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If you want to understand the federal parties’ campaign strategies, it helps to follow the leader.


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As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate’s chances of winning.


Vancouver Police secure the scene where a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver on Saturday April 26, 2025. There has been a number of fatalities and numerous injuries.

The final day of the federal election campaign took on a sombre tone as the leaders reacted to the deaths of nine people at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver Saturday night.


People make their way to and from an advance polling station in Ottawa, on Friday, April 18, 2025. Advance polls opened Friday for voters to cast their ballot in the federal election ahead of the April 28 official election day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Strategic voting is a tactic that’s been employed in elections before and is being called upon again this year. But what is it and is it effective? CBC News explains.


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It’s not too late for Canadians looking to cast their ballot who haven’t yet registered to vote — Elections Canada allows voters to register on election day at their polling station.


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The shadow cast by Trump has loomed large in Quebec, where the Liberals are hoping to make big gains at the expense of the Bloc Québécois.


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Over the course of the federal election campaign, CBC’s Election Fact Check Unit looked into dozens of statements made by the leaders of Canada’s four largest parties. Here’s some of what they said that didn’t pass the smell test.


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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is trying to win over young people — men in particular — when he calls for the ‘biggest voter turnout in Canadian history’ to avoid a Liberal win on Monday, some political experts say.


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Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have narrowly selected Fort Whyte MLA Obby Khan to serve as the party’s new leader.


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Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and Jagmeet Singh all blitzed through key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away.