Fire Disrupts Voting in Windsor, Leaders Cast Ballots: What’s Happening Today as Canada Votes

Voters lining up outside a polling station prior to opening to cast their ballots on election day, on April 28, 2025 in Ottawa. Photo by Dave Chan / AFP

Canadians are currently voting in the 45th general election after a month-long campaign and will soon find out which party will form government.

Here’s a look at the key events unfolding throughout the day as the clock ticks down to the release of the first results.

Carney Votes in Nepean

Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, were filmed entering a polling station in Ottawa at around 3:00 p.m. Carney asked the poll worker how voter turnout was in the riding, and remarked that he is “pretty tired” because he was at an event in B.C. the previous night.