Some Results Hang on Just a Handful of Votes, as Mail Ballot Count Continues

A mail-in voting package that voters will receive if requested is seen in Calgary, Alta., on Sept. 2, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

OTTAWA—Recounts are expected in a clutch of close-run ridings, where a handful of votes separates the victor from the loser, according to election experts.

As the counting of mail-in ballots continued in many ridings across the country on Thursday, a few races remained too close to call.