Minnedosa Tribune
STEP BY STEP
DARRELL NESBITT/MINNEDOSA TRIBUNE
With morning temperatures being a mix of warm and cool as of late, parents of school-aged kids are forced to keep a closet full of both spring and winter wear. En route to Tanner’s Crossing School in Minnedosa on the morning of Friday, April 25, this trio donned light spring jackets to meet the sunny morning weather, sharing conversation of their favourite classes, recess activities, and plans for the upcoming summer break.
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RACHEAL FLINTOFT
Minnedosa Tribune
In an election marked by unprecedented voter turnout, the Liberal Party secured a narrow win in Canada’s 45th federal election on April 28th. As millions of Canadians headed to the polls, this snap election resulted in the highest voter
turnout in recent history, reaching an impressive 67.15%.
In the Riding Mountain constituency (formerly Dauphin –Swan River – Neepawa), the current Conservative MP, Dan Mazier, kept his seat with a strong 67.4% of the vote, showing solid local support for his political work since first being elected in 2019. Liberal candidate Terry Hayward
followed with 22.5%, while Andrew Maxwell from the NDP and candidates from the People’s Party and Green Party finished behind.
Preliminary results indicate that the Liberals received 43.5% of the votes, giving them 168 seats in Parliament. However, the outcome fell short of the 172 seats required for a majority government, leading to a minority government headed by newcomer Mark Carney. The Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, followed close behind, getting 41.4% of the votes and winning 144 seats, making this election one of the closest in recent memory.
In addition, the Bloc Québécois picked up 6.4% of the votes, claiming 23 seats, while the NDP, led by Jagmeet Singh, got 6.3% and won
Interestingly, and in an unexpected turn, both Poilievre and Singh lost their seats in their own ridings – at 46.1% of the vote, Poilievre was narrowly defeated by Bruce Fanjoy, who received 50.6% of the vote in their area, and Singh only got 18.1% in his riding.
