Update: Record turnout for advance polls
Update 2:20 p.m.
Elections Canada says an estimated 4.7 million Canadians voted in advance polling over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
That’s the highest ever turnout for an advance polls in a Canadian election and up 29 per cent from the 2015 federal vote.
Access to advance polls was increased this year, with four consecutive days of polling, and longer opening hours.