The GTA's top federal election storylines
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Election day is here and the Greater Toronto Area is once again poised to be the region that has a huge say in who becomes Canada's next prime minister.
Polling stations close at 9:30 p.m. ET, so please get out and vote while you can today. Head to the Elections Canada website if you need information on how to vote.
CBC News will have live results as soon as they start rolling in.
Here are the key storylines we're watching in the CBC Toronto newsroom — and check back on this story because we'll be updating it once we know more.
There are 31 seats up for grabs in the GTA, and right now the Conservatives have just four of them.
If the Conservatives can't increase that total, it's hard to see a path to victory — let alone a majority government.
Here are two ridings where Pierre Poilievre's party will be hoping to break through:
Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill: The riding that gave the Liberals their slimmest margin of victory in the entire 905 in the last election campaign, at just 3.1 per cent.
Newmarket-Aurora: The Liberal MP who held the seat is not running again.
It was a political earthquake last summer when the Conservatives won a byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's, long heralded as a Liberal stronghold smack in the centre of the city.
Can the Liberals win it back now that Mark Carney is leading the party instead of Justin Trudeau?
Federal elections are often all about picking a party and prime minister, but when you enter the polling booth you'll really be voting for your local MP. There are some candidates we'll be watching on election night, here are a few:
Bhutila Karpoche (NDP): The popular NDP politician who became the first Tibetan-Canadian elected at Queen's Park is making her first federal run. Can she break through in a city that's been dominated by the Liberals?
Jamil Jivani (CON): He cruised to a byelection win in what is now Bowmanville–Oshawa North (a Tory stronghold) in 2024, but the political climate is radically different now. Jivani's college buddy is ... U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Will that hurt his political chances?
A holiday event that began in 2020 during the pandemic with three floats on pickup trucks has now become one of Kelowna’s big winter events, drawing thousands to the city’s downtown core.
WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse.
It’s been hard to keep track of how many legal challenges and active court proceedings the United Conservative government has tried to quash or pre-emptively block in the last six weeks, but let’s try to tally:
Margaret Walker, the emcee of a Waterloo vigil commemorating the victims of the Montreal massacre, doesn't feel enough is being done to reflect on the killings and address gender-based violence.
The P.E.I. Humane Society says it is doing far more fundraising than it used to, and rising expenses — including the cost of animal medications — are a big reason why.
Ottawa is staring down a court-ordered deadline to submit a new plan to reform the on-reserve child welfare system, as a group of First Nations leaders and children’s advocates prepare a competing proposal.
An underpass revitalization project that was meant to pay tribute to the people of Parkdale has instead deteriorated into “a garbage dump,” according to nearby residents.
A young man has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm after a fire at a frat party near Western University that injured five sorority sisters, including two seriously, late Tuesday night.
The massive deal to combine one of Hollywood's oldest studios with a streaming giant hasn't even been approved yet, but it's already riling multiple related industries and politicians concerned about monopolies and media concentration.
Mi'kmaq chiefs and a former Nova Scotia justice minister are criticizing the provincial government for directing police to crack down on illegal cannabis, saying the order undermines relations with Indigenous Peoples.
For years, there has been “glaring inequity” in the way the province has allocated the millions of dollars in its county roads budget, according to Department of Transportation Minister Chuck Chiasson.
Six months after passing a law aimed at making it easier for new grocery stores to open, Manitoba's premier says lower grocery bills could be on the horizon.
Timothy Smith was acting in self-defence when he punched Landon Waddell, and shouldn't be found guilty of manslaughter, his lawyer says.