First up, some elections day business:

In Ontario, the polls close at 9:30 pm, in other parts of Canada, the times vary:

Voting hours across Canada – Elections Canada
Voting Hours Across Canada for the 2025 Election

The ID required to vote:

ID to vote – Elections Canada
Information on voter ID to vote at the 2025 federal election in Canada.

You can register at the polling station:

ID to vote – Elections Canada
Information on voter ID to vote at the 2025 federal election in Canada.

There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation about this election. This page gives you the correct information:

ElectoFacts
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Elections Canada

This includes the pencil thing, the counting of ballots, the thing about poll workers writing on ballots and all the other ways in which bad actors want you to think elections are rigged.

All federal elections are hand counted from paper ballots, so unlike the recent Ontario election where the winner was announced about 10 minutes after the polls closed, this process takes a lot longer.

If you live in Carleton, which is Pierre Poilievre's riding, Elections Canada has a special message about the design of the ballot to help voters navigate the process:

FAQs on voting – Elections Canada
FAQs on voting

This riding has 91 candidates.

Record-tying number of candidates running in Ottawa riding of Carleton
There are 91 registered candidates running for the seat in Carleton, the riding held by Conservative Party leader and incumbent Pierre Poilievre.
CTVNewsJosh Pringle

In prospect news, the London Knights keep rolling.

Ben Danford and Oshawa won their game 7-1 to go up 2-0 over Barrie.

If you want sweeps and dominating wins, watch the OHL, is the lesson here.

In NHL news, another goalie down:

The Hurricanes beat the Devils to go up 3-1 in their series, joining Toronto as the teams with three wins.

The Blues thumped the Jets to tie their series at tw0-games-all.

The Capitals thumped the Canadiens to join the winning 3-1 club.

The Kings and the Oilers were the late game, and that series is now tied 2-2 on an Oilers win.

There's only two games today: the Lightning and the Panthers are first and the Stars and the Avs are the later start.

That's all for Monday. Vote! Have a great day!

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