Watch: What Canadians really care about – beyond the noise of Trump Canadians will cast their ballots on Monday in a pivotal election that has been completely transformed by US President Donald Trump. The Conservatives appeared certain to win any contest by a landslide at the start of the year, until Trump’s tariffs and barbs...
Jessica Murphy BBC News Reporting fromVaughan, Ontario Nadine Yousif BBC News Reporting fromCambridge and London, Ontario Getty Images At a rally in London, Ontario, on Friday, the crowd booed as Mark Carney delivered his core campaign line about the existential threat Canada faces from its neighbour. “President Trump is trying to break us so that...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC “A sliver here and a sliver there” – in a few days millions of voters will be taking part in what are, frankly, a pretty weird set of elections. Forget the huge thwack of decisive national victory. Brace for what one former minister described as slivers of...
Archie Farmer BBC News, South West BBC Students at Duchy College in Stoke Climsland talked about what they thought Thousands of young people in Devon and Cornwall will be eligible to vote for the first time in the upcoming local elections – but many say they will not. According to a 2025 electoral commission report,...
The Canadian general election is fast approaching, and while the US-Canada relationship – and President Donald Trump – have overshadowed the short campaign, Canadians also have other concerns. From the cost of living and healthcare to Indigenous rights and climate change – the BBC travelled across the country to learn what really matters to voters....
Montreal, Canada — The United States has loomed large over Canada’s upcoming election, with concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats dominating much of the campaign. But for many Canadians, another topic has also been front-of-mind in the lead-up to the vote on April 28: Israel’s war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip....
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate of the country’s election campaign. The French-language face-off marked a key moment in the election as it gave leaders a chance to woo voters in...
An election debate in Canada has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game. The Canadiens take on the Carolina Hurricanes at 19:00 ET (23:00 BST) on 17 April, and could clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup play-offs with victory. The French-language leaders’ debate had been scheduled to start at...
The BBC spoke to voters in Sydney, Australia about the country’s housing crisis ahead of the federal election on 3 May. From feeling trapped in renting, to wanting more investment in public housing, residents share their experiences and what they’d like to see the government do to help. More on this story. Read full article...
Tanzania’s main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year’s election, days after its leader was charged with treason. Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at the Independent National Elections Commission, said that Chadema had failed to sign a code of conduct document that was due on Saturday, meaning the party was disqualified from...
South Korea will hold a presidential election on 3 June, its acting leader has said, after the country’s constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from the presidency. Yoon was impeached by parliament in December for his shock martial law declaration. The court upheld his impeachment on 4 April, paving the way for a snap election...
Becky Morton Political reporter PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged the public to “vote for change in your community”, as he launched Labour’s local election campaign for England. The elections on 1 May are the party’s first major test at the ballot box since winning power in last July’s landslide victory. But...
Ahead of the 2025 local and mayoral elections, the BBC is giving you the chance to suggest stories you’d like your local and regional BBC News teams to look into. What really matters to you in these local elections? What is the one issue that will influence your vote? What’s happening in your life that...
Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, on Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school maths teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional seat – helping to...
HEADLINES City council holds sham Northbrook swimming pool closure consultation £600,000 Exeter Leisure services budget cut signed off two weeks before pool consultation opened as St Sidwell’s Point drains other council leisure sites. Read more. Met Office to sell Exeter Science Park supercomputer and office buildings Disposal motivated by replacement of nine year-old supercomputer with...