Poilievre’s Conservatives gain edge as NDP stumble
In Vancouver area a tense NDP mood follows weak early results as Jagmeet Singh concedes his riding and plans to step down. Liberals rebound with key seat flips in Peterborough Toronto St Pauls and Newfoundland. Carney frames safety amid Trump era threats while Singh shifts to protecting social programs. Election final tallies show Liberals 153 seats, Conservatives 120, Bloc 33, NDP 24, Greens 2, independents 3. 343 seats contested.
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Pierre Poilierre
NDP
Vancouver
Poilievre
Jagmeet Singh
Liberals
Justin Trudeau
Ontario
Peterborough
Michelle Ferreri
Emma Harrison
Toronto
St. Paul’s
Leslie Church
Don Stewart
Trudeau
Newfoundland
Gudie Hutchings
Hutchings
South Shore
St. Margarets
Nova Scotia
Rick Perkins
Jessica Fancy-Landry
Carney
Central
Trump
Singh
Canada
U.S
Conservatives
Bloc Québécois
Greens
Nail bite as Liberal and Tory races unfold in Ontario
In Northwestern Ontario races, Terry Sheehan vs Hugh Stevenson in Sault Ste. Marie Algoma stay tight with both around 45 percent. Bob Herman trails Hajdu in Thunder Bay Superior North as Melilla leads Charles Fox in Kenora Kilwetinoong with Melilla at 48 percent. Green candidates hold little impact this election night.
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Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma
Terry Sheehan
Hugh Stevenson
Sault Ste. Marie
Sheehan
Stevenson
Hajdu
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Herman
Kenora-Kiiwetinoong
Melillo
NDP
Charles Fox
Melilla
Fox
Ontario
Green Party
Patty Hajdy
Red Lion Smokehouse
Stephen Margarit
Frank Freeman
Kenora MP Melillo holds seat as Conservatives gain ground
In Kenora Kiiwetinoong voters re elected Eric Melillo with 49 percent as Liberal Charles Fox trails. Thunder Bay Rainy River momentum favors Liberal Marcus Pawlowski at 48 percent, tied with Brendan Hyatt. NDP Yuk Sem Won praises engaged voters amid close counts. Conservatives note strong youth support and broad regional reach.
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Thunder Bay
Rainy River
NDP
Yuk- Sem Won
Brendan Hyatt
Pawlowski
Yuk-Sem Won
Assault trial begins for Thunder Bay police officer
Thunder Bay police ser vice officer Staff Sgt Michael Dimini faces a second assault charge from a 2016 incident as his trial opens at the Thunder Bay courthouse. Crown says force used during an October 2016 apartment complex call, with a security guard and two paramedics to testify. The alleged victim will not testify, and Dimini previously had a separate 2014 assault charge dismissed. he faces pending obstruction and breach of trust charges from 2023 to be tried in late May.
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Thunder Bay
Michael Dimini
Tri
Vlatko Karadzic
Dimini
Plex
Karadzic
Former Thunder Bay police chief's trial set for 2026
Sylvie Hauth former Thunder Bay Police Service chief and in house lawyer Holly Walbourne face a four week judge alone trial starting April 6 2026 on obstruction of justice breach of trust and related counts the charges stem from a 2021 Ontario Provincial Police investigation with allegations of false statements to the police boards and commissions and to the Toronto Police Service.
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Thunder Bay
Sylvie Hauth
Holly Walbourne
Walbourne
Hauth
Ontario
US citizen identified after body found in Rainy River near Emo
The Rainy River detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police identified the April 16 body as 59-year-old Michael Trosans of the United States. Missing since December 28, 2024, Trosans was suspected of crossing into Canada non port entry. Death deemed drowning with no foul play suspected. Investigations involved OPP, Office of the Chief Coroner, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, and International Falls Police Department.
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Rainy River
Emo
United States
Michael Trosans
Ontario
International Falls
Tjosaas
Canada
OPP
Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
Medical distress prompts special investigations unit inquiry
A woman detained in Kenora after a bench warrant arrest was moved to a cell at the Kenora detachment. She suffered medical distress at 2 a.m. Sunday and was hospitalized. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was notified by the Ontario Provincial Police and has opened an inquiry into the incident.
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Kenora
Ontario
OPP
Antlers and Taxidermy Stolen From Ontario Shop
Police report thefts at an arts and crafts store near Shabaqua on April 18 amid other items taken. Deer antlers and a stuffed owl were among the stolen goods, with a male suspect seen in surveillance images. Thunder Bay OPP urge tips via 807-939-2133 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Shabaqua
Thunder Bay
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