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Whereas the Liberals have gained authorities, the CBC Choice Desk has not but projected whether or not Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority or a majority authorities as a result of a handful of races throughout the nation nonetheless have excellent votes to be counted.

Elections Canada resumed counting particular ballots, advance polls after halting briefly in a single day

Peter Zimonjic · CBC Information · Posted: Apr 29, 2025 12:44 PM EDT | Final Up to date: 1 hour in the pastElections Canada says it has resumed counting particular and advance ballots and is anticipating to have preliminary outcomes later Tuesday afternoon. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)

Whereas the Liberals have gained authorities, the CBC Choice Desk has not but projected whether or not Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority or a majority authorities as a result of a handful of races throughout the nation nonetheless have excellent votes to be counted.

Elections Canada mentioned a very excessive turnout, mixed with a rise within the variety of folks voting by mail (particular poll) and prematurely polls, means officers want extra time to finish the rely.

The company halted its rely at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday earlier than resuming in entrance of witnesses later Tuesday morning. It says preliminary outcomes are anticipated later within the day.

CBC’s Choice Desk mentioned a couple of dozen races throughout the nation stay in play and may very well be impacted by the outcomes of the particular poll and advance ballot counts.

These tight races are all in ridings the place the Liberals are at present in second place.

Final night time, the Liberals went from 163 projected seats to 168 as advance and particular ballots had been counted, in some circumstances erasing deficits of a number of hundred and even 1,000 votes — so races at present displaying a Conservative, Bloc or NDP lead may nonetheless flip.

Updates to the vote rely may be discovered on CBC’s stay outcomes web page.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter Zimonjic is a senior author for CBC Information who experiences for digital, radio and tv. He has labored as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Telegraph, Occasions and Every day Mail, and in Canada for the Ottawa Citizen, Torstar and Solar Media. He’s the writer of Into The Darkness: An Account of seven/7, printed by Classic.

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