Unpublished Newswire

OTTAWA — Voters in three federal ridings are heading to the polls today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to add another seat to his total before the House of Commons returns in September. The Liberals are the heavy favourites in the two byelection votes in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord — a riding two hours north of Quebec City — is shaping up to be a fierce battle between the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois. The seat was left vacant after Conservative MP Richard Martel was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this summer...