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Elections Canada says voters in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection won’t have to worry about a typo spoiling their adapted ballot as long as it’s clear who they mean to vote for. The agency announced Monday it was changing how the Aug. 18 byelection will be conducted after more than 200 people registered to run. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for a second shot at getting elected to the House of Commons after losing the Ottawa-area seat he had held for 20 years in the federal election in April.To avoid another very long ballot form, an adapted ballot has been created. It is similar to the special ballots used by some Canadians in general elections, where people fill out the name of their preferred candidate to cast their vote.When asked if a spelling error might lead to a...

Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada’s provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year — but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits will narrow in the coming years. The report released Tuesday paints a picture of provinces struggling to balance their books.Not long after emerging from a pandemic that caused deficits to balloon, Canada’s provinces are now staring down the barrel of a trade war.Most provinces have put up contingency funds in this year’s budgets to support workers and critical industries through the tariff dispute.Many are also aligning with the federal government to push forward major infrastructure projects in the coming years, putting pressure on capital spending.Just as provinces are drawing down their coffe...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 28, 2025 6:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in eastern Alberta will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate, Elections Canada said, because of the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots. More than 200 people were registered to run as of Monday, which was also the last day to sign up for candidacy.The list includes Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal candidate Darcy Spady, the NDP’s Katherine Swampy and dozens more sponsored...