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Candidates

Larry Ingram

Larry Ingram is a small business owner and former municipal councillor who knows Battlefords-Lloydminster inside and out and is deeply committed to growing Saskatchewan’s middle class. Born and raised in Turtleford, Larry works as a sheet metal contractor and knows the value of hard work and determination. He’ll work closely with Justin Trudeau to strengthen the middle class and create good, well-paying jobs in the area. Larry has a proven commitment to public service, demonstrated in his time as a former Municipal Councillor for RM of Mervin 449. He is also the former vice-chair of the North Central Transportation Planning Committee.

Rosemarie Falk

Rosemarie Falk is the incumbent Conservative MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster. She was first elected to the House of Commons in a federal by-election on Dec. 11, 2017. Rosemarie serves as the Shadow Minister for Seniors. She is also a member the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities. Rosemarie was born and raised in Lloydminster. Along with her husband Adam, she is now raising her three children there. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary.  Rosemarie is committed to being a strong voice for seniors, families, taxpayers and rural communities. She is in federal politics to help build a stronger Canada today and for the next generation.

Erik Hansen

Erik Hansen is a retired resident from Unity. He has worked in the heavy equipment parts trade and was a production manager in the manufacturing sector. He has also worked in the mining sector and most recently worked in the agricultural industry at Moody’s Equipment until his retirement in January 2020. Erik has prior experience in politics serving on the Town of Unity council from 2011 to 2013. He is married with two grown children. He believes the federal/provincial governments should work cooperatively to improve healthcare, education, infrastructure renewal, responsible environmental stewardship, true Indigenous self-determination, the social welfare of marginalized people, and fair and equitable tax reform.

Ken Rutherford

Ken Rutherford was raised on a small farm in the Paradise Hill area. Today, he and his wife Jennifer are raising their six children in the country, northeast of Lloydminster.  Ken has experience in the oilfield industry. His first job was in Calgary with Trans Canada Pipelines, working in their finance department. Today, Ken owns his real estate appraisal firm and instructs business courses at Lakeland College. He is involved in many organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and Startup Lloydminster. His is active in sports as both a coach and athlete, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing. His primary driver in aiming his life at public service is simple – it is time for the West to stand up for ourselves to ensure we do all we can to leave a bright future for our children and grandchildren.

Terry Sieben

Terry Sieben previously ran for the Kindersley seat in the 2020 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

His background includes more than a decade with CN Rail and 20 years in the bar and motel business.

Sieben called for a taking a stand against Justin Trudeau’s government in his campaign brochure, while criticizing the federal Conservatives, saying they are focused too much on winning voters in Quebec and not focused on issues affecting Saskatchewan and western Canada.

Kerri Wall

Kerri Wall was born and raised on Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon. With a passion for both public health and governance, she has worked as a Healthy Communities Facilitator since 2012, supporting local governments to establish healthy public policy and planning. Kerri has worked with elected officials and municipal staff on official community plans, housing strategies, and more. Kerri has a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from Royal Roads University and certificates from the Justice Institute of British Columbia in Negotiation and Third-Party Mediation. Kerri identifies as a woman of European Mennonite heritage living on stolen land. Faced with the profoundly complex and linked challenges of reconciliation, climate change, wealth disparity, and the destruction of landscapes vital for survival, Kerri finds inspiration in the saying, paraphrased from the Talmud: “We are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are we free to abandon it.”

Local

2025 BYELECTION
North Battleford sets Jan. 21, 2026 date for council byelection
Voters in North Battleford will head to the polls early next year to fill a vacant city council seat.Council approved the byelection date during its Monday meeting, setting Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, a...
Sep 09, 2025
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Dief the Chief
Canada faced America's pressure before - Diefenbaker's story is a reminder to stand tall
As the dust settles and Canadians reflect on the new Liberal minority government, many felt as though this election was a consequential one for the country.Nowhere in history has an American leader tr...
Apr 30, 2025
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politics
Liberals Belanger promises bold new path in North Sask. after election win
"It is clear that the North wants a new path." Those are the words of Liberal MP-elect Buckley Belanger, who easily won over voters in the 2025 federal election earlier this week. In the Des...
Apr 30, 2025
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Sask reaction
Premier Scott Moe looks for reset on Sask. relationship with Ottawa
Premier Scott Moe and members of his government spent much of the federal election campaign subtly, and not so subtly, supporting the federal Conservative party, but the morning after election day Moe...
Apr 29, 2025
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Voter turnout
A look at voter turnout across north central Saskatchewan
Elections Canada has released preliminary voter turnout numbers for Monday's election, although they do not include electors who registered on election day. The Constitution of Canada requires a revie...
Apr 29, 2025
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Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to ...
Apr 29, 2025
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National

Bloc Québécois leader makes final stop in undecided ridings, hoping to recover seats
MONTREAL - Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet ended his final day of the federal election campaign on Sunday in Quebec ridings he hopes to wrest from his opponents ahead of Monday's election. He began his eleventh-hour push on familiar turf, campaigning in his adopted home city of Shawin...
Sep 19, 2021
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Singh vows to fight for people even if there's a 'Groundhog Day' minority government
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a final push for votes in British Columbia by saying his party will fight for people no matter what happens during Monday's election. The New Democrats remain on the offensive during a busy final day in the Lower Mainland, visiting ridings held by Liberals and Conservative...
Sep 19, 2021
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The Undecideds: How three Canadian voters made their choice in the election
Canadians are set to go to the polls Monday, but not everyone has always known what they were going to do when they got there. The Canadian Press followed three undecided voters through the ups and downs of this election campaign to see how they made up their minds. LEDON WELLON, MOUNT PEARL, N.L. Reflections on the c...
Sep 19, 2021
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Imams ask Conservative candidate to quit over poor follow-up on apology for posts
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The Canadian Council of Imams says the Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia's Central Nova riding must resign because his apology for Islamophobic media posts was an insincere attempt at damage control. Two weeks ago, Steven Cotter apologized on Facebook for earlier posts he made about Shariah law a...
Sep 19, 2021
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Trudeau makes last-minute appeal to progressive voters on final campaign day
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau kicked off the final day of the federal election campaign by telling progressive voters that his party is the best option to stop Erin O'Toole's Conservatives from forming government. Trudeau told some 300 supporters at an outdoor rally in Montreal that progressive voters no lon...
Sep 19, 2021
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Election official, who runs chocolate shop, flies ballot box to 27 B.C. lighthouses.
OTTAWA - They lead solitary lives, isolated for months on tiny islets and craggy ocean bluffs. Yet despite their remote locations, Canada's reclusive lighthouse keepers have one of the highest voter turnouts in the country - thanks to a part-time election official who flew in their ballots by helicopter. Vlasta Booth,...
Sep 19, 2021
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Winnipeg South has a history of siding with winners in federal elections
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg South This large suburban area is a true bellwether riding. Since its reincarnation in 1988 (it had been dissolved into parts of two ridings in 1979), it has always elected a politician of the winning party. Liberal incumbent Terry Duguid took the seat in 2015 after Rod Bruinooge had held the riding...
Sep 19, 2021
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Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election
OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electorate as possible. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a series of virtual and in-person events planned in at least six pro...
Sep 19, 2021
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Green Party leader makes surprise, last-minute visit to Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - Green Party Leader Annamie Paul broke with her tradition throughout the federal election campaign and travelled to British Columbia Saturday, marking her first visit to the only region where her party held seats before Parliament was dissolved. Paul's trip to Vancouver Island was a departure from her approac...
Sep 18, 2021
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Trudeau says he remains 'open' to electoral reform if Liberals re-elected
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Saturday that he remains open to getting rid of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system if his party is re-elected, but added that it's not a priority since there's no consensus on the issue. Trudeau said, however, that he would not favour proportional repr...
Sep 18, 2021
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Singh sets his sights on prairie Conservative-held seats hit hard by COVID-19
SASKATOON - Jagmeet Singh criticized the COVID-19 pandemic responses of Saskatchewan and Alberta's provincial governments as the federal NDP campaign focused on Conservative-held seats in the prairie provinces. Singh says people across the prairies are being hit extra hard by the fourth wave of the pandemic because the...
Sep 18, 2021
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Pandemic federal election campaign produces little enthusiasm for any party
OTTAWA - A campaign that started with anger over Justin Trudeau's decision to call an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is ending amid anger over conservative premiers' handling of the health crisis. The first wave of discontent appears to have sunk Trudeau's hopes for a Liberal majority and even put in je...
Sep 18, 2021
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Muslim Canadians call on politicians to take concrete action to fight Islamophobia
LONDON, Ont. - Dareen Shilbayeh can't stop herself from looking over her shoulder while out in public. The London, Ont., resident who wears a hijab says she's been worried she'll be targeted because of her faith ever since a Muslim family was killed in the city this summer. "Every corner I take, even at the mall...
Sep 18, 2021
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New Democrats put Tory-held Edmonton riding, with low vote turnout, in their sights
OTTAWA - A young two-spirit Métis leader hopes he can deliver one of the biggest upsets of the election campaign, if he can persuade apathetic voters to head to the polls Monday. NDP candidate Blake Desjarlais has started a dynamic voter turnout drive to persuade thousands of Edmonton residents to register. The...
Sep 18, 2021
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Riding to watch ahead of the federal election: Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
The Gaspésie region in eastern Quebec is best known to outsiders for its charming villages, outdoor recreation opportunities and panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River, but it could also become contested territory on election day. The Gaspesie-Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine riding narrowly remained Liberal in 2019,...
Sep 18, 2021
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Social media strategies played important role in pandemic election: experts
Bakhtawar Khan excitedly waited, her friend holding two cellphones and a camera, for her turn to get a photo with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The 20-year-old, like most people showing up to political rallies across the country, wanted to share the image with friends and followers on social media. "I feel like a lot...
Sep 18, 2021
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Voting in Nunavut challenging with nine communities without advance polls
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nearly 5.8 million Canadians voted in advance polls, says Elections Canada, but residents of nine communities in Nunavut will have to wait until Monday to cast their ballots. And for those out of town, like Cathy Aitaok from Cambridge Bay, casting a ballot by mail was unreliable because of long deliv...
Sep 18, 2021
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Where the federal party leaders are on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. All times are local. _____ Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Aurora, Ont. 9:00 a.m. -- Announcement and media availability to follow. Exact location not provided. _____ Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole Dundas, Ont. 10:30 a.m. -- ...
Sep 18, 2021
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