A federal election has been called. Here's who's running in northwestern Ontario
Parliament has officially been dissolved, and Canadians are headed to the polls to vote for the next federal government.
Canadians heading to the polls on April 28

Parliament has officially been dissolved, and Canadians are headed to the polls to vote for the next federal government.
Not all parties have yet nominated candidates in all of the region's ridings, but here's a list of who's running — as of Sunday — for the four major parties in northwestern Ontario, as listed on the official party pages.
The major party candidates in alphabetical order by surname are as follows:
Thunder Bay—Superior North
- Patty Hajdu, Liberal (incumbent)
- Bob Herman, Conservative
- John Northey, Green
- Joy Wakefield, NDP
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
- Eric Arner, Green
- Brendan Hyatt, Conservative
- Marcus Powlowski, Liberal (incumbent)
- Yuk-Sem Won, NDP
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong
- Tania Cameron, NDP
- Charles Fox, Liberal
- Jon Hobbs, Green
- Eric Melillo, Conservative (incumbent)
Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma
- Robyn Kiki Eshkibok, Green
- Laura Mayer, NDP
- Terry Sheehan, Liberal (incumbent)
- Hugh Stevenson, PC
The 2025 federal election is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 28.