(Elections Canada photo)

(Elections Canada photo)

Polls now open in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

A new federal government is expected to be named Monday night, as Canada’s 2019 general election gets underway.

The main parties vying for the 338 seats in the House of Commons are Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, and Elizabeth May’s Greens. The People’s Party of Canada, under former high-profile Tory Maxime Bernier, is running for the first time.

Polls are open in Vanderhoof, B.C. until 7 p.m. local time:

The voting locations in Vanderhoof are at:

Nechako Valley Friendship Centre

Evelyn Dickson Elementary School

Saik’uz Band office on 135 Joseph Street

Voters should check their voting cards or visit elections.ca for their specific polling locations.

In the Cariboo-Prince George region, the candidates running are:

Conservative Todd Doherty who is the incumbent, Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros, NDP candidate Heather Sapergia, Green Party candidate Mackenzie Kerr and PPC candidate Jing Lan Yang.

READ MORE:Tracy Calogheros Liberal

READ MORE: Todd Doherty Conservative

READ MORE: Mackenzie Kerr, Green

READ MORE: Jing Lan Yang People’s Party of Canada

READ MORE: Heather Sapergia NDP

For Elections Canada’s FAQ page for questions like what kind of identification to bring, click here.

For all of our stories on the 2019 federal election, click here.

Check out our website and Facebook page for full coverage of the results once polls close.

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