In what's been a very upside down election campaign - the results were just as wild.

At time of writing at 2:30am, it's a Liberal minority government. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is in danger of losing his seat and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh stepped down as leader after losing his seat of Burnaby Central.

In this stripped down version of The Big Story, host David Smith stayed up really late to put together the full results for you this morning.

Much more to come on all the election storylines throughout the week.

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After 36 days, it all comes down to this.

Canada is voting for his next leader and all eyes are on the Liberals and Conservatives with a neck and neck race. It comes after a wild swing from the winter when the Conservatives had a double digit lead in the polls.

Host Richard Southern and NewsRadio's Parliament Hill Correspondent Cormac Mac Sweeney discuss the campaign and all the political events over the past year that have led to this vote.

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Owning a small or medium sized business is never easy, and this year, it's been even more challenging. The small business sector is the country's largest employer and they're facing a ton of uncertainty from tariffs and the threat of higher inflation and a potential recession.

Host Mike Eppel talks to Simon Gauldeault, Chief Economist and VP of Research for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business to get his take.

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The federal election....from the "fringe".

Most voters are familiar with the major national parties running in this election, such as the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, & Greens.

But there are actually 16 registered political parties looking for your vote.

Some of them are known as fringe parties, while others are upstarts, hoping to make an impact down the road.

Today on The Big Story, we're shining a light on some of the lesser known parties in this campaign, and letting them have their voice heard as the country goes through the democratic process.

Host Cormac Mac Sweeney speaks with the Leaders of the Animal Protection Party, the Canadian Future Party, the Communist Party, and the Marijuana Party.

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It’s been hotly debated by scholars and advocates for decades: do we need to change the way we elect governments in this country?

On April 28th, there will be 91 candidates on the ballot in the riding of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. It will be the longest ballot in Canadian election history.

Of 91 candidates, 85 are independent protest candidates from the Longest Ballot Committee, a group raising awareness about electoral reform.

Host David Smith speaks with one of those candidates, Blake Hamilton, about what the group hopes to accomplish with this move.

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