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18
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0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced six by-elections to be held just before the holidays.
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Carney → announce → holidays
The votes will take place Dec. 7 to fill six vacancies caused by the departures of MPs from multiple parties in recent months.
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votes → take → months
Ontario voters will be deciding who to send to the House of Commons for the ridings of Brantford-Brant South and Scarborough North.
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voters → decide → South
The former was vacated by Conservative MP Larry Brock, who returned to the Crown prosecutor’s office.
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who → vacate → office
The Liberals have put forward certified financial planner Joy O’Donnell, with the Conservatives nominating Brantford’s former mayor Kevin Davis.
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Conservatives → put → mayor
His nomination caused some criticism after Brock endorsed local pastor Dave Carroll as his successor.
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Brock → cause → successor
Carroll is now planning to run as an independent.
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Carroll → plan → independent
In Scarborough North, Liberal MP Shaun Chen stepped down, citing health concerns following a car crash in October 2025.
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Chen → step → October
Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie became vacant when long-time NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice resigned to run for Quebec solidaire in the 2026 provincial election, which he won.
Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton, a Bloc Quebecois riding, was previously represented by Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay.
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Acton → become → Tremblay
He also stepped down to run for the Parti Quebecois in the 2026 election and won.
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He → step → election
The Liberals have put forward a relatively high-profile candidate in Laurier-Sainte-Marie, the third Quebec riding up for grabs, naming former Desjardins CEO Guy Cormier.
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Liberals → put → Cormier
The party confirmed his nomination in a news release Sunday.
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party → confirm → release
The riding was previously held by Liberal MP and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned in August.
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who → hold → August
The Bloc Quebecois have nominated human rights activist Zumretay Arkin, while the NDP have nominated Nima Machouf.
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NDP → nominate → Machouf
The Prairies will also see a by-election in Yorkton-Melville, which had been held by Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall since the 2015 federal election.
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which → see → election
She announced this summer she did not plan to run in the next federal election and resigned Aug. 31.
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she → announce → election
Yorkton Mayor Aaron Kienle has been named as the Liberals’ nominee, with Nelson Pohl representing the Conservatives.
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Pohl → name → Conservatives
The NDP have not yet named a nominee.
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NDP → name → nominee
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