seats here. 

Branden Leslie, the current Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar and Conservative candidate in the 2025 Canadian Federal Election was quick out of the gate, immediately announcing his intentions to run in the federal election now underway.

Leslie outlined his vision for a stronger, more self-reliant Canada. Leslie discussed improving water infrastructure, modernizing workforce training, tackling economic challenges, and enhancing public safety, all while defending the values of rural communities.