Kildonan-St. Paul a surprise swing riding

In a snap election, with a handful of weeks for candidates to convince constituents, the tides can turn quickly, and what was once a safe riding can suddenly find itself back in play.

A month ago, Kildonan-St. Paul may have seemed a safe bet for Conservative blue — incumbent Raquel Dancho, a career politician with name and face recognition after two terms in the riding, against accountant and political rookie Liberal Thomas Naaykens. Today, data suggests the riding may be a tossup.

Probe Research partner Mary Agnes Welch described Kildonan-St. Paul as a possible “sleeper” riding in a survey released earlier this week — that despite its history of voting in largely Conservative candidates.

Dancho, who is running for a third time, isn’t fazed. The 35 year old said her constituents are worried about issues deeper than the polls — most prominently, the rising cost of living — and want an experienced representative.

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching in the federal election campaign

OTTAWA - The party leaders are on the campaign trail making promises to Canadian voters, who will go to the polls on April 28.

Here is a running list of the promises announced by the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP ahead of election day.

Conservatives 

April 24: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that a government led by him would end Canada's electric vehicle sales mandate. A Conservative government would honour all the agreements that have been signed for the construction of EV and battery plants in Canada, Poilievre said.

Lesser-known parties, independent candidates put stamp on election campaign

Debra Wall holds a campaign sign and waves at passing drivers as she stands on a corner on Portage Avenue — alone.

Wall is running for the Animal Protection Party of Canada in Winnipeg Centre.

She doesn’t have a vast amount of campaign resources or volunteers to help deliver her message, whether it’s standing on a corner or knocking on doors in the riding.

“I’m not running against anybody. I’m running for the animals,” she said.

In Winnipeg South Centre, rookies challenge incumbent who has politics in his blood

Although Winnipeg South Centre has traditionally leaned left, and recent polling suggests it will stay that way, Tory candidate Royden Brousseau believes he stands a chance against incumbent Ben Carr.

In Winnipeg South, redistribution could benefit Conservatives despite Duguid’s deep roots

Some constituents were split about who they want to represent them in Winnipeg South, a riding that has flipped between the two major parties based on changes in government and has been held by Terry Duguid for a decade.

Voting 101: Who, what, where, when and how to vote in Canada's federal election

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Veteran MP in Winnipeg Centre determined to keep NDP stronghold amid potential Liberal wave

Edward Carriere has cut a lot of hair during the 47 years he has worked in his salon, which is smack dab in the middle of Winnipeg Centre.

He also lives in the riding, and like many voters, Carriere is torn. He wonders which candidate and party to support during these troubled times under U.S. tariffs: incumbent NDP MP Leah Gazan or the Liberal candidate, whose chances have exploded under new party leader Mark Carney.

“Leah is very popular in this area,” Carriere said. “But then there is all the news happening down in the United States. We are personally trying to feel good about it, but it has been only bad. Then the amount of support Mark Carney is getting is amazing.

“So what do we do? Support someone popular in the area? Or go the other way? These are the questions.”

Fill-in-the-blank ballot: Early voters have to fill in candidates’ names

Winnipeggers who have already voted in the federal election had to research who would be on the ballot.

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching in the federal election campaign

OTTAWA - The party leaders are on the campaign trail making promises to Canadian voters, who will go to the polls on April 28.

Here is a running list of the promises announced by the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP ahead of election day.

Conservatives

April 14: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promises to protect older voters from fraud by punishing banks and telecoms that don't do enough to prevent it. The Conservative plan calls on banks and telecoms to implement real-time scam detection on seniors' accounts. Poilievre promises to fine companies up to $5 million if they don't implement the "latest technology to stop scams" and to impose mandatory penalties and jail time on those committing the crimes.

Northern rematch: NDP veteran faces tough Liberal challenger who almost took seat in 2015 red wave

Niki Ashton is fighting for her political life in Manitoba’s far-flung riding, which has become an intense battleground between the incumbent New Democrat and Liberal Rebecca Chartrand.