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Historic first: Fewer than half of eligible voters cast ballots in Ottawa Centre
For the first time ever in Ottawa Centre’s history, those who didn’t cast a ballot in the Feb. 27 provincial election made up the majority of the riding’s eligible voters. Out of 116,980 eligible voters in Ottawa Centre, just more than 58,300 people or 49.85 per cent made the trip to a polling station. With a provincial voter turnout of...
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Mia Parker ,
March 10, 2025
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Tories hold Glengarry-Prescott-Russell as voter turnout stays below 50 per cent
Voter turnout in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell was up slightly in last week’s election compared with the previous provincial vote in 2022. But for the second straight time, fewer than half the eligible voters in the riding cast their ballots — a significant drop from the 2018 Ontario election. Even with an election called in response to Ontario and Canada’s high-profile clash over...
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Kendall Knowlton ,
March 10, 2025
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Liberal keeps hold on Ottawa South in Ontario election that generated low voter interest
It’s no shock Ottawa South stayed red in the recent Ontario election. Liberals have held the riding steadily since 1987, with this vote marking the fifth consecutive win for John Fraser. What is shocking, however, is, despite Fraser taking half the ballots cast, only 22.6 per cent of eligible voters in Ottawa South put an X next to his name....
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Emma McGrath ,
March 10, 2025
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NDP keeps Ottawa West-Nepean as turnout matches provincial average
With a voter turnout of 45.02 per cent, the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean closely mirrored province-wide participation rates of 45.4 per cent in the recent Ontario election. Ottawa West-Nepean’s NDP incumbent Chandra Pasma dramatically expanded her support across the riding in last week’s vote, taking 49.33 per cent of the ballots — an 11.79-point increase from the last provincial election...
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Myles Bodie ,
March 8, 2025
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Liberal Blais wins again in Orléans as turnout remains 15 percentage points below 2018
Faced with the decision to brave Thursday’s wintry conditions to vote or stay home, most Orléans residents chose the latter. Just 47.74 per cent of Orléans’ eligible voters cast their ballots in the recent provincial election. The turnout is a minute uptick from the 2022 election, when just 46.59 per cent of voters showed up. However, it’s a substantial...
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Elissa Mendes ,
March 8, 2025
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After strong push to get out the vote, student group laments PC victory
After making a strong push to get young people to the polls on Feb. 27, the federation representing 350,000 college and university students in Ontario is lamenting the re-election of a Progressive Conservative government that it believes “will not prioritize post-secondary education and students.” The Ontario branch of the Canadian Federation of Students worked hard to motivate and mobilize postsecondary...
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Gavin Ramnauth ,
March 7, 2025
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More government funding needed for Ottawa food banks, advocates say
Advocates say current levels of funding for food banks and services are no longer enough to address food insecurity in Ottawa.
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Maia Tustonic ,
February 28, 2025
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Skeptics question proposed sixth bridge to reduce truck traffic in downtown Ottawa
According to its fall economic statement, the federal government is committed to building “an additional multimodal bridge over the Ottawa River to further improve transportation connectivity in the National Capital Region.” It’s a pledge welcomed by many residents of Rideau-Vanier ward in downtown Ottawa but others living closer to the proposed location of the sixth interprovincial bridge in the city...
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Isabelle Alexandre ,
February 28, 2025
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Tewin open house offers glimpse of controversial southeast Ottawa development
Shovels won’t hit the ground until the end of the decade, but the Tewin city-building project has been the talk of the town since 2020. At an open house held recently at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, hundreds of area residents learned about the project and voiced concerns about aspects of the plan. The third open house explaining the project...
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Abyssinia Abebe ,
February 28, 2025
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Riverside South welcomes new transit hub, plaza, school along Earl Armstrong
New school and retail developments in Riverside South are underway for opening in 2025. Here is what is expected.
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Kaitlyn Ostapyk ,
February 27, 2025
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